How to Cook Bacon

I love bacon. I have with breakfast, in sandwiches, on salads, on burgers, in pastas, on a baked potato.

Cooking bacon sounds easy right? I’ve seen people fry it in oil, in the microwave or people just using that pre-cooked bacon. No.

When you go out for breakfast or brunch, diners are cooking bacon on their flat-top. At home we don’t have a flat-top but a non-stick pan (or cast-iron) will do the trick.

Half of bacon’s weight is fat. Use that fat to cook it. This this method will give you crisp tasty bacon.

How to Cook Bacon

Stove-Top Method

1. Have a container to pour off bacon fat.Take your bacon out of the fridge. Place rashers side by side (not overlapping) in a non-stick pan and turn the heat on to medium.
2. After about 4 minutes, you should see some rendered fat and the edges browning a bit. Time to flip the bacon.
3. Cook another minute or so. Check to see the bottom side is brown and crisp, flip and cook until bacon is cooked to your desired doneness.
4. Place bacon on a paper-lined plate, pour off bacon fat in a container.

You may on occasion be entertaining family/friends and wish to cook more bacon than a pan can hold. Bacon in the oven is the way to go.

Bacon in the Oven

1. Place your bacon on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Turn your oven on to 400F, place your bacon on the middle rack and bake for about 20 minutes or until crisp.
2. Transfer bacon to a paper-lined tray and serve.
3. Pour off bacon fat in a container.

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