--- title: Oscar Mayer Dating App for Bacon Lovers description: Oscar Mayer released a dating app for bacon lovers called Sizzl canonical: https://time.com/4035044/oscar-mayer-bacon-dating-app-sizzl/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 16, 2015 1:00 PM UTC [Oscar Mayer](http://www.FindBaconLove.com.)‘s latest gimmick is a dating app to help bacon lovers meat one another. The puns are endless, as one of tag lines for this program, aptly dubbed _Sizzl_, is “giving new meaning to the term ‘bacon-wrapped dates.'”  Oscar Mayer The free iOS app allows users to create a profile that answers these questions: --- > “” --- The app uses GPS to find other app users locally or nationwide, and similar to the way Tinder works, users “like” photos they find smokin’ (we’re talking about bacon after all), and if both “like” each other’s profiles, they are directed to a messaging platform where they can get to know one another. The app will be available to download for six months. 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