How to Cook Perfect Bacon
Curtis Stone shares his sizzling trade secret to cooking perfect bacon, whether you pan-fry it or bake it in the oven.
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Step 1: Bacon Types
There are a variety of bacon types to choose from: thick-cut or thin cut, smoked or non-smoked, naturally smoked vs. liquid smoked, and with or without sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite is a preservative and coloring additive that may be a health risk.
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Step 2: Never Cook Bacon Naked!
Bacon's wonderful but it can be messy to cook in a pan with the grease spattering everywhere. Try cooking it in the oven. Heat your oven to 350º -375°. Get two cooking trays, cover one with kitchen paper and lay your strips down, cover the bacon with a second sheet of kitchen paper. Place another cooking tray right over the top this will keep in the heat and keep your bacon flat.
Step 1: Bacon Types
There are a variety of bacon types to choose from: thick-cut or thin cut, smoked or non-smoked, naturally smoked vs. liquid smoked, and with or without sodium nitrite. Sodium nitrite is a preservative and coloring additive that may be a health risk.
Step 2: Never Cook Bacon Naked!
Bacon's wonderful but it can be messy to cook in a pan with the grease spattering everywhere. Try cooking it in the oven. Heat your oven to 350º -375°. Get two cooking trays, cover one with kitchen paper and lay your strips down, cover the bacon with a second sheet of kitchen paper. Place another cooking tray right over the top this will keep in the heat and keep your bacon flat.
Items You'll Need
- Bacon
- Cooking Trays
- Kitchen Paper
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ANOTHER good/great way to fry bacon is in the microwave oven. Be sure to cover with a paper towel to keep the splatters at bay. A "special microwave skillet" is made especially for this purpose. It is IDEAL! It is ramped for grease run-off and has built-in "grills" for non-sticking and a trough to catch the grease. I've been using mine for 28 years, and it is still as good as new. It only takes a few minutes to cook a half-pound of bacon.. I LOVE it.........you will too........(I'm SURE!) ~~DAVEEN
January 12 2013 at 5:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyACCKSSS!! I am in love with BACON! I love everything to do with bacon being cooked, grilled or whatever. BUT what is the difference of those 3 or 4 bacons being showed? Why was it panned with 2 pans? How to time it in different ways for different purpsoes? Therefore the show still needs to be subtitled! Thanks.
March 12 2012 at 12:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply2 hours
March 11 2012 at 9:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyhe never said how long to cook it for !!
March 11 2012 at 9:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCooking Bacon in oven sounds great, what time and what tempreture? Please.
March 11 2012 at 9:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBacon...a gift from the Food gods...I switched from pan frying and went to oven 340-345 degrees for 18-20 minutes - comes out yummy everytime...
March 11 2012 at 8:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDid you know that if you have 2 overlapping cookie sheets of bacon in the oven and one hangs up on the other during removal, causing the pan to tip hot bacon grease into your oven, a flash fireball while ensue? You CAN, however, smother said fireball by closing the oven door. Or so I've heard. X-D
March 11 2012 at 8:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBBQ is great. Low (watch for flair-ups) or indirect heat.
March 11 2012 at 8:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow long do you cook it in the oven?
March 11 2012 at 7:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou didn't say how long to leave it in oven.
March 11 2012 at 7:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyjdeard5400@aol.com....would LOVE to cook bacon without the mess!!!!
Why wouldn't you give the time amount to cook the bacon?
March 11 2012 at 5:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply2 days
March 11 2012 at 9:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply