baconer

British

/ ˈbeɪkənə /

noun

a pig that weighs between 83 and 101 kg, from which bacon is cut

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The Baconer had one purpose, and one purpose only — trust me, we tried — and that was to crisp strips of salt-cured pork into a curious U-shape without spattering the Formica countertop.

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The Westinghouse Baconer was the lava lamp of 1970s small appliances, a contraption that resembled a toaster without the general utility.

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