Is bacon the most over-exposed food ever? Dan Souza thinks so, and argues that it's a darn shame because it makes bacon seem like a joke. Learn the science behind bacon's mass appeal in this week's episode. Check out our oven-fried bacon recipe: https://cooks.io/2pXSKbw Check out our supermarket bacon taste test: https://cooks.io/2QPy2Wu Make your own bacon from scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYH3Z0Hp1Wo Cooking bacon with a little water? You bet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guC4Badq2s A mess-free method for oven-fried bacon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J84JQU71WBc Follow Dan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dansouzacooksillustrated/ Follow Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testcook Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/testcook Check out our Is it Bad? series with Hannah Crowley:    • Is It Bad? With Hannah Crowley   ABOUT US: Located in Boston’s Seaport District in the historic Innovation and Design Building, America's Test Kitchen features 15,000 square feet of kitchen space including multiple photography and video studios. It is the home of Cook’s Illustrated magazine and Cook’s Country magazine and is the workday destination for more than 60 test cooks, editors, and cookware specialists. Our mission is to test recipes over and over again until we understand how and why they work and until we arrive at the best version. If you like us, follow us: http://cooksillustrated.com/ http://facebook.com/cooksillustrated http://twitter.com/testkitchen http://instagram.com/cooksillustrated http://pinterest.com/testkitchen