7 Reasons Bacon Lovers Are Obsessed With This "Spreadable Bacon"
(And why most "bacon jam" tastes like sugar, not bacon)
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If you've ever bought a jar of "gourmet" bacon jam and tasted nothing but smoke or sugar — keep reading. There's a reason this one is different, and it comes down to a single ingredient most brands get wrong.
"I will eat this by the spoonful." — Jeff Z., New York
REAL bacon is the first ingredient, not an afterthought
Here's the dirty secret of the bacon jam aisle: most jars lead with brown sugar and liquid smoke — bacon barely makes the list.
That's why they taste like candy or "all smoke."
TBJ flips the recipe. Real, uncured bacon is ingredient #1 — slow-simmered until spreadable.
So it actually tastes like the rich, savory bacon you're craving. Not a gimmick. The real thing.
It hits all four notes: sweet, salty, smoky, savory
Bacon lovers know the promised land is balance.
Tip too far toward sweet and it's dessert. Too far toward smoke and it's a campfire.
TBJ holds the line — sweet-salty-smoky-savory in balance, the way bacon jam is supposed to taste.
That's why people don't just like it. They get obsessed.
You can put it on everything
This isn't a one-trick condiment. It's a flavor cheat code. One spoonful turns ordinary food into the thing everyone asks about:
- 🍔 Burgers & grilled cheese
- 🧀 Brie, cream cheese & charcuterie boards
- 🍳 Scrambled eggs & deviled eggs
- 🥪 Sandwiches, wraps & paninis
- 🥄 …or straight off the spoon
Made from "rescued" bacon
This is the part people fall in love with. The slices too thick, too thin, or too "ugly" for the supermarket package?
Same flavor. Same quality. Just not pretty enough for the shelf — so they get thrown out by the truckload.
TBJ rescues those misfit pieces and simmers them into something better than the pretty ones.
Over 350,000 lbs of bacon saved from the landfill.
It's the rare gift that tastes incredible and does some good.
No nitrates, no junk, USDA-certified
"Premium" food gifts have a way of hiding cheap ingredients. Not here.
Uncured. No added nitrates or nitrites. USDA-certified. Real ingredients.
What you taste is bacon — not "some bad chemical" like the jars people throw out.
Shelf-stable for 12 months (the perfect gift)
Homemade bacon jam lasts about two weeks — you'd practically have to make it on Christmas Eve.
And it can't be safely canned at home.
TBJ's jars are shelf-stable for 12 months, no refrigeration until opened.
Order now, gift whenever. It ships protected and arrives ready to wow.
The 3-Pack takes the guesswork out
Don't gamble on one flavor.
The Family 3-Pack bundles three proven favorites — Classic, Black Peppercorn & Sweet Chili — for one fair price, with free shipping.
No choice paralysis. No "is one jar enough?"
It reads instantly as a generous, complete gift — and delivers the "what IS this?!" reaction every time.
Thousands of Bacon Lovers trust TBJ Gourmet
I've been burned before. The last 'gourmet' jar I bought tasted like someone bottled a campfire — all smoke, zero bacon. So I went in skeptical. First spoonful changed my mind completely. You actually taste bacon — rich, savory, balanced. Not candy, not smoke. It's the first one that tasted like the thing I was actually craving.
There's a shop near me selling a tiny jar of bacon jam for $20. One jar. For $35 I got three full-size jars, shipped free, and every one of them is better than the overpriced local stuff. I've put it on burgers, grilled cheese, eggs, a charcuterie board — it stretches forever. Worked out cheaper per use than almost anything in my fridge.
I looked up a recipe first. Turns out real bacon jam needs a ton of bacon, takes forever, and can't even be safely canned at home — it lasts about two weeks. This jar is shelf-stable for a year and doesn't need refrigerating until you open it. I bought it as a Christmas gift in November and didn't have to stress about timing at all. Showed up perfect.
Honestly I bought it as a novelty and figured it'd sit in the pantry. Two weeks later it's a staple. Scrambled eggs, mac and cheese, melted over brie, straight into a grilled cheese. I served it at Thanksgiving with crackers and goat cheese and it was gone. My sisters are demanding the recipe. It's my food drug of choice now — I put it on everything.
Men are impossible to shop for — it's the hardest part of every Christmas. I took a chance on this and when he opened it he actually lit up, which never happens with gifts. He was skeptical at first, then he and everyone else who tried it loved it. No nitrates, real ingredients, and it came with a guarantee so I knew I wasn't gambling. Can't believe I hadn't seen this before.
Spreadable bacon… finally.
Three jars of real-bacon jam. The gift the bacon lover in your life will actually use — or the private addiction you'll be eating by the spoonful.
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