I thought all bacon is cured, so what gives? Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that ...

• Cured (as labeled on packaging) - Uses chemical compounds like nitrates and nitrites to preserve the meat and give it a ...

Here's what a leading barbecue restaurant owner and chef advises when it comes to making thick slab barbecue stand out at any ...

Uncured bacon contains no synthetic nitrites or nitrates, but (as with the Trader Joe's and Niman Ranch bacons) it has them in natural form—from celery powder, for example.