[No Frills] Smokehouse Bacon 500g - 2/$5 (Western Canada and a few stores in Western Ontario)

Apr 29th, 2021 11:23 am

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katwittfan [OP]: Deal Addict; Dec 10, 2009; 1145 posts; 4530 upvotes; Van Isle

Apr 29th, 2021 11:23 am

[No Frills] Smokehouse Bacon 500g - 2/$5 (Western Canada and a few stores in Western Ontario)

Price:: 2.50
Expiry:: May 6, 2021
Retailer:: No Frills

This deal starts tomorrow and is in the No frills West flyer which also includes 3 stores in Ontario (Geraldton, Kenora and Thunder Bay)

This is the kind of bacon that you stock your freezer full of for those baked potatoes and burgers. I will be buying a case.

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Apr 29th, 2021 11:24 am

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muffin4life: Deal Addict; Jun 4, 2012; 2418 posts; 2016 upvotes; BC

Apr 29th, 2021 11:24 am

When you said No Frills West, I thought this was BC/AB....

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Apr 29th, 2021 11:35 am

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rfdfan75: Member; Jan 20, 2019; 324 posts; 399 upvotes

Apr 29th, 2021 11:35 am

Don't you know Canada ends on the Ontario/Manitoba border?

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Apr 29th, 2021 11:36 am

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gbill2004: Deal Addict; Apr 18, 2013; 3519 posts; 1618 upvotes; Canada

Apr 29th, 2021 11:36 am

I've seen this bacon in person and it's 90% fat.

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Apr 29th, 2021 12:13 pm

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muffin4life: Deal Addict; Jun 4, 2012; 2418 posts; 2016 upvotes; BC

Apr 29th, 2021 12:13 pm

rfdfan75 wrote: ↑ Don't you know Canada ends on the Ontario/Manitoba border?

And I suppose it doesn't include QC...

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Apr 29th, 2021 4:19 pm

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advantage21: Deal Addict; Jul 20, 2002; 1390 posts; 225 upvotes

Apr 29th, 2021 4:19 pm

The regular price for this bacon is $2.99 and it's a very poor quality product. This bacon isn't worth 99¢.
The strips are cut very badly that it tears and rip apart into pieces, it's hard to get a complete strip. And the fat percentage is way higher than normal bacon, it's +95% fat.

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Apr 29th, 2021 4:39 pm

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KingMoobot: Member; Feb 24, 2019; 307 posts; 429 upvotes

Apr 29th, 2021 4:39 pm

yup bacon is usually one of those things that you get exactly what you pay for

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Apr 29th, 2021 4:40 pm

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marmalade12: Member; Dec 8, 2008; 324 posts; 307 upvotes; Winnipeg

Apr 29th, 2021 4:40 pm

muffin4life wrote: ↑ When you said No Frills West, I thought this was BC/AB....

It is...and don't forget MB and SK

Apr 29th, 2021 5:03 pm

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wpgsahm: Jr. Member; Oct 14, 2015; 103 posts; 230 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Apr 29th, 2021 5:03 pm

This bacon comes in a big tangled knot of very thin, fatty strips. You will not be able to separate nice individual strips for cooking. It's ok if you are chopping it raw and turning it into bacon bits, but it is not good for much else. And I agree that it is WAY fattier than other brands.

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Apr 29th, 2021 5:29 pm

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chris5555: Member; Jan 13, 2012; 465 posts; 521 upvotes; Vancouver

Apr 29th, 2021 5:29 pm

Ymmv, of course, but I find that if you actually take a look at the individual packages, you can find packs of the same quality as the usual brands. At this price, it's a no brainer, which probably explains why it was downvoted...

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Apr 29th, 2021 6:41 pm

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hseeng: Sr. Member; Apr 19, 2004; 872 posts; 317 upvotes; Earth

Apr 29th, 2021 6:41 pm

Thumbs because it's bacon.

Ukrainian skwadka is just pure pork fat rendered down to crunchy bits..

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Apr 29th, 2021 6:56 pm

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katwittfan [OP]: Deal Addict; Dec 10, 2009; 1145 posts; 4530 upvotes; Van Isle

Apr 29th, 2021 6:56 pm

Here is a photo of 3 packs i bought a month ago at No Frills. At the time it was $1.97 but $2.50 is still great for a 500g bacon. The quality is excellent for bacon bits and hamburgers. If your looking for restaurant quality rashers that are photo perfect then downvote.

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Apr 29th, 2021 7:16 pm

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radeonboy: Deal Guru; Mar 22, 2004; 13870 posts; 4408 upvotes; RFD

Apr 29th, 2021 7:16 pm

This brand is as bad as Carver's Choice bacon. In fact I wouldn't be surprised they were the same company.

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Apr 29th, 2021 7:25 pm

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BenL9232: Jr. Member; Mar 7, 2020; 132 posts; 188 upvotes

Apr 29th, 2021 7:25 pm

This is a very low quality bacon,
Saying that....this is one of those sales where you show up to your local store the same day it it goes on sale...and it's already sold out.

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Apr 29th, 2021 8:44 pm

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Henry626: Member; Mar 18, 2013; 228 posts; 301 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 29th, 2021 8:44 pm

radeonboy wrote: ↑This brand is as bad as Carver's Choice bacon. In fact I wouldn't be surprised they were the same company.

Carver has a new low, they place a nice looking slice on top of the rest which are like 95% fat.

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Apr 29th, 2021 9:57 pm

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Jackji: Deal Addict; Feb 3, 2019; 1194 posts; 2422 upvotes; Canada

Apr 29th, 2021 9:57 pm

I feel for you OP. Didn't realize people bought bacon to be healthy. With meat prices right now, this is a good deal. Also I would support no frills over places like costco since the employees at most no frills are the ones that need the job most. And.... isnt bacon fat healthier to cook with than....say butter or margarine?

Live a little

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Apr 29th, 2021 10:19 pm

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RDodds: Member; Dec 13, 2014; 212 posts; 684 upvotes; Edmonton, AB

Apr 29th, 2021 10:19 pm

ITT: Bacon Elitists.

It’s okay bacon and I’d rather eat this than pay $5 for 375g of bacon.

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Apr 30th, 2021 12:30 am

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vcheng20: Member; Sep 4, 2013; 207 posts; 213 upvotes; Edmonton

Apr 30th, 2021 12:30 am

This is like bacon scrap. I only buy them to make bacon bits. The pieces are cut very uneven and not strip like.

Apr 30th, 2021 4:33 am

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MikoWilson: Deal Addict; Oct 17, 2009; 1276 posts; 2908 upvotes

Apr 30th, 2021 4:33 am

I have made this mistake before, lol. This is such terrible bacon, that at the end of the day, you're actually losing money compared to buying normal 5 dollar bacon.
Seriously, the fat melts off (even if you slow cook it) and you're left with MAYBE 100 grams of solid food.

Apr 30th, 2021 4:36 am

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MikoWilson: Deal Addict; Oct 17, 2009; 1276 posts; 2908 upvotes

Apr 30th, 2021 4:36 am

Jackji wrote: ↑ I feel for you OP. Didn't realize people bought bacon to be healthy. With meat prices right now, this is a good deal. Also I would support no frills over places like costco since the employees at most no frills are the ones that need the job most. And.... isnt bacon fat healthier to cook with than....say butter or margarine?

It's really a toss up. Bacon has more monosaturated fats (good fats) than butter, less transfats (bad fat) than margarine; but the sodium nitrates will turn your arteries into clogged shit pipes.