Click HERE to see the initial post about Meat Madness and full 32 meat bracket. Click HERE to view a preview of the final four match-ups.
Update: Voting on this match-up is now closed. By a vote of 465 (57%) – 351, (43%), Bacon has defeated Steak to earn the title of the greatest meat.
After watching 32 meats face-off for meat supremacy over the past 6 weeks, we are down to our final vote. Steak vs. Bacon. The winner will be crowned as the single greatest meat there is.
Voting begins today at noon and polls close on Friday at noon.
Here’s a little “Tale of the Tape” about each of the two contenders.
Total votes earned so far (raw #’s):
Steak: 975
Bacon: 1,103
Edge: Bacon
Average margin of victory (%):
Steak: 59%
Bacon: 48%
Edge: Steak
Total comments left on posts of match-ups:
Steak: 37
Bacon: 87
Edge: Bacon
Biggest margin of victory:
Steak: 76% (vs. Roast Beef, Rnd. 1)
Bacon: 80% (vs. Pork Chops, Rnd. 1)
Edge: Bacon
Smallest margin of victory:
Steak: 36% (vs. Crab in Final Four)
Bacon: 20% (vs. Chicken in Final Four)
Edge: Steak
Looks like we’re in for one hell of a final match-up. With voting open for 4 full days, there is plenty of time for either meat to make a run even after falling behind. Will a leader emerge right away? Or will these two titans of meat battle back and forth throughout the week? As always, use the comment section to argue for which meat you think should prevail.
Which Meat Deserves the Title?
- Bacon (57%, 465 Votes)
- Steak (43%, 351 Votes)
Total Voters: 816
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56 responses so far ↓
1 Lemmonex // Apr 20, 2009 at 11:06 am
If bacon wins I will not be impressed.
2 Bear Silber // Apr 20, 2009 at 11:48 am
That’s too easy….steak by far. Bacon can not be a meal in itself..no matter what arguers will say otherwise. The bacon fad is a fad…”let’s add bacon to something that should never have bacon in it….now that’s genius”…not a fan.
Steak has been and will be going strong for ages.
Bacon wins for the most overhyped meat ever, chicken should not have lost to it.
3 Julia // Apr 20, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I agree that steak should be the winner. And if you eat a bacon wrapped steak you can have the best of both worlds…
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7 Heather // Apr 20, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Steak is a special treat. Bacon is an every day meat that everyone can relate to. And oh, by the way, 3500+ years of bacon is not a “fad”. It’s the best meat ever!
8 Not Larry Sabato // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:24 pm
GO BACON!!!!
9 rossitron // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:39 pm
steak ALL THE WAY!!!!
bacon makes me drool. steak makes me euphoric.
no contest.
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11 Johnathon S // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Don’t get me wrong, I like steak, but I love Bacon. Showing my love for Bacon.
12 Kat // Apr 20, 2009 at 2:10 pm
But I don’t even *like* bacon. My husband and I stopped being vegetarian because of the siren song of a very tasty steak dinner, one night when the greek place we’d been planning to go to was closed…
13 metalchick666 // Apr 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I love steak but I love bacon MORE. BACON for the win!
14 Chocolatesa // Apr 20, 2009 at 2:26 pm
BAAAAAAAACOOOOOOON!!!!!!
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16 Mr Baconpants // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Give me a B
Give me an A.
Give me a C
Give me an O
Give me a N
Whats that spell BACON!
Who’s going to win BACON!
17 Baconinja // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Bacon’s versatility far outshines that of steak. Steak does taste good, yes… but the question here is what is the greatest meat period … BACON!
18 Bob K // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Bacon might get all the attention but once you get past the (utterly delicious) flavor there’s nothing there. Bacon’s usual place in recipes is as a condiment: “bacon wrapped _____”, “_____ with bacon”, etc. that could easily be made without bacon.
Where are the “bacon with _____” recipes?
19 Zenne // Apr 20, 2009 at 4:00 pm
STEAK. STEAK. STEAK.
Bacon lovers shouldn’t be allowed to vote if their only steak experiences come from questionable chain restaurants and their mom’s pan-dried sirloin.
20 Carrie // Apr 20, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Go Steak!
21 BaconQueen // Apr 20, 2009 at 4:20 pm
To tell the truth, in a restaurant that does it right, with a decent wine list, I will order a steak every time over a plate of bacon.
That said, I love bacon. I’ll keep reading comments and vote in a couple of days. I feel a possible betrayal coming on.
22 Cebca // Apr 20, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Like Kat above, I was wooed away from vegetarianism by the lure of a tasty steak. I have never had bacon and have never been tempted. Also, while I will give pointa to bacon for versatility, you have to respect the fact that steak is a meal centerpiece, bacon merely a glorified condiment/side dish/garnish. Steak is the king, bacon the court jester.
23 Mr. Baconpants // Apr 20, 2009 at 4:53 pm
@BaconQueen
If you don’t vote Bacon you will be Exiled!
I would eat a plate of bacon over a steak any day. Steak is just another condiment to me.
Enjoy Bacon!
24 rossitron // Apr 20, 2009 at 5:33 pm
name one thing “cool” to do in 2009:
1. have a bacon blog
okay, so maybe i’m elitist and undemocratic, but i don’t want casual reader of some trendy bacon blog coming over here on a link that they think is funny, thereby manipulating the results of meat madness, which is probably the most serious event to happen in my lifetime.
there, i said it. my vote is worth more than yours and i don’t want you effing this up.
sure, we may be equal, but i’m more equal.
steak wins. hands down. if bacon wins, i’ll herald in the apocolypse with open arms because we are not worthy. this will seriously bring teh internet bad karma and i predict that all cows will keel over and die. we will no longer have the privilege of eating the most delicious of meat.
you guys can go hang out with your good friend hypertension. i’m going to eat a steak. (yeah, steak is healthier than bacon, if only marginally)
/rant is only half serious
25 Michael // Apr 20, 2009 at 6:00 pm
oooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bbbbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccccccccccoooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
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27 lynnnj // Apr 20, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Steak over bacon. I love bacon; the crisp fattiness is to – literally- die for. And it adds flavor, condimentally, to stuff. But steak, and chicken before it, have infinite variety – and, importantly, can also provide crisp, decadent fattiness. The crackling skin of a roasted chicken; the melting crusty deliciousness of the edge of a prime porterhouse.
28 Annie // Apr 20, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Can’t we all just get along? What about filet mignon?
29 Steve // Apr 20, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Although I’ve been a vegetarian for sometime (but not very serious one), I’ve decided I’m going to eat whichever meat wins this tournament.
But seriously… bacon??? Tofu slathered with crisco and liquid smoke could taste the same. Where’s the beef? Fajitas with skirt steak! Cowboy ribeye! Wagyu with anything! (although right now bacon wrapped dates sound really good too)
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31 Altissima // Apr 20, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Bacon. That is all.
32 Jason // Apr 20, 2009 at 9:19 pm
1 lb of bacon…$3
1 large capacity deep fryer…$120
about 2 minutes of bacon flavored steam…$free
perfectly cooked BACON, priceless
Anything deep fried is awesome. When was the last time you deep fried a steak?
33 John Burgess // Apr 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Those who believe bacon cannot be the main feature of a dinner are limited to American dining establishments. Bacon can and indeed does form the centerpiece in German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Polish, and even some British dishes–just try Gary Rhodes ‘Bacon Confit’!
Steak is for prisses, I’m afraid, or maybe just people without access to good bacon!
34 John Burgess // Apr 20, 2009 at 9:50 pm
‘What about filet mignon?’
Something for the aged who have lost the ability or teeth to chew, is my guess…
35 Youppi // Apr 20, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Steak must win.
What is my personal favorite? Bacon. But what is the greatest meat? It’s gotta be steak.
Let’s say you’re on Family Fued and Louie Anderson asks: “Name a Meat”, who is not going to say ‘Steak’ first? Cows are superior to Pigs, Steak is superior to Bacon.
36 rossitron // Apr 21, 2009 at 1:13 am
i’d like to kick bacon in the nuts.
“all of you who chose steak, it’s because you don’t have access to good bacon, duh duh duh… i’m an idiot…”
i think you don’t have access to good steak. steak is sublime. you’re not worthy.
37 Archbishop Superbishy // Apr 21, 2009 at 5:59 am
Dearly Beloved
We are gathered here today to witness a battle between two great cultures: that of steak, and that of bacon
Speaking as a man of the clergy, I feel there needs to be sense brought to this war. As a meat eater, I know the true value of both meats
However, this must be a fair fight. We wouldn’t put a superlightweight in against a superheavyweight boxer
We should be comparing a wafer thin slice of steak against a slice of bacon, in line with the Marquis of Queensbury rules for boxing
Can anyone seriously claim a wafer thin slice of steak is as intensely delicious and delightful as bacon?
Can anyone compare the versatility of the lumbering, plodding steak, with the all-things-to-all-men nature of bacon?
Bretheren: don’t allow the bulky bully to attack the poor defenceless strip of bacon. Unite, and stand up to protect this honourable meat of the common man from the aggressor
Thus endeth the sermon
ARCHBISHOP SUPERBISHY
38 Kelly // Apr 21, 2009 at 10:41 am
You have to look at it this way: Bacon is always good. A nice rare piece of Filet Mignon is reaaalllly good, but Steak also includes tough, well-done steak that you can’t even chew through as well.
I’ve never had a bad piece of bacon in my entire life. Crispy overcooked bacon is good and meaty, fatty undercooked bacon is good. Wrapping foods in bacon makes them better and as Jim Gaffigan said, “Bacon bits are like the fairy dust of the food community.”
Would I order a plate of bacon over a steak at a fancy restaurant? No, of course not. That’s not because of taste though. I have good bacon available to me all the time but I don’t have the opportunity to eat a nice, perfectly-cooked steak everyday.
Go bacon!
39 Antonio // Apr 21, 2009 at 10:50 am
You bacon people make me sick!
Lets be real you know damn well bacon is not better than steak. It is no fun to vote when you have people that start blogs or post things on Bacon blogs to come vote for bacon.
You cook some damn bacon for a girl on a date and see if you have another one.
40 Mr. Baconpants // Apr 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Antonio,
I did just that and we lived happily ever after. I also know a couple that meet at last years Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival (2008) and are now planing to get married.
Bacon is the food of love.
41 Cary // Apr 21, 2009 at 1:55 pm
THE GREAT BACON BACKLASH HAS BEGUN!
Head for the hills bacon, because you’re about to become the Lindsay Lohan of meats!
42 Chocolatesa // Apr 21, 2009 at 5:28 pm
If you would have cooked bacon for me on our first date back when I was single my heart was yours!
43 Liz Hill // Apr 21, 2009 at 9:06 pm
BBBBAAAAACCCCCOOOOONNNNN!!!!!
44 Raiders757 // Apr 21, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I love bacon, but if it wins, it’s only because of the bacon blog fans.
Trust me, I crave the salty, smoky goodness of bacon cooked in my cast iron skillet, but there is no way I would pass it up for a really good steak.
Also, to make it really clear, I do have access to great bacon. Living in Virginia makes that very possible to do so. You can get some damn good bacon where I live, or even make your own.
Still if it wins, it’s only by default.
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46 Aaron // Apr 22, 2009 at 12:10 am
There can be only ONE Super Meat.. and it shall be BACON!
47 jaymazing // Apr 22, 2009 at 2:05 am
http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/archives/bacon-bra-01.jpg
win.
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49 rossitron // Apr 22, 2009 at 2:06 am
alright, if bacon hadn’t jumped the shark already… the presence of bacon blogs in meat madness certainly did it for me.
50 Fast Eddie // Apr 22, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Now I love bacon; however, a perfectly seasoned Filet mignon simply can’t be beat.
51 Archbishop Superbishy // Apr 23, 2009 at 6:43 am
I’m at a loss to understand the hostility to bacon here, or anger at the fact that the people who like it are organised to vote in this forum
What have the steak supporters got to hide?
Doesn’t the fact their preference isn’t supported with such dedication as bacon tell them anything?
Bacon has led throughout the voting, which is just straight democracy. You may not like the result, but don’t knock the process, and once the porky victor has been declared, I trust we’ll all reunite as meat lovers and get behind the result
Amen
52 Miles // Apr 23, 2009 at 7:59 am
Steak….I know we can do this. If Bacon fights dirty , we have to as well. Gather the troops and let’s win this one!
Juicy, hot, carnal steak. If Pan, the goat-god of mischief had to choose between sinking his teeth into a strip of salted fat, or an adrenaline filled high-quality steak…you know which he’d choose.
53 Archbishop Superbishy // Apr 23, 2009 at 9:06 am
Miles: I think you’re just dividing meat lover against meat lover. Make sandwiches, not war
Remember we have to get on with each other peaceably after this vote on the planet of meat. I’m sure the President of our Bacon Nation will want to maintain excellent diplomatic relations with the Steak Republic, and any breaches of the Geneva convention must be answered
No fighting dirty: just a straight clean contest, I beg of you, for the sake of mankind. Whilst I appreciate and recognise your comments regarding goat-gods, I’m not sure any will be registered to vote on the SoGood electoral roll?
Peace be upon you all
54 Alexis // Apr 23, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Bacon all the way. I would not be alive were it not for this succulent meat source.
It should also be noted that steak is a genre, not a specific meat. It’s all in the cut. I mean, I hate cube, chuck, and flat iron steaks, but I loves me a filet, sirloin, or a good ol’ KC strip steak.
That being said….
GO BACON!!!
55 Skiff // Apr 24, 2009 at 11:01 am
This is a little disappointing, but not surprising.
I like bacon and its a great accompaniment, but steak is the truth.
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