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What are your go to ways to cook bacon?
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:19 am
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:19 am
Aside from frying on a griddle or skillet of course...
Do you use the oven? If so, on foil, parchment, pan, raised grill? Do you put on the broiler to finish it?
My oven bacon always tends to not cook very evenly
I've never done the microwave method because it seems like it might be a mess.
Do you use the oven? If so, on foil, parchment, pan, raised grill? Do you put on the broiler to finish it?
My oven bacon always tends to not cook very evenly
I've never done the microwave method because it seems like it might be a mess.
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:20 am to Croacka
Black iron, is there really any other way?!
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:24 am to Croacka
In the oven on a raised rack.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:31 am to Croacka
oven at 375 on foil lined half sheet, rotate once 2/3 of the way through
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:39 am to 8thyearsenior
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oven at 375 on foil lined half sheet, rotate once 2/3 of the way through
This. I like my shite crunchy/burnt sometimes, so I'll do 400 occasionally.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:40 am to Baers Foot
If you like it that way, I suggest broiling it for a few minutes when it's almost done
Gotta keep a close eye on it though, at least with my oven
Gotta keep a close eye on it though, at least with my oven
Posted on 4/16/15 at 11:22 am to BRgetthenet
Microwave is easiest & least messy way...if you like crunchy bacon, it's also the best way. Put on a ridge microwave bacon pan, cover w/paper towels, and four minutes later, all you have to do is eat the bacon & pour the grease into your bacon grease container. 'Cause everyone should have a bacon grease container....
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:14 pm to hungryone
I have tried so many ways and the absolute best way is to just nuke it in the microwave. The flavor doesn't change, it makes almost no mess and you can keep cooking in small increments to get it done just the way you like it. I like mine to be as crunchy as possible and I can't get it that way from end to end on the stovetop or in the oven, there is always some part that isn't crunchy. In the microwave every little piece of that bacon is crunchy.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:15 pm to hungryone
I use the microwave quite often especially when I'm not going to be cooking eggs or something else in the cast iron to use the grease right away. I have plenty of bacon grease saved as it is.
Microwave gives you a very crispy product, evenly browned. I stopped using the ridged bacon thing. Just one more thing to wash and I always seem to spill the grease out of the well moving it around. I use a large oval Dixie paper plate. If I don't want to keep the grease, I put two paper towels on the top of the plate, add the bacon and then a paper towel or two on top. Works great. If I want the grease, I don't put paper towels under the bacon and I pull a long piece of paper towel tightly across the top so it doesn't soak up all the grease. Works great.
I like the taste of cast iron skillet bacon best, but bacon is damn good either way.
Microwave gives you a very crispy product, evenly browned. I stopped using the ridged bacon thing. Just one more thing to wash and I always seem to spill the grease out of the well moving it around. I use a large oval Dixie paper plate. If I don't want to keep the grease, I put two paper towels on the top of the plate, add the bacon and then a paper towel or two on top. Works great. If I want the grease, I don't put paper towels under the bacon and I pull a long piece of paper towel tightly across the top so it doesn't soak up all the grease. Works great.
I like the taste of cast iron skillet bacon best, but bacon is damn good either way.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:16 pm to BigB0882
Someone link me a preferred bacon microwave cooker, preferably from Amazon
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:34 pm to Croacka
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Do you use the oven?
yes. we wrap asparagus quiet often with bacon and bake on a regular pan
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:51 pm to Croacka
Cast iron. If I have to do a bunch, I do it in the oven in a baking sheet, but raised on a cooling rack. No need for the broiler.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:15 pm to Gris Gris
microwave is seems to be the easiest and fastest way.
But, when i make home made bacon, i usually cook in in a skillet. I've even cooked that on the grill at the stadium.
But, when i make home made bacon, i usually cook in in a skillet. I've even cooked that on the grill at the stadium.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:19 pm to Croacka
That's weird that your oven does not cook evenly, mine always comes out perfect, 400 degrees for 20 minutes on middle rack.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:31 pm to Croacka
Posted on 4/16/15 at 2:23 pm to Croacka
Microwace with paper towels
Also sometimes when I want to feel fat I'll cook it in a skillet then use the grease to cook eggs. Mmmm. Eggs taste the best that way.
Also sometimes when I want to feel fat I'll cook it in a skillet then use the grease to cook eggs. Mmmm. Eggs taste the best that way.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 2:28 pm to jimbeam
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Someone link me a preferred bacon microwave cooker, preferably from Amazon
Walmart usually has a couple different sizes for under $10. I seem to buy a new one every 4-5 years, as the plastic is fairly brittle and the pans crack if dropped onto a tile floor. The plastic Nordiware version is dishwasher safe, too.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 2:31 pm to Croacka
I like to use thick cut bacon and cut it into 1 inch lardons. Let them render down at medium-low heat in a saute pan on the stove, stirring or tossing every so often. Once a good deal of the fat has rendered out, I crank up the heat to medium high and get the pieces crispy. You won't have bacon strips, but I find this way ensures an even cooking throughout.
You also are left with a good amount of bacon fat with no burnt black bits that you can save and use in any number of contexts.
Whole foods maple bacon done this way is the best bacon I've ever had.
I love to pull them off right before they begin to crisp up and add the bacon and the rendered fat over brussel sprouts that have been cut in half on a baking dish, then pop them in the oven at 450 for 25 min. Money.
You also are left with a good amount of bacon fat with no burnt black bits that you can save and use in any number of contexts.
Whole foods maple bacon done this way is the best bacon I've ever had.
I love to pull them off right before they begin to crisp up and add the bacon and the rendered fat over brussel sprouts that have been cut in half on a baking dish, then pop them in the oven at 450 for 25 min. Money.
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