On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 9:22:03 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > How do you cook your bacon?
> >
> > I do it in the fry pan or on a griddle. Tried it once in the oven and
> > did not care for the texture. Tried it in the microwave and did not
> > care for that one either, so back to frying.
> >
> > Last weekend my daughter stayed over. For breakfast, I let my SIL make
> > the bacon in the oven. It was OK, but still prefer frying.
> >
> > The oven is easier, the bacon stays flat, but the texture is just not
> > the same. I'll stick to the fry pan.
>
> we get packages of pre-cooked crumbled stuff, works
> great, just nuke them a bit to get them to the desired
> amount of crunch. best thing - no grease to deal with
> or dispose of.

The grease is about 25% of the point of cooking bacon. We
save it and use it for cooking eggs, browning onions,
and a whole raft of other things.

> figured the price per lb of what you
> buy and then throw away the grease it's close enough
> in price. so our cooking of bacon comes down to putting
> a little in a cup or bowl and nuking it for 15-30
> seconds or so.

Well, to each their own. I buy quality bacon and use
everything but the steam.

Cindy Hamilton