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2011 Taste Test Awards: Artisanal Category Winners

We tasted products from around the country to find the best of the best from small-production food artisans. By Cindy Hatcher

Photo: Travis Rathbone , Text: Cindy Hatcher

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Best in Meat: New Hampshire

North Country Smokehouse Cottage Bacon ($30 for 4 [12-ounce] packages)

Taken from the center of the pork butt rather than the fatty belly, this bacon is sweet and perfectly smoky with just a slight hint of maple-y goodness. Produced by a family-owned smokehouse.