I didn’t know quite how to categorize this topic, so I placed it here.
I was thinking of a way to package my bacon, after it had been smoked. Since most of it had been promised to family members, I wanted to package it sliced. I could not justify purchasing a quantity of Traycompacts for the amount of bacon and pastrami that I would make in any given year.
While shopping at Wal-Mart I happen to see these flexible cutting mats for sale. The mats were 12” x 15”, and 3 came in a package for $2.95. I purchased one package to see if it would be practical to use them as inserts. Fortunately, they worked out fine. Plus I found if I place one of these mats under my stand mixer, it makes it easier to slide back and forth under the cabinets. By the way, these mats are also great for the purpose they were intended for.
These mates are thin and flexible, and easy to cut. I found that one sheet is long enough for approximately 1.5 pounds of bacon. The best part is that they are reusable.
(Excuse the yellow greenish tint. The camera could not adjust properly to the combination of fluorescent lights and sunlight coming over my shoulder). These are thumbnail pictures. Click on them to enlarge.

Semi-freeze the bacon for 20-30 minutes, and slice to the desired thickness. Arrange slices on one of the flexible cutting mats. The mat is a translucent blue, so it is difficult to see against the green counter top.

Using kitchen shears, cut mat to size.

Slide bacon into a sealable bag. If the bacon on the mat is too flexible to pick up and slide into the bag, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm it up. Here I’m packaging one pound of bacon, 1/2 pound of maple cured (top), and 1/2 pound of honey cured (lower); separated by a piece of waxed paper. I’m placing it in an 11” Foodsaver bag, using a 3/4 of the flexible cutting mat. A one gallon Ziploc freezer bag works great if you are going to store the bacon in the refrigerator for daily use.

Vacuum sealed and ready for storage, or if using a Ziploc bag force out as much air as possible before sealing, either refrigerate or freeze.