How do you cook your bacon?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (180846)
United States
August 18, 2023 12:43pm CST
I was just here having another BLT for lunch. Still have a lot of tomatoes...and I cooked my bacon in the microwave. That is my favorite way to make it. I just cover it with a paper towel and walk away. Not a fan of stirring it up in the pan unless I want the drippings for something. Also, oven cooking takes awhile. I say microwave is the preferred method, at least for me. How do you cook yours?
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
19 Aug 23
@much2say I would be lost with my microwave. I put it into the same category as the coffeepot. One broke one time and I had to get one within a day or two.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
I h ave made it in the oven on occassion. It takes awhile.
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@much2say (55665)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Aug 23
@snowy22315 Maybe 20 minutes or so. If we have bacon, we usually have other stuff cooking too, so I need the stove space. Forgot to mention we haven't had a microwave for many years 
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@AmbiePam (92828)
• United States
18 Aug 23
@snowy22315 I’ll have to try it. I like the thought of less of a mess.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
@AmbiePam The plate gets alittle messy, but at least you don't have a skillet to wash.
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
19 Aug 23
Never in the microwave that's for sure
99.9% of the time I cook bacon I grill it...very occasionally I'll fry it.
99.9% of the time I cook bacon I grill it...very occasionally I'll fry it.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
19 Aug 23
I haven't grilled it, but I could. I think it would be good in the George Foreman grill. It would get crispy I might try that next time
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 23
@snowy22315 I think grilling is the best way to cook bacon.
The US & UK actually have different cuts of bacon I've noticed that purely from this site.
Bacon over here has more meat and what you call bacon over in America we call streaky bacon.
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 23
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
I will do that for certain things but not typically. It is boring to stand there.
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@NJChicaa (119649)
• United States
18 Aug 23
@snowy22315 I've always burned bacon in the microwave
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
@NJChicaa It is roughly one minute per slice, some needs alittle more. I haven't burned it.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
19 Aug 23
Between two layers of paper towels in the microwave; but I haven't had bacon in decades except when we travel. A BLT sounds so good. Enjoy your weekend.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
19 Aug 23
I don't put a layer on the bottom, but I should...would minimize the grease factor alot.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
19 Aug 23
@snowy22315 Yes, it does soak up a lot of grease.
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@MarieCoyle (37570)
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18 Aug 23
I've cooked mine in the oven for years now. It makes long, full, crispy slices, no mess, and I can rinse the cookie sheet and slap it in the dishwasher. I don't really like it in the microwave as much for some reason.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
19 Aug 23
I think bacon tastes essentially the same no matter how you cook it. It might not be quite as crisp as others methods, but the taste is good.
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@MarieCoyle (37570)
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19 Aug 23
@snowy22315
I think that is pretty much correct. I know I like it in the oven on a rack because the grease drips off well, and it ends up a bit crispy. But I don't hardly ever have bacon, only in the summers for the very occasional BLT.
@GardenGerty (160702)
• United States
19 Aug 23
Sometimes microwave, sometimes oven. I always do a full pound or pound and a half at a time. I save the drippings to add flavor to other foods.
@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
19 Aug 23
I haven't tried that I'd be afraid the AF would be hard to clean after that.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
Maybe so, at least it is not that messy, and you don't have to stand at the stove for 10 minutes stirring it and possibly getting splashed with grease in the process.
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
I love bacon..but I don't eat it that much. It isnt exactly a health food.
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
18 Aug 23
Putting it direct in the pan I hate microwave so much due to the health implications
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@snowy22315 (180846)
• United States
18 Aug 23
Microwaves are perfectly safe. It isn't like they are leaking radiation or something.
