Anybody ever tried the pre-cooked bacon?

[wiffleball 4,631]

First time for me. A bit skittish.

 

My first job we got it in coffee cans and had to roll it out. It was disGUSTing.

 

Please, for the love of all that is holy, tell me it's gotten better??

[Old School 360]

Paper towel, microwave, done in a minute.

It's soso, fast, easy, and no too bad

[DankNuggs 305]

It's not great but easy.

[IGotWorms 3,302]

Why? Bacon is the easiest thing to cook in the world.

[cribdog 0]

the stuff from Costco is great to have around. You get a lot, and it is super easy to use to enhance any dish.

[shovelheadt 60]

the stuff from Costco is great to have around. You get a lot, and it is super easy to use to enhance any dish.

 

Enhance is a good word, and the only thing I use it for. Toppings for salads, add to baked beans, burgers, stuff like that. For actual eating for breakfast, I go with the 'real' stuff.

[OldMaid 1,838]

Why? Bacon is the easiest thing to cook in the world.

This.

 

 

What a bunch of lazy focks.

[Drizzay 644]

Enhance is a good word, and the only thing I use it for. Toppings for salads, add to baked beans, burgers, stuff like that. For actual eating for breakfast, I go with the 'real' stuff.

 

 

This would be the correct answer. I just use the pre-cooked stuff for egg sammiches or salad.

[Mookz 1,287]

Why? Bacon is the easiest thing to cook in the world.

So what you're saying is...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eesa hambush?

[Recliner Pilot 61]

I always eat pre-cooked bacon. Uncooked bacon is bad for you.

[gocolts 300]

Why? Bacon is the easiest thing to cook in the world.

Bacon is a b1tch to cook. It curls up, part of doesn't get done while part gets borderline burnt. Hot grease burns you as you try and turn it. It makes a focking mess of the stove top. Sucks ass cleaning a pan of bacon grease. Bacon grease disposal sucks ass. Focking nightmare.

[OldMaid 1,838]

Bacon is a b1tch to cook. It curls up, part of doesn't get done while part gets borderline burnt. Hot grease burns you as you try and turn it. It makes a focking mess of the stove top. Sucks ass cleaning a pan of bacon grease. Bacon grease disposal sucks ass. Focking nightmare.

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

[gocolts 300]

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

Never tried that and I LOVE bacon. I can't afford to eat the pre-cooked stuff since it so expensive, so I have done without one of my favorite foods for years.

 

Let me ask you, does the grease make a mess in the oven???

 

How do you cook it in the summer time when the air conditioning is on???

[OldMaid 1,838]

Never tried that and I LOVE bacon. I can't afford to eat the pre-cooked stuff since it so expensive, so I have done without one of my favorite foods for years.

 

Let me ask you, does the grease make a mess in the oven???

 

How do you cook it in the summer time when the air conditioning is on???

 

Not nearly as much mess as on the stove, and if you've got a self-cleaning oven, you don't even have to clean up the mess yourself.

 

I'm not sure if I follow your other question... Air conditioning should have no effect on your oven. Although it might make your air conditioner run a little longer.

[gocolts 300]

Not nearly as much mess as on the stove, and if you've got a self-cleaning oven, you don't even have to clean up the mess yourself.

 

I'm not sure if I follow your other question... Air conditioning should have no effect on your oven. Although it might make your air conditioner run a little longer.

I do have a self cleaning oven and the self cleaning works great too.

 

Well I don't use the oven if the air is on, I figured most folks are the same way.

[OldMaid 1,838]

I do have a self cleaning oven and the self cleaning works great too.

 

Well I don't use the oven if the air is on, I figured most folks are the same way.

One more thing to add: When it gets close to the 17 minute mark you might want to keep an eye on it. It can get overdone very quickly.

[gocolts 300]

One more thing to add: When it gets close to the 17 minute mark you might want to keep an eye on it. It can get overdone very quickly.

THanks for the tips. You just might have helped some poor dude find a way to enjoy bacon again. I am going to try this before I have to turn on my air conditioning. It's a law in my house that the oven can not be used if the AC is on.

[OldMaid 1,838]

THanks for the tips. You just might have helped some poor dude find a way to enjoy bacon again. I am going to try this before I have to turn on my air conditioning. It's a law in my house that the oven can not be used if the AC is on.

Well, considering that I live in Cali where there is really only two kinds of weather- warm and warmer, that would be a hard rule to live with.

[gocolts 300]

Well, considering that I live in Cali where there is really only two kinds of weather- warm and warmer, that would be a hard rule to live with.

My son hates this rule.

[Mungwater 588]

My son hates this rule.

 

Don't you have a microwave?

[gocolts 300]

Don't you have a microwave?

I do. We use the hello out of it in the summer. Problem is, microwave pizza turns out sh1tty.

 

On the plus though, they have nearly perfected microwave fries.

[Mungwater 588]

I do. We use the hello out of it in the summer. Problem is, microwave pizza turns out sh1tty.

 

On the plus though, they have nearly perfected microwave fries.

 

Use your microwave for bacon..

 

[gocolts 300]

Use your microwave for bacon..

 

Do you have one of those cool microwave bacon devices you would recommend??? Or is there some secret I don't know about when cooking bacon in a microwave???

[Mungwater 588]

Do you have one of those cool microwave bacon devices you would recommend??? Or is there some secret I don't know about when cooking bacon in a microwave???

 

Just a plate, put a paper towel on the bottom, them bacon and another paper towel, four pieces takes about a minute, no grease clean up except throwing towels away.

[gocolts 300]

Just a plate, put a paper towel on the bottom, them bacon and another paper towel, four pieces takes about a minute, no grease clean up except throwing towels away.

Sounds pretty easy. I am going to buy some bacon tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion bro.

[IGotWorms 3,302]

Sounds pretty easy. I am going to buy some bacon tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion bro.

 

Don't microwave it. That's a terrible suggestion, it will taste like crap. Bake it per OM's suggestion.

 

I like it fried though and don't think it's near as big a problem as you say it is. Are you cooking it way too hot? The burner should be on medium IMO. Takes a little while to cook but it's worth it.

[parrot 789]

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

 

Yeah, why would I want to throw the handy pre-cooked bacon in the microwave and have it in 30 seconds when I can bake some up in a mere 17-20 minutes?

 

Sometimes I will throw a potato in the oven too, even if I don't feel like a baked potato, because in a few hours, who knows?

[OldMaid 1,838]

Yeah, why would I want to throw the handy pre-cooked bacon in the microwave and have it in 30 seconds when I can bake some up in a mere 17-20 minutes?

 

Sometimes I will throw a potato in the oven too, even if I don't feel like a baked potato, because in a few hours, who knows?

You do realize this was in response to GoColts saying the precooked bacon was too expensive and that making it on the stovetop was a messy pain in the ass?

[DankNuggs 305]

enjoy self cleaning a grease spattered oven...

 

keep an empty metal can and pour the grease from the pan into it to congeal before throwing away.. Cook eggs in pan afterwards FTW.

 

I tried doing thick cut applewood smoked bacon and it didn't come out great, have to cook it forever to get it crispy considering how thick it is.

[The Moz 69]

So all bacon isn't already fully cooked? Damn.

[parrot 789]

You do realize this was in response to GoColts saying the precooked bacon was too expensive and that making it on the stovetop was a messy pain in the ass?

 

Sure but I think you also seconded the thing about it being the easiest thing in the world to cook and there was something about "lazy focks". I'm not lazy, I'd just rather spend 3 minutes making a BLT than 30.

[OldMaid 1,838]

Sure but I think you also seconded the thing about it being the easiest thing in the world to cook and there was something about "lazy focks". I'm not lazy, I'd just rather spend 3 minutes making a BLT than 30.

You can precook it you know... Microwave bacon is teh suck. I'll take taste over convenience any day. It's also not like you can't doing something else while the bacon is cooking. So whatever... if you're happy with how you do it, fine. Just don't invite me over for lunch.

 

 

I also second Dank's suggestion of keeping an old can to pour the grease in. You shouldn't put grease down your sink drain, anyway, so this makes it really easy to dispose of.

[Bier Meister 1,512]

i have never tried pre-cooked bacon. to prepare for service, we would make bacon as stated by OM.... line large sheet trays with parchment. lay out the bacon and cook until crisp. there have been times i have used bacon as garnish. i would place a cooling rack on top of the sheet tray and lay out the bacon. it does not lose it's shape and does not cook in it's own fat (cleaner). you just have to be careful with the grease on the sheet tray afterwards.

 

at home... pan fry.

 

i like to save the fat for other cooking (and have made a bacon vinaigrette with it as well)

[Mike Honcho 4,010]

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

 

[Mike Honcho 4,010]

I do. We use the hello out of it in the summer. Problem is, microwave pizza turns out sh1tty.

 

On the plus though, they have nearly perfected microwave fries.

 

Your diet scares me.

[mobb_deep 917]

Your diet scares me.

 

Tax dollars at work. Microwave pizzas and air conditioning for all! MK-Ultra.

[The Moz 69]

The only Microwave Pizza's that didn't completly suck were the mini Red Barons I used to get in College -- then again I was probably just really hungry

[NorthernVike 2,079]

The only Microwave Pizza's that didn't completly suck were the mini Red Barons I used to get in College -- then again I was probably just really hungry and stoned.

[Frank M 181]

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

 

The only problem is that you can't get 3 pounds of bacon on a cookie sheet without overcrowding.

[Cruzer 1,992]

That"s because you're doing it wrong. For perfect bacon everytime, put it in the oven.

 

OVEN BAKED BACON

 

Arrange bacon on a cookie sheet (do not overcrowd)

 

Put cookie sheet in the oven COLD DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN

 

Turn oven on to 400 and bake for 17-20 min.

 

Drain bacon on paper towels.

This is exactly right - and you don't have to watch over it. Comes out perfect

every time.