To use smoked streaky bacon over the turkey

[Squaddielife]

No non smoked streaky left anywhere so opted for 'cooking bacon' ... didnt realise until tonight that its smoked.

So the turkey is prepped ready for the oven tomorrow with the smoky bacon strewn over the top .... bit nervous its going to taste awful

Has anyone used smoky bacon before and it turned out ok?

Yanbu. I always use smoked!

Always smoked here.

I never use anything else.

Smoked bacon on turkey?

Talk dirty to me...

It will change your Christmas life! You will never go back!

Why would you actively look for non-smoked bacon? What kind of heathen are you?

Smoked bacon is exactly what should be on top of your turkey!

Not sure there’s much point in bacon if unsmoked

i deliberately bought smoked streaky bacon for mine yum

@BrumBoo

Why would you actively look for non-smoked bacon? What kind of heathen are you?

Also this ^

I feel sooooo much better now thank you you lovely lot.

Unsure why always gone for unsmoked ....probably because my mum always did.

I shall never look back

If it's not smoked it's not bacon! Enjoy!

Dissenting voice here - I used smoked once and it ruined Christmas dinner. Gravy etc tasted of it.

I always used smoked streaky bacon!

Unsmoked bacon has no flavour! Smoked all the way.

Always smoked, ALWAYS!

Anything other than smoked streaky is wrong. Your mother is a heathen. You are now a decent and proper person

@Squaddielife

No non smoked streaky left anywhere so opted for 'cooking bacon' ... didnt realise until tonight that its smoked. So the turkey is prepped ready for the oven tomorrow with the smoky bacon strewn over the top .... bit nervous its going to taste awful

Has anyone used smoky bacon before and it turned out ok?

Smoked bacon is soooo delicious on turkey! Go for it! Enjoy and happy Christmas 🥰

SMOKED!

welcome to «doin’ it right»

Nooooooooo! Smoked bacon is awful & will taint everything - I suppose it might be ok if you like that fake smoke tang to everything else ...
If you must use it, why not soak the bacon in water first to remove some of the artificial flavour?
(Obviously if you have the very high quality proper smoked bacon that has just a tiny hint of oak, that’s different- bog standard smoked stuff from Tescburys or Asdi is just nasty & Christmas dinner just won’t taste like Christmas dinner!)

Unsmoked bacon is fucking disgusting. End of.

There is literally zero reason for unsmoked bacon to exist.

Sorry to derail but am I supposed to put the bacon on the turkey first? I always thought you put it on closer to the end to stop it drying out and burning

Smoked bacon is foul. I genuinely think that people who like it have ruined their tastebuds and can only taste really strong food. See also coffee and whisky (looks at DH narrowly)