I got this for my grandmother who is a rooster aficionado, so it was a perfect gift for her! I don’t think she has used it to press bacon at all, but it’s a great little display item for her rooster-infested kitchen!

I’ve been satisfied with Old Mountain products previously, and this one is no exception. It’s solidly built, nice and heavy, and the coil handle does cool reasonably quickly. My only minor complaint is that the heads of the screws holding the handle on are exposed on the bottom of the press, and mine protruded slightly when we received it. I tightened them down and it’s been fine, and I suppose if you’re using this with other cast iron cookware, there’s no real danger of damaging anything, but it wasn’t exactly what I’d expected.

This is very well made and just as cute as can be! It does have some color to it that you can’t see in the photo. Everyone that sees it just loves it! Worth every penny!