General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

If you can find a butcher that slices their bacon on the slicer, off the bacon joint, you have done well.

Like Ena says, the majority of todays bacon is pre packed and they just take it out of the vaccum pack and put it on display. Its more convenient for them.
I can remember at one time every corner shop had a bacon slicer and they sliced everything on it.! Boiled Ham, Spam, Corned Beef, Brawn etc. The bacon joint would be stamped Danish Bacon, no Dutch!
These days health and safety food regulators would have a field day if they did that now!
But we never caught any harm