It can have that unfortunate side-effect, I've noticed. I always have the hood-vent on during the process, but I haven't assessed the best way to keep it from smoking in the oven ... I'm sure time/temperature balance could be part of it.
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It can have that unfortunate side-effect, I've noticed. I always have the hood-vent on during the process, but I haven't assessed the best way to keep it from smoking in the oven ... I'm sure time/temperature balance could be part of it.
If it worked better for us than the electric skillet, I can deal with the smoke alarm (though it pisses my wife off to no end). But I haven't gotten better results from the oven so the smoke alarm is just adding insult to injury.
I've tried different rack positions, foil vs parchment vs actually putting a cooling rack on the baking sheet to "suspend" the bacon. Theoretically with our convection oven that should be the best, as hot air is blown over both sides of the bacon. But it never comes out evenly cooked across the whole tray.
I've found oven is best at getting bacon grease. I fold a little pour spout with the foil on a corner and filter it through coffee filter for very clean bacon grease to use for cooking later.
Eggs fried in Bacon grease YUM! Even better than eggs fried in butter.
That's about how deep i go too,Multiple ways but I put about a half Fingernail deep worth of water in the pan then lay my strips down. Then cook until the water boils off and it gets crispy. You can also boil in a big pot for 10min then transfer to a pan or oven.
I was a big oven guy until I did the boil method. If you want truly crispy for like BLTs and ****. Look into boiling.
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Agree but only if you cook them Spanish style where you baste the egg with the grease over and over as it cooks. Best fried egg I've had.
If coming in oven, those one works well.
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Figure out how you like to do it in the oven. Then the next time, sprinkle a bit of brown sugar on one side when you start and one side if you turn it. I have an old cookie sheet I use on the grill and in the oven for these messes. It is never perfectly clean but it is sanitized. Use parchment paper and save the grease. A touch of fresh ground black pepper with the brown sugar is wonderful as well.
Bacon on the grill is still fantastic. Gets crispy and I can tell myself that it's healthier since it isn't cooking in grease.
But, my favorite way to cook bacon is to wrap it around a lil smokie and sprinkle with brown sugar. But that's usually reserved for holiday appetizers and not as a side with eggs.
Oven was the best!! Can’t believe I never have tried that. Turned out just how I wanted. Thanks all!
I just made a pound and a half of Fareway bacon on my Traeger with a cast iron griddle. It was amazing.
Otherwise I do mine in the oven.
Otherwise I do mine in the oven.
Convection Toaster Oven at 450. I cook thick bacon in about 14 minutes. Regular sliced bacon is about 12 minutes. Place on parchment paper in a rectangular pan. Consistent and perfect crispyness every time!!
The most used cooking appliance I have is my convection toaster oven.
The most used cooking appliance I have is my convection toaster oven.
So I had to give this water method a shot this morning (oven has been my typical go-to). I only did a few strips in water and did the rest in the oven for a side by side comparison (and if the water method botched for any reason). What was eye opening for me was that the bacon in water was fully cooked (evenly browned and crispy) in a little over 10 minutes. The bacon in the oven took closer to a half hour. I wanted to run the oven at a higher setting (400) but, as others have said, I probably would set the smoke alarms off.
Bottom line, I'm impressed with the water method for my first try and will give it another shot next weekend when my son and his family come from KC for a visit and get their thoughts.
Bottom line, I'm impressed with the water method for my first try and will give it another shot next weekend when my son and his family come from KC for a visit and get their thoughts.