How to Properly Store Bacon for a Long Time

Mmmmmm, bacon! One of our all-time favorite foods! Also, the smell of cooking bacon is almost impossible to resist! So, it would be unimaginably sad to find out that you cannot store bacon for a long time. Therefore, the question we all want an answer to is quite simple: Can you really store bacon for long-term food storage?

Well, the answer is: yes, you can! Now, let’s find out how exactly will we do that in a safe way! Read the article to learn the food storage options for bacon lovers.

Best 6 Ways to Prepare Bacon for Long-Term Food Storage (How To Store Cooked Bacon)

Yes, you can store bacon for long-term food storage. You might have to learn to love it in a new way, but it is definitely something you can do! So, let’s find out together all the methods that help you preserve the lovely pork taste.

1. How to Store Pre-Cooked Bacon Strips

The fully-cooked bacon packages from Hormel or Oscar Mayer have little fat and moisture, and tons of chemicals and preservatives (but hey – almost all commercially cured bacon does, too). So, it will keep its properties for months and months unopened. On the other hand, you can always open and cook it all or use the rest within a few days from the fridge.

While the Bacon bits in a jar or resealable bag can be reopened numerous times (throw a silica pack in to help with moisture control after opening) and used to add some flavor to bland dishes. Just be sure you’re using real bacon, and not the soy bacon substitute.

Additional Reading: canned bacon (because I hate bacon…remember?), but it’s been around for years, and desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t they? Yes, you heard me right; you can get canned bacon in a variety of styles from crispy fried to regular smoked bacon. Isn’t that insane?

What is canned bacon? Well, it is a type of prepared meat that has been really popular in different countries and regions of the world. In general, canned bacon is an instance of the use of traditional canning, or preservation by restriction of oxygen, that has been a favorite for storing all sorts of foods, especially in the regions where temperate climates require appropriate seasonal food preservation. So, this type of food involves cooking bacon and then sealing it for longer storage.

4. Home Pressured Canned Bacon for Storing

In addition, you can always choose to pressure can bacon for yourself.

5. How to Store Home Cured Bacon

You can vacuum-sealed package (not necessarily the packaging from the store), it can last up to a year (though we’ve never been able to keep it stocked for that long with our rotation system).

How Do You Properly Store Bacon at Home?

Finally, it’s your turn to share all your thoughts on these methods of storing bacon for a long time. You just learned how to store cooked bacon to keep it crispy and delicious! How amazing is this! Tell me all about your own ideas and experience with these tips and ask any further questions in the comment section below.