How Do You Cook Your Bacon?

[Badgers]

Poached

 

[telbert]

cut of rind and fry until crispy, smother in black pepper &chilli vinagar,eat.

 

[pinkmonkey]

In a cast iron griddle pan with a cast iron panini press lid (you can get 'em from John Lewis) on the top. With no added oil, until they are almost cremated.

 

[idioteque]

Fry in lots of oil, with the rind-pressing technique to get 'em nice and crispy. If the rind doesn't look like it'll be crispy enough by the last possible moment the rashers can be in the pan without burning, take it out and cut the rind off.

Serve between buttered slices of white bread with loads of ketchup.

 

[Pingu]

mrs pingu likes her bacon german style (hold it up to a lightbulb for 4-5 seconds and call it cooked)

me I normally grill or griddle it until it looks like its been on a trip to the crematorium

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Fried with garlic olive oil.

 

[Geri]

grilled and crispy, fat left on

Me too - although I don't like too much fat so I tend to buy extra trimmed.

The cost of bacon has gone through the roof lately, has anyone else noticed this?

 

[DotCommunist]

Why people fry with oil I don't know. Bacon is fatty enough as it is.

 

[bi0boy]

I'm never sure what to do so generally use whatever method is most convenient given the other things I am cooking

I can never get the rind nice and crispy though

 

[Maggot]

Had some veggie bacon just before reading this. Fried on both sides, then served in a sandwich with ketchup.

 

[oddworld]

My Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine

George Foreman

 

[Structaural]

Thick cut - cast iron griddle, thin cut - grill. Veggie bacon - bah, I form my bacon into vegetables.

 

[idioteque]

I've got some serious bacon cravings right now.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I've got some serious bacon cravings right now.

Me too, I've got some nice smoked bacon in the fridge which is going to get fried up any minute!

 

[cesare]

My Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine

George Foreman

I use mine for that sometimes too. Bit of a bugger to clean afterwards though.

 

[oddworld]

I use mine for that sometimes too. Bit of a bugger to clean afterwards though.

Ahhh i have this down to a fine art, you turn it on so the fat warms up , when its slightly warm you just run a piece of kitchen roll over it and it soaks up all the fat. Wipe with a soapy cloth after - job done.

 

[DuckQuack'sEcho]

Sometimes I do it between two flat oven trays in a hot oven. Keeps it flat, and it goes crisp (after it comes out of the oven - something to do with needing air to crispen).

I'm trying this for tea tonight, with eggs and toast. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[DuckQuack'sEcho]

I'm trying this for tea tonight, with eggs and toast. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Didn't turn out very well but I think the problem has more to do with the uneven distribution of heat in my oven than anything else, including the methodology.

I gave the few crispy bits to my wife who has less tolerance for flaccid bacon than I do.

The eggs were nice.

 

[Orang Utan]

What's a skillet?

I fry mine. Bacon's not as good as it used to be - where's the rind gone? Tis the best bit! I wish you could buy pure rinds

 

[strung out]

What's a skillet?

posh frying pan basically