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    Good Food

    Bacon Salt

    Bacon Salt co-founder Justin Esch is on a mission to make everything taste like bacon. Indulge your greasy yen for bacon without all the mess of frying it. The salt comes in three flavors: original, hickory and peppered; plus it's Kosher and vegetarian.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Bacon Salt co-founder Justin Esch is on a mission to make everything taste like bacon. Indulge your greasy yen for bacon without all the mess of frying it. The salt comes in three flavors: original, hickory and peppered; plus it's Kosher and vegetarian. Esch and his partner Dave came up with their idea in early 2007 and quit their jobs at a technology company to pursue their bacon dream. They even blog about it and have MySpace and Facebook pages.

    Music break: The Cat by Jimmy Smith

    The full episode

    3 of 9
    Mori Ex Cacao; Bacon Salt; Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00The Gold Standard: Larkin's
    3. 15:00Bacon SaltYou’re reading this
    4. 22:00Salt Brining Tips
    5. 29:00The Art of Simple Food
    6. 36:00Edible Films, Coatings and Powders
    7. 42:00Good Calories, Bad Calories
    8. 48:00Mori Ex Cacao
    9. 53:00Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    3 of 9
    Mori Ex Cacao; Bacon Salt; Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00The Gold Standard: Larkin's
    3. 15:00Bacon SaltYou’re reading this
    4. 22:00Salt Brining Tips
    5. 29:00The Art of Simple Food
    6. 36:00Edible Films, Coatings and Powders
    7. 42:00Good Calories, Bad Calories
    8. 48:00Mori Ex Cacao
    9. 53:00Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    Back to Good Food