That “Weird Lump” in Your Bacon? Here’s What It Really Is (And Why You Don’t Need to Panic)

I found one. I was making breakfast for friends, trying to impress. I pulled the bacon out of the fridge, peeled apart the slices, and there it was—a strange, pale, almost waxy-looking nugget stuck to the third strip. I held it up to the light. I sniffed it. I poked it with a fork.

My friends watched me from the kitchen table. “Everything okay?” one continue reading …