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 are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

Last weekend, on a visit to San Francisco, I witnessed cookbook author and food writer Michael Ruhlman show a roomful of bloggers at the California Culinary Academy how to cure bacon. Yup, at home.

BLT sandwich with white toasted bread - SYED IBAD RM/Shutterstock The BLT is a go-to sandwich for many, and although it consists of basic ingredients, the flavor and texture are anything but. Bacon, ...