I was having problems keeping the bacon weave together, even with the meat glu and the taco holders. What I really needed was another protein to adhere to the bacon. I thought I would try sliced ham. So far so good. Instead of weaving the bacon I used the ham as a base and folded the bacon strips on it, rather than weaving. The shell was a lot more stable and I only needed 2 slices of bacon. I am just getting ready to put it in the oven. I can let you know in about 20 minutes how it turns out!

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It looks like we may be on to something. They turned out okay. The real test will come tomorrow. A friend invited me over to watch some football. He lives about an hour away, so I can get an idea of how well they travel and hold up.

GO LIONS!


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They look good.  Good luck with the test.

That is Moo Gloo innovation.  I could not figure out how it was going to adhere just to bacon.  But I knew someone with higher SAT scores would know how to do it!  Mark my words, some variation of this shows up at the American Royal in the next couple of years!

The tacos turned out great. Getting worried about the game after the third quarter.

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2 completely different half's!

Mine showed up yesterday, I'll be tracking this thread for additional information before I try them.

Getting ready to start baking off the taco shells. As it turned out, I decided to go back to half slices of bacon. I had trouble when I tried to loop two pieces of bacon on the ham. I used a small spice shaker to distribute the meat glue.

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They surely lookk good. So let me get this straight, the taco holders are upside down and the ham with goo  and bacon are draped over them?

They surely lookk good. So let me get this straight, the taco holders are upside down and the ham with goo  and bacon are draped over them?

You are correct. The stands gave good support but were not an exact fit. The engineering department (my wife) came up with a brilliant idea for the Mac and Cheese. She baked it in bread pans and cut the cheese into slabs. We just set the slab into the taco and wrapped it in aluminum foil, like a baked potato. The tacos are in a roaster and I will just need to heat them up.

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Can't wait to hear the feedback from those eating them

Can't wait to hear the feedback from those eating them

I got a great response from the kids and leaders! It was fun watching their expressions when they found out what it was. Thanks again for the help. It took a lot more experimentation than I thought. However, in the end, I think I got it right. The Moo Gloo made it possible, and the possibilities with that stuff are endless! The SS stands worked like a charm, giving shape to the shells.

The roasters worked well heating up the tacos. There was one small problem. The side of the tacos that were sitting directly against the sides of the roaster got a little extra crispy, but I didn’t get any complaints! If I were to do something like that again, I would try to find a way to stack them away from the walls.

I ended up adding some sauces to go on the tacos. Hot sauce, KC BBQ sauce, chipotle, and a parmesan ranch. That added a little extra zing. I will add some pictures soon.

Great job and Bentley is right, they will be everywhere soon enough.

My wife got a new phone, so I can use her old one for pics. It is nice to be able to post more than one at a time!

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