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What is best way to cook bacon without getting grease all over

geegerbee — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:49:51 GMT

I used to make it in the air fryer, but grease accumulated at the bottom and the coating peeled off the basket, so I threw it out. I tried 2 different ones made for the microwave, but they didn't cook evenly. My oven is used to store sheet pans etc., so I really don't want to have to use the oven, and wouldn't that get grease all over too?

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jackthebear — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:51:51 GMT

Microwave bacon

noun not verb, Hormel? is the brand

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depglass — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:01:45 GMT

I use Oscar Mayer thick cut microwave bacon. Excellent. Costco's is also good.

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Imaoldhippie — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:04:16 GMT

I use my George Foreman grill. No grease splatter.

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:05:06 GMT

I do it in the oven on a rack over the baking sheet and there's never grease all over. I've tried it without the rack and it smokes and burns.

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gizmogal — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:14:45 GMT

Buy pre-cooked bacon. It's available in every supermarket, Also Target and Walmart. Hormel and Oscar Mayer are popular brands. Heating up fully cooked bacon is a cinch and yields no grease and takes a minutes or less. It does not produce grease to clean up. Problem solved. Worth a try.

read recent reviews of these products.

https://delishably.com/food-industry/A-Review-of-Pre-Cooked-Bacon-Products

The very end of the article emphasizes that there is no grease-all-over to manage or clean up.

Alternative is to microwave bacon with paper towels under the slices and over them. No spatter. Be careful not to overcook.

If loving bacon is the will, there is a way!

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Kachina624 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:07:46 GMT

For years, I've used a tray like pictured (Amazon) . I put a couple layers of paper towels on the bottom, lay bacon on it and cover with another towel. When finished throw towels away and wash try in warm soapy water. No mess at all.

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Gabidog — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:08:09 GMT

Microwave with paper towels top and bottom

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deeva — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:14:22 GMT

Another vote for microwave tray. So easy.

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MildredM — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:14:43 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
For years, I've used a tray like pictured (Amazon) . I

I have this exact tray. Works great.

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Mj12 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:27:07 GMT

JMO - precooked bacon is awful. If you're going to have bacon, make bacon. I make it in the oven, in a deep pan on a rack.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:50:11 GMT

I guess I am the only person on the planet that fries bacon stove top in a frying pan using......

to control the splatter. No stove cleanup. Racks goes right into the dishwasher.

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Zhills — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:58:07 GMT

I use them all the time! Frying and boiling!

Using a deep pot (dutch oven) helps. Careful, sides get hot!

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arrabella — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:09:28 GMT

I use my Ninja grill. No bacon grease splash!

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:19:43 GMT

I seldon, if ever, make bacon (except for green beans) but I'd use the microwave or put it in the oven.

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Etoile308 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:36:45 GMT

You can't escape dealing with some grease when cooking bacon. That's it's nature.

Even with foil covered sheet pans I find oven cooking can be messy. But is best and quickest if cooking large amounts. I still like pan frying the best. You need to be paying attention when cooking it, but you get the consistency you like.

Not usually a fan of microwaved bacon. I think it changes its texture. I do buy it occasionally for quick use but find most, even those called thick, to be very thin. My favorite microwaved brand is the Hormel Thick Black Label. I do not microwave it to reheat. I pan fry it.

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geegerbee — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:31:22 GMT

I had one of those. Put it in the microwave and the rotating glasss plate inside stopped moving because the tray was too big to turn and now it no longer rotates. So threw the tray out.

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RealtyGal2 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:45:49 GMT

@geegerbee wrote:
I used to make it in the air fryer, but grease accumulated at the bottom and the coating peeled off the basket, so I threw it out. I tried 2 different ones made for the microwave, but they didn't cook evenly. My oven is used to store sheet pans etc., so I really don't want to have to use the oven, and wouldn't that get grease all over too?

I use the precooked bacon that you can microwave. I just put it on a doubled paper towel in the microwave and blot the bacon with a doubled paper towel after microwaving. Hardly any fat, unlike regular bacon.

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chickenbutt — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:11:53 GMT

I first learned about cooking bacon in the oven, here on this board. I gave it a go and it worked great EXCEPT it made a mess in the oven.

So I went on to change it thusly - I take a large, rimmed, baking pan and put some nonstick aluminum foil on it. Then line up the slices of bacon atop that. Then, I take a sheet of parchment paper about the size of the pan and press that onto the bacon so that it's completely covered. In the oven it goes.

No mess!

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RespectLife — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:17:22 GMT

@Kachina624 and others that like that microwave tray....

do you cook both raw and precooked bacon with it? I prefer raw....just put it in my WL.

TIA!

I use my raised bar grill pan on my stove. I always cook bacon slow and lower. Yes, grease does splatter, but luckily, my KA cooktop is a breeze to wipe clean.