How do you cook bacon?

[Floridaman999]

The bacon smell is the best part.

 

[KidaniZen]

On the sidewalk outside our house on a hot summer day.

Just kidding. Microwave in the winter, bbq grill in the summer.

 

[luvsJack]

I use a rack on a cookie sheet. It is actually a rack for cooling cookies but it works. And the bacon doesn’t stick to it.

I only buy thick sliced applewood bacon and bake it at 400 with brown sugar and a bit of chili powder for spice. So very good.

 

[kimblebee]

The bacon smell is the best part.

I was going to say the same thing lol

 

[Ron Rico]

Isn't the rack a bear to clean afterwards? Or do you put aluminum foil over the rack?

Not too bad. I spray it lightly with oil and then once it is cool I brush off any stuck bits and put it in ther dishwasher.

 

[SeeDisney]

fry it for a long time like 30 minutes, then give it a good zap in the microwave to make it harder and crispy

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I let somebody else do it

Seriously though, I have used the microwave it I try to actually cook bacon. Usually I just use the "pre-cooked" stuff though.

 

[LovesTimone]

In the oven...

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Does the bacon get crispy for covering it up?

Oh, sorry.

The sheet is covered in aluminum foil. The bacon is on top

 

[North of Mouse]

Only in a skillet on stove top. If you fry with low-med. heat, there will be little to no spatter. I like to fry our eggs in the grease, then save it for future use - a true deep south girl.

 

[mrodgers]

This thread just reminded me I need to go to Karns to get my bacon this weekend.

They're a meat market/grocery store, it's where I get all my meat unless there's an incredible sale elsewhere. They sell their bacon ends for $1.99/pound and they are SO good!

The food pricing you people post on this forum just kills me. I buy bacon at my local butcher because it's dirt cheap at $4.09/lb. I buy all my steaks for the grill there at $15/lb because it's dirt cheap. Chicken is dirt cheap at $3.49/lb. along with the dirt cheap $4.59/lb for 90/10 ground beef.

Oh, and I cook bacon on an electric griddle or my cast iron. Usually the griddle though as it's just me and I cook everything I cook in bulk. 2 lb of bacon sitting in a bag in the fridge doesn't last me a weekend though

 

[Floridaman999]

Location, location, location.

 

[VAfamily1998]

I think I'm the first person with this answer:

Foreman Grill.

 

[DLgal]

I think I'm the first person with this answer:

Foreman Grill.

Michael Scott? Is that you?

 

[TheConsciousness]

Used to use a frying pan until I found the magic of using the oven! 400 degrees on a cooling rack on top of a foil-lined baking sheet. Perfect!

 

[mrodgers]

Location, location, location.

Is true, but location, location, location means I pay a lot for groceries (50% of my budget) but I'm not paying 2x my annual take home pay for property taxes, after my 2x monthly income for the mortgage.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I also bake it on a rack that sits inside a jelly roll sheet pan. Doesn’t curl up and grease drips off. Nice and crispy too!

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

The propper way in a pan on the stove

 

[FlightlessDuck]

 

[Alsobrook]

Magnificently.