How To Cook Bacon

[mrjarrell]

Apparently, we've been doing it wrong all these years. America's Test Kitchen has come up with a new way that gives you perfectly cooked bacon. Gonna have to give this a try.

[video=youtube_share;2guC4Badq2s]http://youtu.be/2guC4Badq2s[/video]

 

[Ballstater98]

Seems like a lot of work for 3 pieces of bacon. My rule is a minimum of 1lb cooked at a time!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Doesn't look any different than the bacon I cook...

 

[chezuki]

I'm not boiling bacon.

Oven FTW with cast iron as a close second.

 

[Bigtanker]

You guys cook your bacon?

 

[MCgrease08]

I'm not boiling bacon.

Oven FTW with cast iron as a close second.

This. A nice sheet tray of bacon laid out on parchment in the oven at 350 is about the easiest and most evenly cooked bacon you can make.

 

[EyeCarry]

This. A nice sheet tray of bacon laid out on parchment in the oven at 350 is about the easiest and most evenly cooked bacon you can make.

This way and/or sometimes cooked very slowly out on the gas grill.

 

[gregkl]

This. A nice sheet tray of bacon laid out on parchment in the oven at 350 is about the easiest and most evenly cooked bacon you can make.

I do mine this way but on the grill. Keeps the smoke and mess out of my kitchen.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

This. A nice sheet tray of bacon laid out on parchment in the oven at 350 is about the easiest and most evenly cooked bacon you can make.

easiest way to make mass quantities as well. i can almost guarantee that any bacon you've eaten at a sunday brunch buffet was cooked in this manner.

 

[femurphy77]

How to cook bacon? On this forum? Really?

This should be better than the oc vs cc or glocks vs 1911 "discussions" we have here!

 

[femurphy77]

Seems like a lot of work for 3 pieces of bacon. My rule is a minimum of 1lb cooked at a time!

 

[vvet762]

Too much work. Just heat up the 12" cast iron skillet, cut the bacon in half and fry. By cutting the bacon in half lets each piece cook evenly.

 

[saleen4971]

always bake.

i usually COVER it in brown sugar, maybe some maple syrup in the last few minutes as well


then i eat the pound of bacon i just made.

 

[1911ly]

OK it's been a awhile since this one's made the rounds.

[video=youtube;lMdw1WP_9DA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMdw1WP_9DA[/video]

 

[phylodog]

That technique may have merit but I'd be interested to know how long it takes. Cooking off that much water isn't a quick process. I think I'll stick with baking it.

 

[Vigilant]

You guys cook your bacon?

No silly, our wives do!

 

[Woobie]

Cast iron, on low heat. When you're done you have the only authorized fat for frying eggs, and it's already hot. It's important when using cast iron to not use a bacon that has been cured with sugar. It will cook merrily along, be almost done, and seconds later you will have blackened pork. Better off with an oven if you're going to go with that stuff. But the better quality stuff usually won't have any sugar.

 

[yote hunter]

My wife cooks our bacon in the over all at one time , a crap load 1 or 2lbs ... She uses a big cookie sheet wrapped in foil then she saves the grease for later.. We cook eggs in bacon grease not butter, makes it more yummy..

 

[GlockRock]

I've always fried mine on an electric griddle. I'm intrigued on using an oven now. Do you just put it in and let it bake?

 

[Rookie]

It's that easy.