Cooking Bacon--- - Page 2

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

I use foil to cover a rimmed baking sheet pan to cook a full package of bacon. Usually have the oven set at 400 or 425 degrees.

I remove a few slices before they're totally done and still a little greasy, because DH likes to cook his "over-light" eggs in the fat, so he completes cooking those bacon slices in a fry pan and then does his eggs.

I rarely cook any bacon until I'lm planning to make a casserole or other dish that calls for adding crispy bacon bits. DH would eat a whole package if I gave it to him!

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

the airfryer cooks bacon great too

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I was interested when I first learned about cooking it in the oven. So, I set out to try it and the only problem was the mess.

I revised my method to this - I get the 18x13" rimmed baking sheet and put some nonstick aluminum foil down. Then the bacon on top of the foil. Then, I cut a sheet of parchment paper to fit on top. I push it down nice and pat, then in the oven it goes.

It cooks nicely and no mess.

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

@chickenbutt

The Reynolds nonstick foil you mentioned comes in handy for many cooking chores. I loved it the first time I heard of it and even more after buying it.

Haven't found a need for it with oven-cooking bacon because I haven't encountered a sticky bacon problem, but am sure it works great for you.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

@novamc1 wrote:
@chickenbutt

The Reynolds nonstick foil you mentioned comes in handy for many cooking chores. I loved it the first time I heard of it and even more after buying it.

Haven't found a need for it with oven-cooking bacon because I haven't encountered a sticky bacon problem, but am sure it works great for you.

True, it won't stick. It just seemed like a good idea plus it's nice and slick, and I always seem to have more of that than the other types I have.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

I have always cooked bacon in the oven on the broiler pan. I set the timer on so that I don't forget to turn.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

I gave up on cooking bacon years ago, it just leaves too much of a mess to deal with. I use Oscar Mayer thick cut microwave bacon and breakfast on weekends is a breeze.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

I can't eat eggs cooked with bacon grease. I know it is something a lot of people love, but scrambled, over medium in a clean non-stick pan with a tad of butter, or soft boiled only for me.

Well, hard boiled for egg salad! I LOVE egg salad. AND I love BLT's! That's where bacon goes if we ever cook it--in a BLT.

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

i have been cooking bacon in the oven for years. It does not make a mess. I put foil on a rimmed baking sheet and put rack over that. I don't pre-heat the oven. I set it for 375 and the timer for 25 minutes. That is when I statt watching it. It does not need to be turned. The baking sheet is clean, the rack goes in the dishwasher and the foil and bacon grease in trash.