I love bacon. I am sure you do too. I mean, who doesn't love bacon!?!
My wife and I recently had a debate about the best way to cook bacon. I am a traditionalist, and have always pan fried my bacon. My wife has been using the oven lately with some tinfoil on a cooking sheet, saying it is less messy and cleanup is simpler. Honestly, both methods taste near the same to me.
My pan frying method produces lots of grease spatters, which are a pain to clean, but that is part of the fun of cooking bacon right? The bacon splatter burns?
Of course, I know people who microwave their bacon and some who deep fry their bacon. There are probably other methods as well.
**So I ask you: Which method of cooking bacon is the best?? **
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Brian
Oven, hands down!
I love bacon just as well!
Usually me and my husband buy thick cut applewood-smoked bacon and fry it in a large cast iron pan, it's almost a ritual haha.
The grease splatters are bad and I hate them so I think next time I cook bacon I'll try your wife's way. The less mess the better :).
Hello! I'll tell you my 3 ways to cook it:
Good luck
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with crinkled aluminum, lay the strips of bacon over that and cook for about 15-20 minutes. This makes clean up easy, and by crinkling the foil you allow the grease to pool away from the bacon!
I believe cooking it in the pan is the best because you can take pieces out that are done. When I try it in the oven, it seems to be a mix of different stages.
I like my bacon perfectly cooked where it's not too crispy but not too soggy.
I do think that if you have company and need to cook a lot of bacon that the oven wins.
I love made in carbon grill, but in case you could not do it would use your wife's method is more efficient 🥓🥓🥓😂😂😂
The easiest, least greasy way to cook it is to put it on a plate and put a paper towel over the top, then microwave on high for around five minutes. It gets a decent amount of crisp going on from the grease that collects in the bottom of the plate. That grease is then absorbed by the paper towel. If there is too much grease left, you can press another paper towel down on the top and chuck it in the compost. This is the fastest and easiest way to delicious bacon.
So I like soft bacon but don't make it anymore because of nitrates. But, I'm still in the game. I made some bacon Chucks lol.
I see you live in California, like me. I can find nitrate free bacon at the grocery store - have you looked for it?
I think it depends on how you need the bacon. If I'm going to spice up the hamburger meat, I bake the bacon until it's browned to use its grase in the meat. And then, I cut it into little pieces and include it. Talking abaut meat, I invite you to see my Chilis with cheese and nachos recipe.
The truth is that at home the only method we use for bacon is to put it in the pan over low heat and let it cook in its own oil, stir it with a wooden palette until it is well roasted. I did not know the technique of doing it in the oven I would like to try @brian.rrr
Ever since I read J. Kenji López-Alt's book "The Food Lab" I now cook the majority of my bacon in the oven, like in your photo. While I live alone, I'll often prepare bacon on the weekends to enjoy during the entire upcoming week, and that works best. Sometimes I'll go for the microwave (usually if I have an extra piece that doesn't fit on the tray!). I then save all the bacon grease and cook with it when it makes sense.
You can always use a splatter guard when cooking it on the stove top :)
Classically It’s a fry in a pan job but cooking under the grill is healthier, either way start from cold (ie put the bacon in a cold pan or under a cold grill) as it gets hotter more fat will render out and be better for you!
Brian - as you stated both come out great. I worked as chef for many years and tell you I have never seen sliced bacon cooked on the stove top. Couple reason : 1.) As you said, cleanup. 2.) Nobody has time to stand over and watch bacon melt away 3.) Time again - how many slices can you cook on top of the stove ? You can do a pound at least in the oven.
Finally if interested, try cooking in the stove but on a rack with a tray underneath. You will get the best of both world as the bacon will be crisper as its not poaching in its own fat plus the hot air circulates underneath so it cooks from all sides. I also tell myself with it not sitting in the fat it might be slightly healthier. I'm sure its not but it is what it is.
Enjoy!
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Thank you! Very helpful and I am going to check it out!
I always loved my bacon pan fried. There is just something fun pan frying them, not to mention I'm a traditionalist as well. Though using microwave once in a while is good if you are feeling a bit lazy to clean up the mess.
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Haha! We have this debate at home pretty often. Honestly, I cannot decide which I prefer and will alternate between pan fried and baking sheet. The decision usually comes down to other factors, such as, is the frying pan clean, are the burners (we only have two) being used to other things, did I recently clean around the stove, how much time do I have to manage pan-fried, and the subjective "what is my gut telling me right now?"