Kitchen

[GypsyKarma]

On 1/13/2014 Kay SD said:

Does anybody know if you can do bacon in a George Foreman, or is it too thin?

That's how we do our bacon also. DH will cook up the whole pound this way for BLTs.

[debic]

On 1/14/2014 Sooner said:

WRIGHTS PEPPERED THICK CUT BACON! It is beyond wonderful!

Agreed, the best. Walmart or Sam's Club.

I wasn't impressed with oven cooking I mostly cook it on the stove with bacon presses. If I'm in a hurry I'll do the microwave.

[sarpy]

Do mine in the oven. Place foil on bottom of cookie sheet. 400 degrees for 12 min. then watch it till it gets done like you like it. I do 1 lb. at a time. Use a paper towel to soak up all the bacon. Then I put it all in a plastic container and when my husband wants 1-2 pieces in the AM, he just sticks it in the micro to heat it up. Only have 1 clean up to do and he likes it.

[sarpy]

Something else: I take one shelf out of the oven before I start. No need to dirty both shelves.

[GAtallGal]

I place strips close together on a jelly roll pan and bake in the oven at 375 for approx. 15 minutes, longer if you like it really crispy. Perfect every time, and no mess.

[GloriBee]

On 1/13/2014 peachesncream said:

When I make lasagna or any tomato-based casserole, I put a layer of parchment over the top, then cover with foil (if the recipe calls for cooking the dish covered). This way foil doesn't have a chance to interact with the acidity of the tomatoes.

I have to remember this trick! Never thought of that. Of course, if I make ahead, I don't put foil directly on the dish because of the acid of the sauce. But when I bake it covered, I do put foil. The parchment under the foil makes great sense!

Thanks!

[Vamp]

We don't eat bacon a lot, but I do like to have it on hand. I buy a package of pre-cooked bacon at Costco and keep it in the freezer, so I can take out one or two slices to add to salads and other dishes. I just zap it in the microwave for about 10 seconds per slice to warm it up.

[paShar]

In the oven on a foil-covered pan. 400 degrees, about 18 - 20 minutes. Easy clean-up, just wait for the grease to cool a bit, roll up the foil and toss. Sometimes the pan does not even have to be washed, just rinsed off.

[Sooner]

King Arthur Flour sells pre-cut parchment paper for a number of pan sizes and it is one thing I would NOT be without! It is flat in sheets, doesn't roll and curl either. It is in a nice zip lock bag so I just lay it in a drawer on top of the baking pans.

[Lipstickdiva]

I prefer mine done in the oven.

I put a wire rack, the kind for cooling cookies, on a cookie sheet and put the bacon across the rack. This way all the grease falls through the rack and on to the cookie sheet and the bacon isn't greasy at all.

It doesn't take long to cook at all so watch it or it could easily end up burned to a crisp. DH and I both like thin bacon though. We detest thick bacon.