Cooking Bacon (in a pot vs in the oven)…one way is clearly better!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2023
- We’ve cooked bacon so many different ways around here, but today was the day to officially decide the overall best way.
+ we ruled out microwave because:
It takes too long to microwave the massive quantity of bacon that we eat.
Microwaves aren’t exactly healthy (not that bacon is a winner in the health department), but we prefer to only use the microwave when necessary.
+ Option 1: cooking bacon in a large pot. The goal is to decrease the grease splatter since it’s in a large pot.
+ Option 2: cooking it in the oven.
They’re both quite easy, but one way resulted in a better taste!
And I DO love my cast iron for most things, but I really hate bacon grease everywhere, so that’s why we’re giving the big pot a try.
How do YOU cook bacon??
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I like mine in the oven. 400° for 20 minutes on aluminum foil comes out perfect for me.
Nice!!
@@scottmason6282 There is zero difference in the two sides of aluminum foil, unless you buy the non-stick variety.
Hey,if its bacon count me in. I don't care how its being cooked 😂🤣😅🥓
Well, I tend to agree with you!! 😂
I like oven method because you don’t have to watch it. Parchment paper rather than foil makes cleanup easy
Oh yeah. I haven’t tried it with parchment paper! Great idea.
I've been cooking bacon in the oven for a few yrs now & love this method! I do mine at 375° for 15 min (for normal/thin-sliced bacon). Sometimes, it may need 1-2 mins more because of the variations in thickness & for thick-sliced bacon. It comes out crisp (like you & I like it!). I set the parchment-lined half sheet pan on the stovetop slightly tipped, so the lovely bacon fat flows to one side, off the bacon. Love that crispy snap!
Yes, that snap!!!!!
Sitting in the grease on the foil in the oven helps make it crispy. I like my bacon flatter and crispy so it works out great and cleanup is so easy.
Yeah!
we love oven cooked bacon, We also use our portable cast iron griddle to cook it outside sometimes as well. avoiding the stove top seems to help w keeping that strong smell down,,,,we have never tried cooking from a pot, but maybe we will
Outside is a great idea!
The oven, because bacon is a stoner food. So, you just need to remember 420. 400⁰ for 20 min.
That leaves the bacon chewy, but is easily reheated later or to a crisper cook.
The crispier the better. 🙌🏼
Great idea!! i did try this method in a pot, with a half cup water, came out great! had BLT's!
Good stuff!
You don’t have to elevate in oven. It’ll crisp up in its grease.
Yeah!!
I kinda thought it would curl in a pot.. GOOD VIDEO and good tips.. THANKS.
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I cook mine in the over. However, if I could find a cast iron saucer, I thin that would combine the best of both worlds--high sides and cast iron. And stainless steel.
Oh I love cast iron!
I like mine cooked in the air fryer best. Also, if you cut into 4ths instead of half, there's less curling.
I may try the air fryer. Ours is kinda small though, so it may not be efficient.
that was thoroughly enjoyable to watch, and listen to! plus i learned something!
Cool, thanks!
The best way to cook bacon, IS WITH HEAT! That's the only way.
True. It’s hard to get bacon wrong.
I usually cook bacon in a microwave until hundreds of little bubbles form on the surface. I've seen others cook bacon in the oven (and in a skillet with water) and you'll also see hundreds of little bubbles form on the surface. All of the fat is cooked out, but it is chewy at this stage. I think you'd want to continue cooking until all of those bubbles disappear and the bacon snaps (and is well done).
That sounds perfect.
What did you do to keep the pot fried bacon so flat?
Cut it in half and then laid it flat. Only a few pieces curled up.
Your pot cooked bacon was better because you cooked it in bacon fat, which you did not do for the oven version. I cook mine on a cookie sheet in the oven, but I cover it with parchment and a second cookie sheet, so it comes out perfectly flat. This is not really necessary, but I like flat pieces for BLTs.
👍🏼 we prefer flat also.
OVERDONE!!, but to each their own. My wife likes her bacon crispy......I don't. I like it in the oven for 20 minutes. Cold oven set to 425F. By the time it hits that temp you have like five min. left. I think perfect.
Luckily, our whole family agrees on the overdone bacon. 😂 Makes it easy.
In the pot, the bacon cooked in it's grease. In the oven you elevated it out of it's grease. Possible reason for taste difference.
👍🏼 makes sense!
Making bacon in the microwave works perfectly for just me. In a glass pie pan I place 3 strips folded in half vertically covering with a top, cook for 4 minutes, take out and drain the bacon grease, flip it over and repeat and drain again. Easy-peasy, works perfectly and I'm left with a square of perfectly cooked bacon with no pan to clean.
Sounds perfect
Microwaved bacon just doesn't taste the same. It's quick and easy, but not as good.
@@Bobrogers99 Allow me to correct your statement: It doesn''t taste the same to YOU, because it tastes fine to me and I've been eating bacon for over 60 years now.
I've only seen Dr. Berry do it in a pot--- but then- I don't cook it at all-- it's TOO EXPENSIVE.... went to WALMART yesterday and a small pack was $10.98 and didn't even look good.. I can eat a plate full by myselfand NOT even be full... so I can NOT afford it right now--- I actually bought a CHUCK STEAK for $5 , and that means I can have 2 steaks for what ONE plate of bacon costs.. which is a shame-- I LOVE bacon.
Yeah, it’s insane how expensive it’s gotten. I try to stock up and get it BOGO at our local Food Lion when they have a sale.
I cook my bacon in the oven at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it's as done as we like it to be. It gets placed on a parchment lined cookie sheet or silicone sheet. Turns out great. Cooks the same as if it was done in a pot because it cooks in its own fat. Then I put it on paper towel. If it's elevated, the fat drains off and the bacon is more dry and loses its flavor.
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Cooking bacon in the oven would be ideal for making BLT sandwiches.
Cooking bacon in a pot would be ideal if you're just placing the bacon on a breakfast plate with your eggs and toast.
Agree!
This was very helpful! Honestly never really cooked pork bacon routinely until 3-4 years ago. I’m in my sixties, haha! It’s so messy and makes the house smell. I’ll try the pot and also make a variation of the oven method.
Let me know how you like it! It’s so much easier 🫶
@@nelsonfarmshomesteading I loved the pot on the stove method! Less grease everywhere and the odor was reduced quite a bit!
Yay! Glad you liked it.
So in the pot..... on high???? How long does it take to turn brown/get crispy.
It took about 10 minutes. Med high.
Thanks! It worked great for me and love that there is no mess. I have a dedicated pot for this and once it cools I place the whole pot in the fridge for next time.@@nelsonfarmshomesteading
the whole idea for using a pot, is it cooks in it's own grease.....pot wins...hands down
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Use the bottom of the pan drippings for beans just add water or make soup
YESSSSS!
Use parchment paper, not aluminum foil. Much crispier and no need to elevate.
Never considered that. I’ll try it!
Thats called break bacon
The best!
I don't like my bacon that well done. But you can just stop at a little bit sooner. It's a perfect method cooking bacon in a tall pot. No mess and all gets cooked in its own fat. I don't know why more people don't realize this. Everything else is a pain in the ass
It’s definitely easier!
You took the oven bacon out of the grease, the pot bacon cooked in the grease the whole time.
Yeah
put bacon in a cold oven. Turn to 400 degrees. When it gets to temp, set your timer. 8 minutes on average, but thickness dictates that.
You messed up with the rack. It tastes better when it cooks in its own grease. It browns just fine.
Not a valid comparison, cause you decided that it needed to be out of the grease,
Never considered putting in a cold oven.
I don't like my bacon that crispy.
We can’t eat it any other way 😂
@nelsonfarmshomesteading I know a lot of folks that like it crispy. I like it cooked but still flexible enough to bend. On a salad I like it crispy.
Nah that's overcooked!
No way! 😂
Please marry me
I’ll pass