Comments on: Let’s Talk Bacon

By: Ann B

Ann B — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:23:13 +0000

How about just plain favorite bacon? And anyway you cook it is good? That would be Nueske’s Applewood smoked. Oh. My. Goodness. That stuff is gorgeous.
But if you really want to know about favorite way to cook it- well that would be this: Set the oven for 350; line your pan with baking parchment; bacon on the parchment and into the oven for 30 min. Superb!!!

By: TK (Nanci)

TK (Nanci) — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:23:22 +0000

Wow, that 3×3 grid method is interesting. I agree, Joan, my mother and grandmother have always fried bacon in a cast iron skillet and that’s why I’ve always done it that way. But you gals have me convinced. I’m going to try the oven method next time. Thanks everyone for your great ideas!

By: TK (Nanci)

TK (Nanci) — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:13:31 +0000

Ooh, that’s a great idea. I’ve got a big cast iron (9×13 Dutch oven) so I could use that on the grill. I’ll put my hubby to work next time I need to fry a jumbo package of bacon! Thanks for the tip!

By: Carol N

Carol N — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:07:35 +0000

My SO likes his bacon crispy but not burned, so I cook it on a plate lined with a paper towel and covered with a second paper towel.
BTW, if I am going to risk clogged arteries, I will do it with the best bacon I can buy. I get that at Oscar’s Smoke House in Warrensburg, NY, just like Rachel Ray. My second choice is from Schwann’s home delivery!

By: Britiney @ Consider the Lilies

Britiney @ Consider the Lilies — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:11:12 +0000

I hate cooking on the stove because of the grease splatters and I tried the oven but wasn’t happy with that either. I still have to deal with the grease. Last week I tried cooking it on the BBQ grill and it was FANTASTIC! I’ll never cook it in the house again. I put a tight-grid wire rack on the grates and put it right on there. It cooked pretty much like the oven but I didn’t have to clean up any grease and my house didn’t smell like bacon.

By: TK-Erika

TK-Erika — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:49:57 +0000

I like that! Less mess, and no rack to clean. Thanks for sharing the ATK tip! Now if only I can get caramelized bacon off my mind …

By: elizabethcooks

elizabethcooks — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:49:50 +0000

I always cook bacon in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes or until crisp–who does not love a good BLT!

By: Rita

Rita — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 02:32:25 +0000

Yes, wonderful bacon. Baked is the best. After it is cooked just the way you like it and if there is any left, store in the air-tight glass containers in the fridge between layered paper towels. It keeps well and is ever so good in BLT’s or batch of potato soup.

By: garricks

garricks — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:14:58 +0000

I use the technique from America’s Test Kitchen. I bake it in the oven in foil-lined pan (for the mess) and I use an accordion-folded piece of foil as a “rack.” It holds the bacon off the pan so the grease drains away and the bacon doesn’t sit in it.

I also like to flip it halfway through the cooking time, then sprinkle brown sugar on it. Mmmmm, caramelized!

By: Jeanne (NanaBread)

Jeanne (NanaBread) — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:48:32 +0000

My husband, The Complete Package, likes to cook bacon in the microwave, but I find it gets really dry and hard. My favorite is on the stove, in a heavy pan or skillets, at medium to medium-low heat until lightly crispy. Yum…