I need help making bacon

flyingsaucer · February 2014

I figured that you all could help with this. I don't eat meat. I can cook lots of wonderful things, but I do not know how to make good bacon!!! I bought some bacon to make for my kids (who DO eat meat). Any tips for me? Pan? Oven??

missyishere · February 2014

I line a cookie sheet (you'll want to use one with some depth because grease) and broil the bacon for about 10 minutes or until desired crispiness.

angelashly · February 2014

We cook it in a frying pan on the stove. Just keep flipping until it is meaty, but has a crisp to it.

phunkyphish · February 2014

Second the electric griddle. If you need to make a lot, or want to give yourself a heart attack, rub bacon with brown sugar, place on a rack on a cookie sheet, and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Bacon candy!

LinnyAnne10 · February 2014

Line pan with aluminum foil, put in oven, turn oven on, to 300 by the time it reaches 300 degrees, it's typically perfect! but if you want more crispiness leave in for extra 5-10 minutes.

Also to make it even better! put a spoonful of brown sugar on top of bacon. Oh so good!

missyishere · February 2014

Bacon in the microwave just seems so wrong.

LinnyAnne10 · February 2014

Google Alton Brown's method for cooking bacon.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/scrap-iron-chefs-bacon-recipe.html ^ that way, that's the best way.. (I typed out the wrong temp, it's 400 degrees not 300)

minervacullen · February 2014

I put a cookie cooling rack on a sheet pan and put the bacon on the rack. I bake it at 400 for 10 min or so. Some times a sprinkle some brown sugar on first.

futant462 · February 2014

Foil on baking sheet, put in the oven cold, turn on the oven to 400 degrees and set for 14-16 minutes. Depending on the thickness, the bacon should be ready when the timer goes off.

Then eat the bacon with everything...breakfast, ice cream, sandwiches, wrapped around other meats, with more bacon. It's very versatile.

futant462 · February 2014

Burp

Maebb · February 2014

I like the oven method too. I don't really care for bacon (shun), and it grosses me out with the grease splattering when I cook it on a stove or griddle.

Maebb · February 2014

I've had it crispy from the microwave or the oven.

missyishere · February 2014

CrashIntoMe1 said:
Are you kidding me? Any other way means chewy still fatty bacon.

Listen, Iowans know their pig, and I say no to a microwaved bacon. Capiche?

Monkeybabe · February 2014

I don't see any problem with chewy, still fatty bacon.

I line a pan with aluminum, place bacon on pan, with a tiny bit of space between each, so they can crisp up, put them in the cold oven and set it to 425. For thick sliced bacon I set the timer for about 17 minutes. I don't make thin sliced bacon, so I don't know what the timing would be for that.

EXL311 · February 2014

CrashIntoMe1 said:

I always use the microwave but I won't eat bacon unless it is crispy. Take a plate, lay one paper towel on the plate, lay each strip of bacon out next to each other. Top with another paper towel. You're supposed to cook 1 minute per slice plus 1 additional minute. So if you have 5 strips, cook 6 minutes. My microwave is strong, so I usually do 1 minute per slice and then keep going at 30 second intervals if it needs more.

This is exactly how we do it too. I've never tried oven and pan is a pain in the rear.

FrickandFrack · February 2014

CrashIntoMe1 said:
lol, I am not doing it wrong. I cannot stand chewy stringy bacon like any breakfast place tries to serve. I can't eat the fat off my steak and I have to restrain the desire to vomit if I get a piece of gristle in any type of meat. So crisp bacon is the only way for me. I will die on this hill.

I cook bacon in a pan on the stove and I let it go until it's crispy with no fat.