The Bacon King celebrating with Bacon King Experience participants and the bacon they created

GOURMET BACON YOU CREATE

Make bacon.
Make it yours.

Learn the craft of dry-curing bacon in a fun, hands-on class—or bring the complete Bacon King Experience into your own kitchen.

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2½ lb pork bellyYour flavor profileNo experience needed

THE BACON KING EXPERIENCE

You don’t just learn about bacon.
You leave with bacon you created.

Led by Eric Godfrey—the Bacon King—each experience combines the science, history, and flavor of real dry-cured bacon with plenty of laughs. Choose your seasonings, calculate your cure, and take home the beginning of your own gourmet masterpiece.

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Upcoming Bacon King Experiences

Choose your experience and reserve your seat before it sells out. Each participant creates a custom flavor profile and takes home 2½ pounds of pork belly to finish curing.

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The Gathering Table Tickets available

December 19 · 11:00 AM

The Gathering Table

Melbourne, Florida · 🎄🥓 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS… BACON! 🥓🎄Give the bacon lover in your life the perfect Christmas gift—a delicious experience they’ll remember!Join The Bacon King Experience at The Gathering Table in Melbourne, FL, on December 19 at 11 AM for a festive, hands-on class where YOU create your own gourmet bacon.Learn the art of dry-curing pork belly, choose your seasonings, and create a flavor that’s uniquely yours. Each participant takes home 2½ pounds of seasoned pork belly to finish curing at home and turn into their own artisan bacon! You’ll leave with instructions to guide you through finishing the process.🎅 Make it an early Christmas gift, surprise someone with a fun holiday outing, or treat yourself to a little bacon-filled Christmas joy. Come together, make memories, and bring home something delicious!📍 The Gathering Table • Melbourne, FL📅 December 19 • 11 AM🎁 Skip the ordinary gift this year—give them gourmet bacon THEY create!

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Celebration Brewing Company Tickets available

February 13 · 3pm

Celebration Brewing Company

Celebration, Florida · ❤️🥓 ROSES ARE RED. BACON IS TOO. LET’S MAKE SOMETHING DELICIOUS WITH YOU! 🥓❤️Give your sweetheart the perfect Valentine’s gift—a fun, hands-on experience with delicious results!Join The Bacon King Experience at Celebration Brewing Company on February 13 at 3 PM and learn the art of turning pork belly into gourmet bacon. Choose your seasonings, create your own signature flavor, and make memories worth savoring.Each participant takes home 2½ pounds of seasoned pork belly to finish curing at home and turn into their own artisan bacon! You’ll leave with instructions to guide you through finishing the process.🎁 A gift just for them: Purchase a single ticket for the bacon lover in your life.💕 A date for both of you: Choose a discounted couples ticket for two people and enjoy the experience together. You’ll each create and take home 2½ pounds—that’s 5 pounds of future bacon between you!📍 Celebration Brewing Company📅 February 13 • 3 PM🎟️ Visit BaconKingUSA.com for tickets and details.❤️ Give your love something delicious this Valentine’s Day—gourmet bacon YOU create!

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★★★★★ 5-Star Experiences From Bacon King guests on Google

REAL GUESTS. REAL BACON. REAL FUN.

Don’t just take the King’s word for it.

Guests consistently praise the Bacon King Experience for being entertaining, informative, hands-on—and unlike any class they have taken before.

★★★★★

“Great class! Information and hands-on experience that leaves you with the confidence to know YOU can do it!”

— Misty McWhorter-Darley
★★★★★

“Such a fun little date day. Very informative, intimate and friendly—and hello, you leave there with your own bacon!”

— Jody Shank
★★★★★

“Eric explains not just how to cure bacon, but why it’s done and some of the history behind the craft.”

— Keith Hall
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A live Bacon King Experience group holding the bacon they created

IN PERSON

The Live Bacon King Experience

A lively, interactive class at breweries, restaurants, private events, and special venues. Create your flavor profile and walk out with 2½ pounds of pork belly ready to finish curing at home.

  • Hands-on instruction from the Bacon King
  • All curing supplies included
  • Perfect for date nights, friends, and gifts
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Gourmet bacon displayed on a Bacon King cutting board

ANY KITCHEN. ANY TIME.

The Online Bacon King Experience

Learn at your own pace with Eric’s complete step-by-step course. From cure calculations to flavor building and smoking, you’ll gain the confidence to create gourmet bacon again and again.

  • Clear, practical video instruction
  • Build flavors that are completely your own
  • Use the skills for up to 12 pounds of bacon
Start creating at home

FROM PORK BELLY TO YOUR SIGNATURE BACON

Four steps. Endless possibilities.

01

Learn

Understand dry curing, food safety, timing, and the “why” behind every step.

02

Flavor

Build a bespoke seasoning profile ranging from classic and peppered to sweet, smoky, or bold.

03

Cure

Take your pork belly home and let salt, spices, and time do what shortcuts cannot.

04

Sizzle

Finish, slice, and cook bacon that tastes unmistakably like your own creation.

Peppered bacon slabs smoking over hardwood

REAL BACON. NO SHORTCUTS.

Salt. Spices. Smoke. Time.

Most mass-produced bacon is rushed with cure accelerants, water-retention additives, and artificial smoke flavor. Bacon King USA teaches and practices the slower craft: dry curing, natural hardwood smoke, and flavor created with intention.

Dry-cured for deep flavorHardwood smokedMade fresh—not warehoused for months
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WANT THE BACON WITHOUT THE CLASS?

We still bring home the bacon.

Shop handcrafted bacon and Bacon King gear—all still easy to find, now in support of the Experience.

A slab and slices of Bacon King gourmet baconFive-pound slab baconCured and smoked to order Thick slices of peppered artisan baconSliced gourmet baconThick-cut and flavor packed Models wearing Bacon King USA shirtsBacon King merchandiseWear the crown
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Bacon King Experience guests celebrating with their bacon

BREWERIES · RESTAURANTS · PRIVATE GROUPS

Bring the Bacon King Experience to your venue.

Eric brings the supplies, instruction, and entertainment. You provide the space and a screen with sound. Hosting is available with a 10-participant minimum.

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