Comments on: Bacon or Sausage for a Crowd

By: jamie568

jamie568 — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:35:31 +0000

I can’t remember when I started doing this but have been for years! LOVE IT!! So much easier, less mess, and the grease pours right off the corner of the pan and into a mason jar. lol. I use foil to cut clean up and also overlap the edges a bit to funnel the bacon grease when I pour it off. The first time I made breakfast for my S/O and our kids, he thought I was a little nuts but watched the whole thing just fascinated. LMAO. Works like a charm!

By: Mary Wilkins

Mary Wilkins — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:08:20 +0000

We have been baking our bacon for years and love the ease of it. I only do this on Sunday mornings, and I lay the slices in the jelly roll pan (must have sides to catch grease) then put in a COLD oven. Turn on to 350,
and read the newspaper! When it starts to smell good, I drain the grease into my fat saver, and start the eggs and toast or biscuits. I think the bacon shrinks less and ends up not so “curly” this way. It’s just as easy to cook enough to keep some for a weeknight BLT, so there is more energy (mine) saved. Because the heat is all around the bacon and is more gentle than in a skillet, there isn’t the spattering, either.

By: The Cottage Kitchen

The Cottage Kitchen — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:47:36 +0000

Great post – I’ve been cooking my bacon in the oven like this for years, mainly because I really hate the mess it can make on the cooktop
The only difference I make is I put a wire rack on the baking tray and then spread the bacon slices over – that way the rashers aren’t sitting in their own baking grease, so I can fool myself into thinking it’s healthier for me to eat more!!! That’s my excuse anyway, and I’m sticking to it

By: CP

CP — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:36:53 +0000

palapala, I’ve started using my iron skillet for cooking sausages in the oven. Don’t know why I hadn’t thought of that……thanks for that one! Meaghan, it is a great way to help out, when you have so much other stuff to take care of on the same morning.

By: CP

CP — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:34:29 +0000

@ beachbumette, you know I’ve never paid attention to whether it spatters, but I don’t seem to have a problem with smoke or anything. Hope you give it a try, it saves a lot of time especially cooking for a large crowd. Just make sure you pour the grease off each time you reload the pan…..and save that beautiful ‘gold’ for other recipes!!!!

By: Beachbumette

Beachbumette — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:39:10 +0000

Great idea! I’ve heard about baking bacon before, but never heard specific instructions. Thanks for sharing. Does the bacon splatter when baked in the oven?

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:11:16 +0000

My husband and I started cooking our bacon using this method over the holidays when we had large crowds to feed. It is so much easier then cooking in a skillet. Great idea to post this method.

By: palapala

palapala — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:01:34 +0000

I have been making my bacon this way for years, but prefer to use my stone jelly roll pan. Seasons my stone pan and clean-up is a breeze. Using my iron skillet in the oven for sausage also works well too.