I can't get Benton's Bacon, so what's the next best brand I could try? This is going to be used in a bacon onion jam

Unless you live near Loudon,Madisonville,Tellico Plains, or those corners of Tennessee,Benton's is mail order only. I have been ordering from them for many years, and usually buy 10-20 lbs sliced bacon and freeze it for future use and gifts.Order off season, like now, and avoid the holiday back order inevitable with small farmers like Bentons. Alan and his customer service folks aim to please ,but you do need a street address UPS can find.

You can probably find something at Fairway, but for locally made: http://www.brooklyncured.com/index.htm . I see they make bacon, though I've only had some of their sausages - good stuff. Sold at the markets (Park Slope, DUMBO, etc.) but probably at some local shops too.

I love Zingerman's but you don't need to pay them for Nueske's bacon. Nueske's has their own on-line store. www.nueskes.com.

Thanks for all the feedback. I'm actually in Brooklyn, NY. I've seen what Fairway has to offer. I was wondering if anyone has every tried their bacon.

Pegeen, Applegate Farms Sunday Bacon was recommended as well by CI for a supermarket brand, right.

For supermarket brands, a couple years ago, America's Test Kitchen (Cook's Illustrated) recommended Farmland Hickory Smoked and Boar's Head Naturally Smoked Sliced.

I love making bacon onion jam and have a great one that includes rum. One of my favorite bacons is Whole Foods Black Forest bacon.

Would you be able to post a link or recipe for the bacon jam, pretty please?

I use and recommend Nueske's. They're based in Wisconsin, but you can order on line. Chefs all over the country send for it!

Here In South Texas I would use Pedersons. But I do not know where you live.