Operation Bacon Lattice Initiated

Welcome to Bacon Lattice. We are two chemists who are on a mission. The only thing we love more than chemistry is food, more specifically, bacon, more specifically, bacon lattices. Our posts here will hopefully clarify, and in some cases, correct scientific explanations given in popular food media: the Food Network and Cooks Illustrated to name a few. We will also rant about common misconceptions that are continuously perpetuated in the culinary world. And, of course, there will be much discourse on... bacon (and other lattice-worthy cuts of pork).