In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon in
water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the water
boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium low and
cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:07:14 -0500, "Phyllis Stone"
> wrote:

> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon in
> water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the water
> boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium low and
> cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?

No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.


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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:08:26 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.
>
> Deep frying bacon is the best way to cook it f you're in a restaurant
> kitchen with nice deep, always-on fryers with vent hoods. But it's
> not worth doing at home unless you already have oil on for something
> else.


We always used salamanders for bacon. Wasting 5 gallons of oil got
expensive fast.



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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:25 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:08:26 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.
>>>
>>> Deep frying bacon is the best way to cook it f you're in a restaurant
>>> kitchen with nice deep, always-on fryers with vent hoods. But it's
>>> not worth doing at home unless you already have oil on for something
>>> else.
>>
>> We always used salamanders for bacon. Wasting 5 gallons of oil got
>> expensive fast.
>
> Most restaurants always have filtered fryers going. You're not
> wasting oil, you're adding to it. Much more efficient.
>

If you want everything fried to taste like bacon.



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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:14:44 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:25 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:08:26 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.
>>>>>
>>>>> Deep frying bacon is the best way to cook it f you're in a restaurant
>>>>> kitchen with nice deep, always-on fryers with vent hoods. But it's
>>>>> not worth doing at home unless you already have oil on for something
>>>>> else.
>>>>
>>>> We always used salamanders for bacon. Wasting 5 gallons of oil got
>>>> expensive fast.
>>>
>>> Most restaurants always have filtered fryers going. You're not
>>> wasting oil, you're adding to it. Much more efficient.
>>
>> If you want everything fried to taste like bacon.
>
> It doesn't. The amount of bacon fat in the fryer is negligible. And
> bacon fat doesn't taste much like bacon assuming the fryer filter is
> doing it's job.
>

Fryer filters remove particulates which burn and prematurely destroy he oil.
They do not remove flavor and smoked bacon has a heavy hickory aroma which
you cannot get rid of.

> I thought you were too busy inventing the INternet to be working in a
> restaurant for any length of time?

I am a multi-tasker. I worked all through college. 40-50 hours a week.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 21:00:02 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:14:44 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:25 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:08:26 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Deep frying bacon is the best way to cook it f you're in a restaurant
>>>>>> kitchen with nice deep, always-on fryers with vent hoods. But it's
>>>>>> not worth doing at home unless you already have oil on for something
>>>>>> else.
>>>>>
>>>>> We always used salamanders for bacon. Wasting 5 gallons of oil got
>>>>> expensive fast.
>>>>
>>>> Most restaurants always have filtered fryers going. You're not
>>>> wasting oil, you're adding to it. Much more efficient.
>>>
>>> If you want everything fried to taste like bacon.
>>
>> It doesn't. The amount of bacon fat in the fryer is negligible. And
>> bacon fat doesn't taste much like bacon assuming the fryer filter is
>> doing it's job.
>>
>
>Fryer filters remove particulates which burn and prematurely destroy he oil.
>They do not remove flavor and smoked bacon has a heavy hickory aroma which
>you cannot get rid of.

No need to dispose of it, the deep fryer used for bacon is drained and
that fat is stored in the walk-in reefer until the next batch of bacon
needs cooking. Restaurants will cook a week's worth at a time and
store it in the fridge for use as needed, then they reheat a portion
or three in a small amount of hot oil, typically a sauce pan with a
fry basket. I deep fried bacon to feed 400 every day. There is no
other way to fry that much bacon from raw to feed so many in forty
minutes. Restaurants that do a large breakfast business (like IHOP,
HoJos, etal.) do exactly the same. And used cooking fat isn't wasted,
it's sold to fat brokers who guard their route, there's big bucks in
used cooking fat, plus it's illegal to dump it with waste water or in
landfills. Used cooking fat is reclaimed and used for many everyday
products, from dried animal feed, to cosmetics, all kinds of soaps,
etc. Dried animal feed uses more reclaimed cooking fat than all other
uses combined. Lipstick is reclaimed cooking fat.

On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:21:04 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 21:00:02 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:14:44 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:25 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:08:26 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No. That's a new one and it sounds as silly as deep frying bacon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Deep frying bacon is the best way to cook it f you're in a restaurant
>>>>>>> kitchen with nice deep, always-on fryers with vent hoods. But it's
>>>>>>> not worth doing at home unless you already have oil on for something
>>>>>>> else.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We always used salamanders for bacon. Wasting 5 gallons of oil got
>>>>>> expensive fast.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most restaurants always have filtered fryers going. You're not
>>>>> wasting oil, you're adding to it. Much more efficient.
>>>>
>>>> If you want everything fried to taste like bacon.
>>>
>>> It doesn't. The amount of bacon fat in the fryer is negligible. And
>>> bacon fat doesn't taste much like bacon assuming the fryer filter is
>>> doing it's job.
>>>
>>
>> Fryer filters remove particulates which burn and prematurely destroy he oil.
>> They do not remove flavor and smoked bacon has a heavy hickory aroma which
>> you cannot get rid of.
>
>Had you ever worked in a restaurant that deep fries bacon, you'd know
>you're wrong. The smoke flavor manifests itself as solids which are
>removed by proper filters. If you're worried about it, then don't fry
>anything else in the bacon fryer.

Many restaurants, especially in the south, prize the excess
accumulated bacon fryer fat for cooking eggs, home fries, grits, etc.

On 4/28/2014 8:07 AM, Phyllis Stone wrote:
> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon
> in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the
> water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium
> low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?

Not with bacon, but I do that with sausage.

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On 4/28/2014 11:56 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 4/28/2014 8:07 AM, Phyllis Stone wrote:
>> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon
>> in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the
>> water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium
>> low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?
>
> Not with bacon, but I do that with sausage.
>


Yes, but I bring the water maybe half way up the side. It helps to cook
it through and once the water is gone, you can get the casing done.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:56:19 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> On 4/28/2014 8:07 AM, Phyllis Stone wrote:
> > In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon
> > in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the
> > water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium
> > low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?
>
> Not with bacon, but I do that with sausage.

Yes! Steam first to cook through, then brown the outside.


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On 4/28/2014 2:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:56:19 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/28/2014 8:07 AM, Phyllis Stone wrote:
>>> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon
>>> in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the
>>> water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium
>>> low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?
>>
>> Not with bacon, but I do that with sausage.
>
> Yes! Steam first to cook through, then brown the outside.
>
>
Yeppers. I mostly do that with Italian sausage or fresh bratwurst.

Jill

Phyllis Stone wrote:
> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking
> bacon in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover.
> When the water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn
> heat to medium low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of
> this and tried it?

This is not new - my wife, whose mother was Welsh, grew up on boiled
bacon and hates it (and still talksa about it)to this day.

There is nothing good about this, save the fact that the "recipe" you
cite has you cook it until the water is gone and then you get to fry it
as the good Lord intended. If you see someone doing this, scream and
run away.

-S-

In article >, says...
>
> Phyllis Stone wrote:
> > In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking
> > bacon in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover.
> > When the water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn
> > heat to medium low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of
> > this and tried it?
>
> This is not new - my wife, whose mother was Welsh, grew up on boiled
> bacon and hates it (and still talksa about it)to this day.

Boiled bacon (in Wales, or anywhere else in the UK) is not what was
described above. It's a joint of meat, not rashers, and you don't boil
it dry or crisp it after. It stays covered in water throughout the
cooking. Unrelated to crispy breakfast bacon.

A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.

Janet UK.

Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> Phyllis Stone wrote:
>>> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking
>>> bacon in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to
>>> cover. When the water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is
>>> gone turn heat to medium low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever
>>> heard of this and tried it?
>>
>> This is not new - my wife, whose mother was Welsh, grew up on boiled
>> bacon and hates it (and still talksa about it)to this day.
>
> Boiled bacon (in Wales, or anywhere else in the UK) is not what was
> described above. It's a joint of meat, not rashers, and you don't boil
> it dry or crisp it after. It stays covered in water throughout the
> cooking. Unrelated to crispy breakfast bacon.
>
> A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
> boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
> was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.
>
> Janet UK.

Thank you - I have never seen the stuff, just heard stories about it.

-S-

On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:03 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> Janet wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> >
> > A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
> > boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
> > was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.
> >
> > Janet UK.
>
> Thank you - I have never seen the stuff, just heard stories about it.
>
Would that be the parsley sauce or the *joint* of bacon? Both are new
to me.


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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:03 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> Janet wrote:
>> > In article >, says...
>> >
>> > A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
>> > boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
>> > was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.
>> >
>> > Janet UK.
>>
>> Thank you - I have never seen the stuff, just heard stories about it.
>>
> Would that be the parsley sauce or the *joint* of bacon? Both are new
> to me.

What you call a 'roast' we call a 'joint' ie a piece of meat.

Parsley sauce is just basically a white sauce with chopped parsley mixed in:

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/5442/parsley-sauce.aspx

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In article >,
says...
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:03 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
> > Janet wrote:
> > > In article >, says...
> > >
> > > A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
> > > boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
> > > was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.
> > >
> > > Janet UK.
> >
> > Thank you - I have never seen the stuff, just heard stories about it.
> >
> Would that be the parsley sauce or the *joint* of bacon? Both are new
> to me.

Pic and recipe here

http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/fo...n-and-cabbage-
with-parsley-sauce

Janet UK

In article >, ost
says...
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:23:12 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:03 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Janet wrote:
> >>> In article >, says...
> >>>
> >>> A neighbour gave us supper the other evening and served a joint of
> >>> boiled bacon with a mustard sauce, steamed new potatoes and beans.. it
> >>> was homely and delicious. I usually serve it with a parsley sauce.
> >>
> >> Thank you - I have never seen the stuff, just heard stories about it.
> >>
> > Would that be the parsley sauce or the *joint* of bacon? Both are new
> > to me.
>
> Coleman's Parsley Sauce is a staple in most any grocery store's
> British foods section.
>
> http://colmans.co.uk/our-range/pour-...parsley-sauce/
>
> -sw

Horrible stuff! So easy to make fresh

Janet UK

"Phyllis Stone" > wrote in message
...
> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon
> in water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the
> water boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium
> low and cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?

Many times I will soak bacon in water overnight before frying which makes it
taste more like side pork, but I have never actually cooked it in water.

Cheri

Sounds like the formula to cook dry salt cured country ham slices cept..you got to chunk the water as opposed to letting it boil away..or it dont shed the salt which bound to be the object of the game. Not sure but maybe dry cured country bacon works the same way.

thanks for the information

On Monday, April 28, 2014 3:07:14 AM UTC-10, Phyllis Stone wrote:
> In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon in
>
> water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the water
>
> boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium low and
>
> cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?

I have not tried this but this morning, I dredged bacon in flour and fried it up in some vegetable oil. Fry the bacon until light brown. Bacon done this way will splatter less and be crispy with being burnt. It also frys up faster and has a smoother taste. It's good looking too. :-)

On Monday, April 28, 2014 7:00:52 AM UTC-7, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:07:14 -0500, Phyllis Stone wrote:
>
>
>
> > In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon in
>
> > water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the water
>
> > boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium low and
>
> > cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?
>
>
>
> Yes. It leaches all the salt and flavor out of the bacon and leaves
>
> it burnt onto the bottom of the pan. Stick with the oven-sheet
>
> pan-optional rack method, especially if you want to cook any sort of
>
> quantity (more than 7 ounces at a time).
>
>
>
> -sw


what he said. I cook a lot of bacon at one time in the oven. Then I keep it in the fridge for uses all week. It's the best methodology for perfectly done bacon.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:12:17 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Monday, April 28, 2014 7:00:52 AM UTC-7, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:07:14 -0500, Phyllis Stone wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > In one of the cooking magazines there are instructions for cooking bacon in
>>
>> > water. It says to put in skillet with enough water to cover. When the water
>>
>> > boils lower heat to medium. Once water is gone turn heat to medium low and
>>
>> > cook until crisp. Has anyone ever heard of this and tried it?
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes. It leaches all the salt and flavor out of the bacon and leaves
>>
>> it burnt onto the bottom of the pan. Stick with the oven-sheet
>>
>> pan-optional rack method, especially if you want to cook any sort of
>>
>> quantity (more than 7 ounces at a time).
>>
>>
>>
>> -sw
>
>
>what he said. I cook a lot of bacon at one time in the oven. Then I keep it in the fridge for uses all week. It's the best methodology for perfectly done bacon.

I have a 14" pan with high sides (more like a chicken fryer) that can
easily cook a whole pound of bacon at a time... the high sides cut way
down on spatter.