(There's something about that title that sounds kind of dirty)

I bought the giant pack of Walmart "Great Value Naturally Hickory Smoked Thick Cut Sliced Bacon", taste unknown because I've had hickory bacon before and it was fine

I don't know if Walmart goes extra hard on their hickory when it comes to bacon or if I just got a bad batch, but man, this bacon is seriously hickory-ing!

Is there anything I can add while cooking or to the bacon itself before that could tone down the hickory taste? I know this is probably a silly question, but I'd hate to toss out this giant pack of bacon :(

Hi all! I am trying to make gravlax for the first time and I'm really wondering if I'm using the right salmon for it. I assume any frozen salmon would do but I already began curing it last night with equal parts sugar and salt. So I'm using Cape Covelle wild caught pink salmon and I'm just wondering if that's safe to make gravlax with, I defrosted them overnight in the fridge before curing. So if anyone can confirm with me if it's ok thank you!

I needed a whipped cream dispenser so I recently bought an iSi Profi Whip through an affiliate link on a Serious Eats article.

One of the supposed benefits of its design, as mentioned by the article, is that the piston is removable to facilitate deep cleaning. However, one problem I noticed is that the piston's ability to detach seems to actually make it harder to maintain between uses* because it rotates with the nozzle, making it impossible to unscrew.

How are people keeping their dispenser tips clean?

The idea of storing a long nozzle full of whipped cream exposed to open air in the fridge for several days in a row just doesn't sit well with me.

---

\ By "between uses" I mean dispensing part of the canister, then storing it in the fridge for some time before using it again.*

It's not a recipe issue but a me one. I didn't keep it simmering long enough and didn't notice it didn't caramelize enough until I taste-tested it in the morning. Would it be a possible to re-heat it to caramelize without ruining it?