At Pigs Might Fly HQ, we absolutely champion eating everything in moderation. It’s recognizing that food is fuel and for our health we all should eat a diet that is well balanced.

Bacon is a loved food by many, and a staple of diets with a long history. It really is a celebration of pork, and a versatile ingredient. See our recipes for inspiration. What is a more modern invention is the extreme eating challenges that Americans are particularly fond of. But we British also have challenges of our own.

Just going to put this out there, the current world record holder for eating bacon is Matt “Megatoad” Stonie. He ate a very impressive, and quite frankly astonishing 182 slices in five minutes in 2015! So that is approximately 2.7kg of bacon, respect to this bacon lover!

If you are a bacon-lover and want to find a food challenge near you in the UK, then here is a selection that we have stumbled across.

1. The “666” Devils Full English Breakfast Challenge. You can find this at The Copper Kettle in Ellistown, Northwest Leicestershire. This 40-item fry up includes six rasher of bacon. The goal? To finish it within an hour to get the meal for free and a prized spot on their wall of fame.
2. The Cattlemans Steakhouse in Paignton, Devon, has The “Baconator” Challenge is a monster of a bacon sandwich which has twenty-four bacon rashers and five eggs. With 30 minutes to eat this 2kg bacon bap to get the meal free and win the £50 cash prize.
3. In Yorkshire, our home county, fifteen rashers of bacon are at the heart of the “If You’re Hard Enough” Challenge at Scran, Rotherham There is no time limit on this formidable eat, but you must complete it without any toilet breaks. Rules are rules.
4. Moving on from breakfast challenges we have the 20-Patty Challenge by Beast Burger. Located inside the Freeman Street Market in Grimsby. An incredible twenty rashers of bacon meet with twenty beef patties for the ultimate burger challenge.
5. The Bally Boster Challenge J’s Diner in Brierly Hill. Another huge breakfast with five rashers of thick-cut prime back bacon.

After all, the quality of bacon matters, and not all bacon has been made equal.

So, what sets our premium back bacon apart? We don’t add any extra water, so you don’t see the shrinkage, or white frothy liquid when you cook with our bacon…unlike some other lesser bacons. They give the impression of a nice thick slice but then reduce to something a lot more meager and pathetic. And then there is the smoking process. Some bacon producers use artificial liquid smoke to create the classic taste. Whilst our bacon is 100% naturally smoked using natural beech wood. We are truly proud of our bacon, and take care to slice it thicker than average, all for bacon rashers that offer the best eating experience.

Shop our unsmoked premium back bacon and smoked premium back bacon!