WHY? WHY have I spent so many years frying bacon on the stove?

[Anonymous]

my current approach:
- line sheet pan with heavy duty foil
- insert cooling rack
- bake at 325 for approx 20 min (depends on how thick it is)
- cool bacon on paper towels on a plate
- let bacon fat cool until solid then roll up and toss
- wash pan & rack in dishwasher

I like it crisped up and firm, but not burnt so I go low and slow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just use the precooked bacon these days-- 30 seconds in the microwave.

+ 1,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my current approach:
- line sheet pan with heavy duty foil
- insert cooling rack
- bake at 325 for approx 20 min (depends on how thick it is)
- cool bacon on paper towels on a plate
- let bacon fat cool until solid then roll up and toss
- wash pan & rack in dishwasher

I like it crisped up and firm, but not burnt so I go low and slow.

This is exactly how we do it too. We don't cook the bacon on a paper towel though. We just blot it with a paper towel to get the grease off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My favorite way to cook bacon is on my Foreman Grill. All the grease collects in the little tray and it's easy to pour into a bag/jar to dispose of. The little plates on the grill just go in the dishwasher.

+1 Just figured this out a month ago and I will never go back. NO spatter anywhere; no grease in the air. LOVE IT

[Anonymous]

Hello, people! Throw away the grease, aka lard? Are you kidding? Put it in a jar and in the fridge. It's the best for sautéing chicken, making pancakes, cooking eggs etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, people! Throw away the grease, aka lard? Are you kidding? Put it in a jar and in the fridge. It's the best for sautéing chicken, making pancakes, cooking eggs etc.

I sometimes do roast potatoes wedges on the sheet pan before I toss the foil - YUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, people! Throw away the grease, aka lard? Are you kidding? Put it in a jar and in the fridge. It's the best for sautéing chicken, making pancakes, cooking eggs etc.

I can't anymore, and more's the pity.

You know what's better than bacon grease? Duck fat. I made pan fried duck breasts once and I saved the fat. I hid it in the back of the fridge and only used it for making hash browns. Gods, they were the best I've ever had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it spatter up your oven with bacon grease?

It's the best way to make bacon. Line a baking tray (the kind with the raise sides, not the flat cookie sheet kind) with foil. Apply bacon. Bake at 375 for around 10 minutes, turning half way. Move bacon to paper towel lined plate.

Clean up consists of carefully balling the foil up and pitching into the trash.

I cook mine in a baking tray lined with foil too, but after experimenting found that 20 minutes at 400 is perfect for us. (We like it a bit crispy) I don't turn it half way though.

[Anonymous]

The costco brand precooked bacon is pretty good, I crisp it on a stovetop grill pan & everyone likes it

[Anonymous]

OK. this thread is now going in my 'things I learned from DCUM' file.

Thank you all for making my addiction pay off. Already excited by the prospect of not cleaning up bacon grease next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do they cook bacon at those fancy hotel breakfast buffets? Cause that's how my kids want it at home.

Whenever I see a giant mound of bacon on a buffet, I get the distinct impression they are tossing it in a deep fryer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it spatter up your oven with bacon grease?

It's the best way to make bacon. Line a baking tray (the kind with the raise sides, not the flat cookie sheet kind) with foil. Apply bacon. Bake at 375 for around 10 minutes, turning half way. Move bacon to paper towel lined plate.

Clean up consists of carefully balling the foil up and pitching into the trash.

I cook mine in a baking tray lined with foil too, but after experimenting found that 20 minutes at 400 is perfect for us. (We like it a bit crispy) I don't turn it half way though.

This is how we do it too and wow how much bacon our family goes through. I read once online sprinkling some brown sugar or drizzling maple syrup when it's almost cooked but I haven't tried it yet for fear of establishing a new expectation in our family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it spatter up your oven with bacon grease?

It's the best way to make bacon. Line a baking tray (the kind with the raise sides, not the flat cookie sheet kind) with foil. Apply bacon. Bake at 375 for around 10 minutes, turning half way. Move bacon to paper towel lined plate.

Clean up consists of carefully balling the foil up and pitching into the trash.

I cook mine in a baking tray lined with foil too, but after experimenting found that 20 minutes at 400 is perfect for us. (We like it a bit crispy) I don't turn it half way though.

This is how we do it too and wow how much bacon our family goes through. I read once online sprinkling some brown sugar or drizzling maple syrup when it's almost cooked but I haven't tried it yet for fear of establishing a new expectation in our family.

yeah, once you go maple syrup there's no going back

[Anonymous]

No one cooks bacon in the microwave?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one cooks bacon in the microwave?

We have a few times, but I don't like the texture as much and how it can stick to the paper towels. It's ok for an emergency though.