I would either bring uncooked bacon and make it there myself (and judge the hostess for suggesting that someone bring bacon because wtf) or I would gently suggest that I could bring something else. Because I wouldn't serve anything but fresh bacon to even my worst enemies.
Interesting that you guys think it's a weird request - all my friends ask me to bring bacon to brunch because they love the candied bacon I make (that is served lukewarm, so it travels well). Anyway, H had people over for football this weekend and asked a (single, male) friend of his to bring bacon and he showed up and just handed us a package of raw cured bacon, which I thought was so random.
I think this was really just a way for OP to talk about her candied bacon. If that specific thing is something all your friends request you make, wouldn't it be possible that this friend is actually requesting your super special candied bacon?
Why the fuck would you ask someone to bring bacon? No wonder poor dude was like uhm, here's some fucking oscar meyer. If you cook it, it's limp and shit and you don't get the oooo, I smell bacon thing that could always accompany bacon.
My mom is famous for her candied bacon too and I'd eat that shit out of the freezer. But being asked to bring that is WAY different that being asked to bring just bacon. I vote your DH is weird for asking the guy to bring it in the first place.
I would cook it there. Who wants reheated bacon? If she gets annoyed that you have to borrow a pan for 10 minutes, maybe she should have thought of a different item of food.
I can't think of any scenario where bringing cooked bacon makes sense.
Bringing an ingredient just seems weird to me. I can't think of a time I've seen someone just show up with an unprepared ingredient. Here's a bag of potatos!
Story time - last year for Thanksgiving my SMIL asked me what she could bring to Thanksgiving dinner. She showed up with a bag of frozen green beans. 15 minutes before I said we would be eating. My daughter had just had surgery 2 days before to repair 2 torn ligaments in her ankle, so still needed a bunch of help just getting around. The LAST thing I needed was to have to figure out what to do with those effin' green beans, RIGHT before dinner.
What about the precooked bacon that comes in a box? Microwave for a minute and voila!
In that case, just bring any old cardboard box you happen to have around. Microwave for a minute and viola!
What the fuck is wrong with you people? Microwave "bacon", cold bacon, turkey "bacon" [shutter]
The only valid questions here is "should I bring my portable griddle or will I have stovetop space?" and "Do you have a bacon press or do I need to bring mine?"
What about the precooked bacon that comes in a box? Microwave for a minute and voila!
In that case, just bring any old cardboard box you happen to have around. Microwave for a minute and viola!
What the fuck is wrong with you people? Microwave "bacon", cold bacon, turkey "bacon" [shutter]
The only valid questions here is "should I bring my portable griddle or will I have stovetop space?" and "Do you have a bacon press or do I need to bring mine?"
I was joking. Ron Swanson would be proud of your answer.
Interesting that you guys think it's a weird request - all my friends ask me to bring bacon to brunch because they love the candied bacon I make (that is served lukewarm, so it travels well). Anyway, H had people over for football this weekend and asked a (single, male) friend of his to bring bacon and he showed up and just handed us a package of raw cured bacon, which I thought was so random.
Your husband is the strange one in this situation. Although if all of your friends regularly reply "bacon" when asked "can I bring anything" it's possible that you, your husband and everyone you know is crazy.
I'm on Team Raw Bacon. If I cooked it ahead of time, chances are that I would be munching on it the entire drive to brunch and there would be just an empty plate when I arrived which is way worse than showing up with raw bacon.
I didn't read the other two pages because wtf there are 3 pages on bacon but... Why don't you call and ask if he wants you to bring the candied bacon since it's something you normally bring to lunch and people seem to love?
I really want to try to throw together a potluck brunch with my friends now only not request specifics. I feel like we'd end up with 2 packages of uncooked bacon, a bottle of maple syrup and like 5 boxes of cereal.
Well I personally don't eat hot dogs, so there's that.
In HS we had to work at mile high to raise money for our basketball team. We were in charge of one of the generic food stalls and had to boil hotdogs. IMO hotdogs in water is one of the grossest things ever (and I actually like hotdogs).
I'm about to make this infinitely worse for you.
My brother LOVED boiled hotdogs and raved about the hotdogs at hotdog day in grade school. Just when we were graduating grade school, my Mom asked them what made their hotdogs so special. Apparently they smash a couple of extra hotdogs in the water and then boil the hotdogs in what is effectively hotdog stock.
It is both ingenious, delicious, and disgusting all at the same time.
With respect to the OP I would cook the bacon to 90% at home and then bring it over. It can be finished in the microwave, pan or oven in a matter of 2 minutes, tops. I have done this before.
In HS we had to work at mile high to raise money for our basketball team. We were in charge of one of the generic food stalls and had to boil hotdogs. IMO hotdogs in water is one of the grossest things ever (and I actually like hotdogs).
I'm about to make this infinitely worse for you.
My brother LOVED boiled hotdogs and raved about the hotdogs at hotdog day in grade school. Just when we were graduating grade school, my Mom asked them what made their hotdogs so special. Apparently they smash a couple of extra hotdogs in the water and then boil the hotdogs in what is effectively hotdog stock.
It is both ingenious, delicious, and disgusting all at the same time.
With respect to the OP I would cook the bacon to 90% at home and then bring it over. It can be finished in the microwave, pan or oven in a matter of 2 minutes, tops. I have done this before.
I'll just share here that I have an excessive love for street cart hot dogs, which I affectionately call "dirty water hot dogs."
It's a thing that if I'm in a city with hot dog carts (NYC mostly) I MUST have one. Have to have to. There's just something special about a hot dog that's been floating in hot water with a couple dozen other dogs for an indeterminate amount of time.
I'll just share here that I have an excessive love for street cart hot dogs, which I affectionately call "dirty water hot dogs."
It's a thing that if I'm in a city with hot dog carts (NYC mostly) I MUST have one. Have to have to. There's just something special about a hot dog that's been floating in hot water with a couple dozen other dogs for an indeterminate amount of time.