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It's all about the bacon

Sure, podcasting and videocasting may be all the rage--but look out world, because the newest Web 2.0/blogosphere trend is already upon us--baconcasting.

In a blogosphere that leaves no niche unturned, there are already a heaping helping of blogs dedicated to all things bacon--from recipes and restaurant reviews to bacon-related stories and experiences (not to mention Kevin Bacon/Bacon Brothers sightings), everybody's favorite pork-based breakfast meat is one of the web's hottest tags.

To help you make sense of this grease-soaked world of online food coverage, we've prepared this Friday tour of the bacon blogs.

Bacon Unwrapped

We kick off our tour with Bacon Unwrapped, a site whose bacon love is evident from the second its header loads. The site's been around since June 2005 (as you'll see, Summer 2005 was when the bacon blogs really blew up) covering a variety of topics, but always coming back to focus on the goodness of bacon.

Some of the recent best from the Bacon Unwrapped vault includes a mediation on the joys of Idaho "Street Bacon", a historical look at the Swedes and their love of bacon, and a review of the new Sonic breakfast sandwich (with bacon, naturally).

I ♥ Bacon

Of all the sites mentioned here, I ♥ Bacon is easily the least focused on bacon. Which is probably a good thing, health and longevity-wise. But that doesn't mean this site doesn't (wait for it) bring home the bacon. With a section dedicated to "the Bacon lifestyle", there's discussion of chocolate-covered bacon (aka Homer's Fudge Bacon), bacon spray, and the must-have item for every guy this Christmas--bacon robots.

The Bacon Show

While it has the misfortune of sharing its name with a failed Kevin Bacon late night TV show project, The Bacon Show is unquestionably a force in the baconblogosphere. While it's only been live since May 2005 (hey--same as us), the site is already packed with bacon recipes and a large directory of bacon-related links as it builds towards its objective--cataloging every bacon recipe known to man.

To reach this goal, The Bacon Show follows a simple format--one recipe involving bacon, everyday. Sources for these recipes include old cookbooks, Bon Apetit's and other bacon-loving websites. Some recent mouthwatering favorites include Bacon-wrapped Dates with Almonds and Goat Cheese, Spanish Bean Soup with Beef, Bacon and Kale, and Jalapeno Cheeseburgers with Bacon and Grilled Onions that sound so good, I might just make one for breakfast.

Bacontarian

The Bacontarian has been around since early 2005, which makes him somewhat of a veteran in bacon blogging circles. While he doesn't hold to the hard "Bacon Only" editorial rules of The Bacon Show, the Bacontarian does serve up large sides of pork-related news, links and recipes/cooking experiences. The artery-hardening treats you can read about include Bacon Tempura, Bacon Mushroom Bleu Cheese pasta sauce, and bacon ice cream (which I insist was invented at my fraternity house, but that's another story for another time).

In case you were wondering--the site defines Bacontarian as "a person who supplements an otherwise normal diet with large amounts of pork!" Which, incidentally, is what a cardiologist calls "his money customer."

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This concludes our tour of the bacosphere for the day. If for some reason we missed your bacon blog, send an email to tips@blogebrity.com and we'll check it out.