Hormel Black Label Thick Cut Bacon Slices - 16oz

My husband and I usually enjoy a pack of Hormel Black Label Thick Cut original about 5 times a month. We have about six packs in the freezer right now. We took two packs with us on vacation last week and couldn't wait for our family members to try. What a huge disappointment! In the first pack, all of the bacon had been cut cross-ways about 2 inches down; and the second pack was so salty, no one wanted to finish theirs. I just kept apologizing because in 4 years, we had never experienced a bad pack and this was 2 packs in a row! I haven't cooked any more since we got home. I'm writing this review here because I couldn't find an email. I had never looked at reviews before, but it seems that I'm not the only one with a complaint. Please do better with quality control! I would hate to have to stop purchasing your product!

It is really salty like other reviewers said and it isn't cut right. Pieces are falling apart. Thick cut bacon shouldn't be falling apart when you are separating slices. Very disappointed. I'm not sure what has happened to the quality of this product.

I don't write many reviews but when I do it's legit. This was so salty that my whole meal was ruined. It burnt my mouth and throat and my wife said the same. Never even tasted the bacon. I will go back to a different brand. Not to mention the fact that it will kill your kidneys.

As expensive as this bacon is now when it's labeled thick cut it should be thick cut. I had pieces so thin they ripped right apart into pieces. I won't be buying this brand again!

Good afternoon, I've been a long-time consumer of Hormel products. Every year at Christmas and Thanksgiving we cook 2+ Hormel Cure 81 Hams. They are the best hams on the market. We also only use Black Label bacon. We buy a considerable amount of the thick uncooked bacon for meals. We also utilize the Black Label fully cooked bacon for sandwiches, etc. During one of our recent family breakfast get togethers, I cooked 2 40 OZ packages of the Hornel Black Label Thick Cut Bacon. I was very disappointed with the quality of the bacon in these 2 packages. Every slice of the bacon in each package looked like 2/3 of a slice. The middle section of each slice was basically non-existent. This was the first time we had ever experienced this type of issue with your product. We purchased these products at one of our local Homeland Stores. What can be done about this issue? Thanks in advance for your help

Found a piece of metal in the bacon! small enough we could of ate it by mistake.....

I bought the black label thick cut bacon. It was definitely NOT thick cut. This was the smallest flimsy bacon ever. I was very disappointed in this product.

The package stating it is "thick cut" is definitely misleading and false advertising. Not sure if someone cut it wrong or was mislabeled, but the slices could not be any thinner...you can hardly take out of package without the slices tearing. We always buy the thick cut and have bought Hormel before. But, we will not be buying this again. On a positive note, the flavor is okay and does not shrink much.

Stop miss labeling your product. This is not thick cut! If you made a product that actually was what the label says I'd pay more and buy it. Stop changing the definition of THICK!

Fake smell gross low quality item at mid price point

We've tested this twice now, never again hours of indigestion and literally hurts the mouth and all the way down. Does not cook right and just is plain out AWFUL. You could stick this outside as a salt lick to hunt deer. Never ever buying another Hormel product after this. Now to go leave a stellar review for the Pepcid I had to take 🤣

Not sure if this is even real meat! Doesn't look or taste right. Supposed to be thick cut but it's see through thin & smaller than my finger (I hope I can upload pics).

This product is amazing, definitely worth the cost

Dear Hormel Foods, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with your Black Label Original Thick Cut Bacon, following a recent purchase that has left my family extremely disappointed. As loyal customers, we have always appreciated the quality of your bacon, particularly its thickness and flavor, which made it a staple in our household. However, this latest experience has raised serious concerns about the direction your product quality is heading. Upon opening the package, we immediately noticed that the bacon slices were markedly thinner than what we have been accustomed to. We could see through the slices, a stark contrast to the thick, hearty cuts that once set your product apart from competitors. When we broiled the bacon, something we've done for years, it began falling apart in the pan after just 15 minutes. This was not the Black Label Bacon we trusted — this was a pale imitation. This experience suggests a significant and disappointing drop in quality. While we understand that economic pressures can affect any business, it is unacceptable for a company of your reputation to compromise on the very standards that built customer loyalty in the first place. Sacrificing product integrity to cut costs may seem like an expedient decision, but it is one that ultimately betrays the trust of your consumers. Lowering the quality of your product reflects poorly on your brand and calls into question your commitment to excellence. This degradation in product quality feels not only careless but also like an egregious lack of integrity. Your company is responsible for ensuring that the quality and experience your customers expect are upheld, regardless of external pressures. Unfortunately, you have failed to meet that responsibility with this product. The sharp decline we've witnessed in your bacon suggests either a lack of attention or a deliberate choice to diminish the product — either of which is unacceptable for a brand with your history. While many customers may not notice these changes or may continue purchasing out of habit, this apathetic approach will erode the trust of discerning consumers like us. It's a call for your company to do better — to regain its standards and show the integrity we expect from a brand as well-established as Hormel. If this is not addressed, you risk losing the loyalty of customers who expect consistency and quality, not shortcuts. We hope to see a return to the standards that once made Black Label Bacon a reliable, high-quality product. This recent experience has made us question whether Hormel Foods can still be trusted to deliver the quality we expect. Respectfully, Tom

I normally use this bacon for bacon and eggs and BLT's. The last pound I bought was extremely salty and I couldn't use it so I had my BLT's without bacon.

Just made this for breakfast. It's like some kind of imitation trying to be bacon. It doesn't even cook right. I kept thinking this has to be label grown meat. The finished bacon was pink. I even broiled it and it would not even burn. I love burned bacon and this wouldn't burn no matter how hard I tried without catching my house on fire. It still looks raw after cooking it. I will never buy this again. I'm super weirded out.

The packaging said thick cut bacon. This bacon was so thin that it all tore to pieces trying to separate it.Cooked it in pieces the flavor was ok.

This so called THICK CUT bacon is actually thinner then their competitors regular cut bacon. Very dissatisfied if I'm buying thick cut I expect thick cut. I bought it because it was on sale but not even worth the sale price, Don't care how cheaper it is, Won't be buying again.

I think I found most of the fat the other customers were missing. The rasher was more than half fat andI couldn't get one decent slice out of the pack. Each slice would separate at the fat seams.

This type of Black Label Bacon is NOT thick cut. Have photos to show that it's thin sliced. This taste is so-so. Have eaten better bacon that was thick sliced as the product described on its packaging. Again, this packaging is NOT true!