{"id":20015,"date":"2016-05-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20015"},"modified":"2021-01-05T21:14:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:14:30","slug":"review-trader-joes-uncured-bacon-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/04\/review-trader-joes-uncured-bacon-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Trader Joe\u2019s Uncured Bacon Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

There has to be some mandate from Trader Joe\u2019s corporate that gives talking points to the Hawaiian-shirted cashiers flanking the stores. The bespectacled, olive-skinned gentleman scanned all my groceries and stopped at the new-ish item, Trader Joe\u2019s Uncured Bacon Jam.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you tried this before?\u201d he asked. This is a popular question I get when I\u2019m not just, like, buying six handfuls of dried pasta and a gallon of Charles Shaw wine. I have also gotten \u201cI like your shirt,\u201d and \u201cWhy did you stare at that box of Joe Joe\u2019s for fifteen minutes, grunt really loud, and then drop kick that bunch of bananas onto the conveyer belt?\u201d The answer to that one is actually something reasonable about trying to look good for girls, but I have to shop at the other Trader Joe\u2019s now. <\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t tried the Uncured Bacon Jam. The man recommended toasting a sliced baguette and drizzling olive oil on it, then spreading a bit of jam on each piece during a dinner party, with a tinkling piano playing in the background, I\u2019m sure. That sounds really nice. I went home and slathered it on some white bread with peanut butter. It was good.<\/p>\n

I was fully prepared to hold up the container and point, declaring, \u201cBut it says \u2018jam\u2019 on the jar! Like peanut butter and jam!\u201d in a dumb voice, but the sandwich was good. The ingredients complemented each other. In fact, I would say it\u2019s a suitable substitute for any fruit jam use, for better or worse.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

The jam itself is spreadable meat immersed in liquid. So, that seems kinda gross. It looks a little like the contents of a sink\u2019s garbage disposal. At first taste, it\u2019s sweet, like any fruit jam would be. It has a baby food-texture that ends in little chewy bits of meat. The sweetness subsides and opens up a smoky, savory roundness that eventually lands on a tart aftertaste.<\/p>\n

I ate it off a knife (and only cut my tongue a tiny bit\u2026 ladies) and it proved too sweet to eat alone. Even with some bread, anything more than a dollop was too sweet to bear. Like any other jam, a little goes a long way. One thing I did notice is that one of the main ingredients is \u201cdark brown sugar,\u201d which makes this more of a faux-maple bacon food item. The jam definitely needs to pair with something bold to counteract the cloying element.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

The jar itself says to add it to pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and appetizers, but I only had it in a peanut butter sandwich and with a grilled cheese. If you use a sharp cheddar\/muenster combo, it helps balance the flavor profile nicely, if you don\u2019t use too much. I can\u2019t really think of too many other times I\u2019m putting jam on things, though. With the bacon trend in the rearview mirror, the usefulness of this is a little in question.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the jam is not as versatile as the jar would have you believe, but I can see how a tiny spot of this stuff would work at a dinner party with all your Trader Joe\u2019s cashiers in attendance. They\u2019re all sitting around the table wearing Hawaiian shirts, serving tiny paper cups of coffee and commenting on each other\u2019s groceries. Man, I want an invite. Do you think they serve that half-popped popcorn there? And cookie butter? Oh, rainbow carrots and hummus! That\u2019s it. I\u2019m going to march back there and compliment them on their shirts.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 tablespoon – 45 calories, 2 grams of fat, 1 grams of saturated fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 75 milligrams of sodium, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.49
\nSize:<\/b> 8.5 oz jar
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe’s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Goes well with a peanut butter sandwich and a grilled cheese. Can be used to substitute any jam.
\nCons:<\/b> When do you put jam on anything? Can be a little too sweet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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