Bacon in a Toaster. Bacon would be prefried, then hermetically sealed in this design for a future aluminum package. One way to heat it for eating would be to drop it in the toaster; another, put in oven or broiler. A major advantage is the elimination of utensils for cooking. Package is opened by turning back the edges. Leftovers are easily preserved by refolding the pouch.
from 1975: And the Changes To Come by Arnold B. Barach
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dryodora 65 months ago | reply
Leftovers, from 3 strips of bacon? :) I guess they couldn't predict how much serving sizes (And us North Americans!) would have grown in the next 30-40 years!
Sunfell 65 months ago | reply
I just wonder what would happen if the aluminum came in contact with the electrical elements in the toaster?
One Guy Coding 65 months ago | reply
I wonder what would happen if the bacon grease came in contact with the elements in the oven. Not really.
John Markos O'Neill 65 months ago | reply
It's a bacon toaster!
Sambones 65 months ago | reply
combination fire starter bacon maker
ReedAndAlya 64 months ago | reply
The designer clearly came up with this one based on a dare.
thegibbshow 33 months ago | reply
It only burns for a little while.
Flickr 7500 32 months ago | reply
Amusing! Of course, this is common today (prefried bacon). Costco has sold it for, what, nearly 15 years? SHK was one brand (Seven Hungry Kids, IIRC). Costco has another brand, now (I don't know what it is; Hormel, probably).
ktandk 32 months ago | reply
"Refold the pouch?" Shouldn't I be able to push a button instead?
ladyk11111 32 months ago | reply
At one point they actually did have "toaster bacon." It wasn't a big success due to the grease issue. It was called Reddi-Bacon.
Duncan Creamer 32 months ago | reply
And now we have this, we just had to wait for the microwave and plastics.
www.google.com/products?q=precooked+bacon&hl=en&aq=f
fatuousplatitudes 32 months ago | reply
Excuse me, where's the Baconnaise?
IDisposable 32 months ago | reply
Yum, and the grease falling into the crumb tray makes tasty gravy!
dbostrom 12 months ago | reply
www.retronaut.co/2012/06/reddi-bacon-1964/