Sometimes less is more, and there is a lot of minimalist going on lately. (Wait. Is that an oxymoron?)

Tiny houses are all the rage right now. Have you seen them? They look like glorified tree houses, or doll houses on steroids. They’re so cute, but I can’t live in a house that’s smaller than my kitchen. I already almost live in my kitchen. Almost…

Food portion sizes are shrinking, too – not that that’s a bad thing. Meal portions had gotten so big that most restaurant meals can equal 2-3 appropriate portions. Super sized is not a super thing.

The Minimalist decorating style is very popular and all over Pinterest.

And according to a business article, even our attention spans are shrinking (from 12 seconds in 2000 to eight in 2012), and so our meetings and emails need to be shorter.

So just as a fun experiment, I’m going to use as few words as possible to describe this Pintesting.

The biggest problem with the traditional BLT is that there are always those bites that either don’t have enough bacon, or they have none at all. *GASP*  This is NOT the time to be minimalist! Then I saw this pin for a video that solves the problem completely. Watch this 35-second video. (Even the video is short!)

Ingredients

Bacon

Cut Bacon

Weave Bacon

Bake Bacon

Cooked Bacon

Bacon – BLT

Crumbs

So there you have it – my minimalist post. Somehow I think the story got across.

Overall Results: 5 Pins

Accuracy:  The video was detailed and self  explanatory. By using the cooling rack on top of the bacon, it cooked nice and flat. Most importantly, there really was bacon in every single bite. 5 Pins

Difficulty:  This was simple, and the video did a great job showing the step-by-step instructions. 5 Pins

Time:  The total time, including prep, weaving, baking, and sandwich assembly was less than 30 minutes. It took a little longer for the thick-cut bacon to cook, but it was sooooo worth it. 5 Pins

Cost:  The basic BLT ingredients are often already in my kitchen. I was lucky to find this thick cut bacon that normally sells for $7-8 on sale for $3.00. (Score!)  The rest of the ingredients work out to be about $1.00 per sandwich, plus there was lots of leftovers of everything. 5 Pins

Practicality:  This is a great way to cook bacon for any sandwich application; BLT, breakfast, burgers, etc. I’ve seen a similar idea in which you weave the bacon in a muffin tin to make bacon cups to fill with breakfast foods, salads, or what have you. I could see that being a possibility, but we’ll have to test it another day. THIS test gets 5 Pins.