My mom grew up an a farm, with pigs, chickens,a cow a garden,she grew up on bacon she still eats bacon and saves the grease for seasoning I’ve never thought it was good for her,she just Celebrated her 100th birthday this month…she’s still on that Southern diet…lives at home and is alert x ‘s A 100,she is amazing!!!
I remember my mom and grandparents and the past generation saving the grease. 😊. They lived to a ripe old age. Now I see why. We’re in the South as well. 😊
Debating on making bacon right now... 10 min after midnight and I'm 172 hours into a fast ... But I have to find the perfect food... I've never made it past 5 days so now, being past 7.... I'm struggling to find what in the world I want to break this fast with... Any ideas? Thinking about cabbage and bacon... Since it's still keto... But also have a couple huge chucks on the ready, lamb, ribeye, and a ton of grass fed burgers... Don't know if I want to stay zero carb or have a handful like that cabbage ... Lost about 16 pounds in these 7 days ... I want to keep fasting but I am getting pretty hungry and fairly weak ... Ahhhhhh... Still to undecided too eat.... Great video
@@SzechuanChickenDog Is this your first fast? You might want to break the fast with just Bone Broth & a few eggs. Your stomach isn't use to food to digest a ribeye right away
@@DaBurghSteelers I've done hundreds but never past 5 days. And the 5 day fasts I ate several pounds of red meat with no issues. This was just more me watching tons of food videos 1. Because I'm hungry and 2. Because I'm an obsessive over planner but usually that means junk food binges. So I'm trying to at least eat real food and not binge. I definitely struggle with it. I'm dry brining a large chuck now. So I'll probably eat that but I still don't know what I'll eat it with... As long as it's not junk food I'll be happy 😂😂
I used to eat a pound of ribeye steak every day at lunch but noticed that I was getting hungry at night and needed something to hold me over. I also noticed how expensive eating steak was. At Sam's Club in my area, it was almost $15 a pound. Frying up bacon in a pan was a pain, so I refrained from doing it. Then, I discovered your method, and that has changed EVERYTHING for me. I buy 4 pounds of bacon at Sam's for $24 dollars and eat one pound per day, usually all in one sitting. The amazing thing is, I now have absolutely NO cravings for any additional food at night, making my 23-hour fasting sustainable and enjoyable. Whenever I would need to eat at night I would feel guilty for not having the discipline to fight the hunger cravings, but now...yep...no guilt. I recognize that it has nothing to do with discipline. Rather, it has everything to do with giving my body the necessary ingredients to keep it satisfied. Thank you, Dr. and Mrs. Berry.
Okay, I have seen this video several times and just tried it tonight. My Lord, what took me so long? This is the BEST method I have ever used for cooking bacon. The bacon was fantastic and I have never cooked so much bacon so quickly, and never seen such a small amount of mess/clean up afterwards. I sure wish I had a Dr. Berry near me. My doctor told me again today that my cholesterol was a bit high, so I came home and had bacon and eggs for dinner. She said it was because of my high fat ketogenic way of eating. I told her I was 58 and never felt better in my life. 🙌🤷♂️😂
I have a coconut oil capuccino every morning, and that makes my overall cholesterol and my LDL (bad) cholesterol numbers high. So 2 weeks before my annual checkup labs I replace the coconut oil with extra virgin olive oil -- and my numbers are all beautiful again.
@@nativeceltbirdog1527 I actually had a follow up appointment with my doctor two weeks ago. Same doctor. More bloodwork because my cholesterol numbers were a bit high last time. This time, I had lost 4 lbs. I am 6’2” and 180 lbs. wearing 30W X 34L pants and will soon be 59 y/o. My blood pressure was 101/71. She wouldn’t say it to my face, but put in the notes that my cholesterol numbers were looking much better and to keep doing what I was doing. So, I had a big ribeye for dinner that night, and more bacon and eggs for breakfast the next day. 🎉 BTW, She is in her early 30s and about 30 lbs overweight. Maybe I should be HER doctor. 🤷♂️
@@doughooks7411 Ha! That's a great. Reminds of how I've never met a nutritionist or dietitian who wasn't overweight. Their advice may be a good thing down at the cancer ward where patients have poor appetites, but healthy people should stay away from them!
Thank you. I find myself at 53, pre-diabetic, pre-menopause , hardly eating, yet overweight , inflamation. I was alway very active, competing in body building, natural. I dont know the overweight body I have now. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow, going carnivore.❤
BTW: some now cook their bacon in an Air Fryer, less messy & the bacon grease falls through the top plate holes so you can easily save it. The cooking plate prevents the oil from splattering all-over too.
I did mine this morning. It was a mess🤣 But I clean greasy surfaces with laundry powder soap. Super easy. I loved your method. I'll try it next time. Thank you dr Berry and Neisha
So EASY!!! I cooked up a pound tonight as I was hardboiling some eggs. NO MESS! I can't believe how evenly it all crisps up with the stirring, and lid on for entire time! by the end the great bacon oils are deep frying the bacon chips so perfectly! I chill my bacon grease in a flat tin on parchment in the freezer; then break it into wafers that I stack in a tupperware I keep in the freezer. It never freezes hard and I grab a wafer or three when I cook anything; to fry in or add seasoning to veggies. I always have plents of bacon grease wafers!
@KenDBerryMD I have one - and only one - question: WHY are you wasting valuable bacon grease? Instead of putting that bacon on a towel, I recommend you put it in a strainer/sieve and set that on top of the pot, so the "excess" grease drips back in with the rest. No more wasting grease on paper towels. Let me say that again: NO MORE WASTING VALUABLE BACON GREASE ON PAPER TOWELS. (Sacrilege!)
In Germany the pot of bacon grease is called Schmaltz and it usually has bacon pieces in it. They sell it at the store as well in the deli section. I make my own with my bacon grease.
This is how I’ve made bacon for years, only I start it with a little water in the bottom to first boil/steam render the maximum amount of fat, prevent burning, and improve the crisp texture of the finished product. The water cooks completely out, of course. The rendered bacon fat doesn’t have an over-browned flavor AT ALL. I love it!
Make sure your pot is nice and thick on the bottom. That helps a lot. Honestly, I’ve been doing it in the 6-quart instant pot for so long that I may not even be able to make the bacon on the stove anymore. I use my IP as a regular cooking pot more than I use it as a pressure cooker. 😬
@@monstermcboo7282 yes, I've been using the IP for bacon and so much other stuff. Tried the water tip yesterday but it didn't make any difference on the stuff stuck on the bottom.
Oh no! That stinks. I use whatever clean and sugar free bacon I can find, thick and thin cut. I look for the fattiest packages I can find, too. So I know it’s not a matter of thickness. Hmm. I’ll ask DH if he can help with some tips. He’s a professional chef.
I used to cook for a river rafting company for 3 and 5 day trips and made bacon in a pot just because it was the way to cook a lot of bacon at once while using a camp fire. Brings back memories. Thanks Dr. Barry
Pro tip, take lid off straight up then over for no splatter. We tend to tilt the lid immediately which causes the moisture on the lid to gather and roll off and into the hot bacon grease, causing a flare up or hot splatter.
I'll have to add this to my fave bacon I bake it instead of pan frying now. Air fryer is awesome too. BTW-having seasonings by the stove damages them from the heat...
Yup bacon in a pot... briliiant. Started this after an episode where Dr. Berry did this. I use kitchen shears to cut up to chip size. Good for scooping egg salad, tuna salad or just to eat as chips.
I just cooked up 2 packs of bacon using your method. 🤯 This is AWESOME!! I drained my chips in the cast iron skillet instead of on paper towels so the skillet could absorb the extra grease. Also fixed green beans in the bacon pot after pouring off the grease. The moisture from the green beans deglazed the pot (stainless steel) so no soaking or scrubbing! Finally, I scooped out the tablespoon or so of tiny crumbles from the grease to mix in stuffed eggs. Now I need to buy more bacon so I can do it all again! ❤️
I have to laugh a bit . I am 73 and my mother taught me how to make bacon chips. It was always the best snack in our house, it is healthy and cheaper than most other chips! I continued making these, for my family. Always love a good BT bowl Neisha❤️
Did your Mom also teach you that eating on the livingroom furniture was poor manners, because mine sure did and Im so thankful for those teachings of how to respect your things…
@@Proverbs--tx6yr I couldn't help but cringe thinking of the grease spots on the couch. But, I bet it was more for just a photo op with the sweet baby. 🤗
Dr. Ken - you are a GENIUS. Just made bacon this way for the first time. Absolutely PERFECT! And saved the pork grease for subsequent cooking. Thanks for the tip.
I tried that, grease everywhere, same with air fryer. I also used parchment paper in the air fryer.I will try the pot method! Lol. The pot worked out well for me. DUH...
I made the bacon chips last night in a Lodge cast iron dutch oven - same size as you have there and used a generic flat glass lid (probably from Ikea) and found this process to be much neater than the skillet. It took just about 30 minutes. Also saved the strained bacon grease. Thank you Dr. Berry and Neisha ❤
That is how I have been cooking my bacon for a few years now, only I cut it just a little bit smaller. I leave a few pieces in the pot, along with a little grease and pour some beaten eggs and cream in, then stir up some AWESOME scrambled eggs with bacon chips. I add some cheese on top. Then, I have bacon chips for snacking and salads, plus breakfast for a few days, with only one pot and a spoon to wash. No grease splattered everywhere. Thanks for sharing. I didn't think about cutting them a little bigger and using them for dipping. Great idea!!!!
I cook mine in the oven, on top of parchment paper. It stays flat, and cooks perfectly crispy, and delicious, no poping, greasy mess, or pans to clean. It only takes 25 or 30 min depending on temp.
What temperature/time do you use for the oven? I have to buy cooked bacon for my mom because she has alzheimer's and would eat it straight from the refrigerator.... cooking it in the oven myself would save money on bacon
@@Paul-hl5ls we have a old oven that is not real consistent but I cook it in there at 415 degrees it is a matter of how long it takes and how careful you want to watch you could go anywhere from 375-425
@@Paul-hl5ls I cook it at 400 for about 15 min but it does depend on the thickness and how you like it. I line two baking sheets with tin foil and a piece of parchment paper(that’s just because I personally don’t like my food cooked on aluminum) I lay out the whole packet on both sheets and Cook them side by side. When done I put the bacon on a paper towel and then when it cools J just keep it in a zip lol lol bag or container in the fridge. I just eat it cold if hungry or heat up what I want. When the fat cools a bit it is easy to pick up the sides and pour it into my grease jar. Bonus no clean up this way and it doesn’t splatter in the oven Good luck. Nice if you to cook up bacon for your mom!
I cut m’y bacon in 3 rds and cook it this way. Super fast. Also wanted to mention I have found South Carolina brand bacon at Walmart. Only place I could find it and it has no Sugar. I save my bacon grease also. I put mine in the fridge. Didn’t know I could leave it on the counter. Started carnivore a week ago today. My A1C is 9.2 and of course am obese and diabetic among other health issues. Thank you for all u do and share. 👍
Love this! Thank you! I just tried it with 2 pkgs of bacon in a large pot and it worked way better than I could have imagined!!! Best bacon hack ever! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!
OMGSH, this is GENIUS! I'm totally doing this right now. I have a nice big package of bacon in my fridge that I have been putting off cooking all week. Lol. I've been doing the oven method, but I like this idea much better. I can cook the whole package at one time and with the oven you have to lay out the strips so that they don't touch and it takes a bit of time. Not a bad way, but I'm definitely down for quicker and cleaner. Thank you for sharing. Dr. Berry, you are a genius and not only with the bacon cooking. My husband and I have been carnivore for months now and we've both lost over 40 pounds each. (we have both fallen off the wagon a couple of times, BUT we get right back up). Carbs are my weakness and the devil. Lol. XOXO'S
This is how I do bacon also. The key is when the fat starts to foam its up to temperature andnear done and its good to stir it often so it cooks evenly. Just stir it through the foaming fat and it will be ready in a few minutes.
I never ate bacon and I LOVE bacon But I’m all about quality myself either applegate no sugar added or grass roots coop from farmers this is fabulous!!!!! Thank you
The gas stove in our house when I was a kid had a broiler that was separate from the oven. That was what was used to cook bacon. It was cooked on a broiler pan to collect the drippings and it came out perfectly crispy.
Interesting. I would never have thought of making bacon this way. I have been making bacon in the oven for quite some time now and it comes out super crispy. I might have to give this a try.
I love cooking my bacon in the oven too. I don't have to hover over a hot stove constantly checking on it. I love using my ceramic baking sheet to bake it in and the bacon comes out nice and flat and no splatters over the stovetop either!
I've making chips for about two months now after watching this video. I love it! Another thing for which I use the bacon fat is for popping popcorn. It gives the popcorn a wonder flavor!
Never would have thought to use a taller pan/pot... brilliant! I've been baking mine and saving the grease, but I like your way of doing it! I'm going to have to try it out.
Excellent! I just discovered (accidentally- I couldn’t find the splatter screen, so just grabbed a solid pot cover) the “no messy stovetop” trick a few months ago myself... but have never even considered cooking the entire package all at once, in a pot. Thanks so much for sharing- You have successfully shifted your viewers’ paradigm concerning cooking bacon!😃
Love it! No mess, and the deeper layer of rendered fat allows you to get the bacon crispy without any of it blackening and leaving charred bits in the grease.
I've been cooking bacon on a big shallow baking pan for years, but this looks so much easier and neater. Definitely going to try this with my next package of bacon. Thanks for the "hack", you two! By the way, your new kitchen looks great! 😊🤩
Definitely going to try this! I bake mine in the oven @ 425* covered with a sheet of parchment paper but it still gets grease all in the oven. This may just be the answer to no more greasy mess! Thank you for sharing! Chef’s kiss on this for sure!
Thank you Neisha and Dr Berry! I have searched quite a bit on how to make bacon crispy. I stopped looking and here you are❣️ 🤗🥳🤭 I will try this with beef bacon. 🎉
OMG - game changer! We are going on a cruise (just started carnivore) and these will be a great take along. I don't anticipate hunger when out and about but these will do the trick!
Nice one! Over here in Croatia we mostly make chvarci (čvarci) in a similar way. Deskin the firm pigs fat, cut it in cubes and cook it on medium until they shrink and get golden brown color. After that if one likes extra crispy we put it in a press and squish the fat out. Of course fat is collected and stored to use with everything. It is similar to chicharrons but no skin and no meat, because meat gets to hard to bite in that procedure. Meat goes to sausages. And with skin I make pork rinds or add pigs feet an d head and cook it low and slow. After it cools down it gelatins, and we eat it like cold dish. One can put eggs inside or any vegetable.
I love it, I've always cooked my bacon crispy and I cut the packs in half. Never thought of cutting it in quarters but I will be trying that the next time. I keep waiting for someone to mention what we've always called rumaki (guessing at spelling) which is chicken livers wrapped in bacon and then baked until crispy. Great!!!!! Appetizer and snack.
I love this idea, what a beautiful family God has blessed you with. Thank you for sharing this inventive way for the best bacon ever..and no mess. I love the pot of bacon grease and yes liquid gold. Blessings in fathomless measure.
Love the cute little bacon grease container. Was just looking at similar ones on Amazon, but for now, I'm just gonna use a mason jar because I'm cheap, and I'm gonna buy a small strainer in case I need to strain out small particles. Great tip on frying bacon ... seems SO MUCH easier!
You two are wonderful to learn from. You make a good team (w/o issues presenting), your oh so sweet baby, your lovely parental joy woven within the video & all the important findings & wisdom you''ve both collected makes it a pleasure to watch & wait for all you are sharing! Cheers
Love cooking with Neisha and Dr Berry…Love this idea I’m gonna have to use turkey bacon though but I’ll cook with butter …I can see using the bacon bits with hard-boiled eggs with a little bit of Dijon mustard and mix…that would be so good. Yummy 😋
Omg, ha! I thought I was the only one. I cut mine the same way. 4 cuts! Great minds think a like😁! However, I cook mine in a black skillet in the oven. So freakin crispy. I will try it your way to see which I like best! Thanks for sharing. I appreciated ya'll! 🥰
You know I never thought of putting my skillet in the oven. That would be another great way to make bacon. Can any normal skillet go in the oven say at 3:50 for 20 minutes? Normally what I have done is put a piece of tinfoil down on a cooking sheet and baked it that way. So I hadn’t been saving the bacon grease. But I will now.
Thank ya'll so much, what an brilliant way to make bacon! Been cutting in half and cooking. So much faster,easier and non messy!!!!! Did find the batch of thin bacon was not so easy but the thick works sublimely!!!!!! Your keto and carnivore diets are working great for us!!!! 😊 Take Care❤
Just on my journey from western diet to keto to whole food and now i am migrating to a carnivore diet, as I have had had problems getting clean veggies, I now see that carnivore will work for me. Thank You Ken, I have been following you and many others in the keto world for more than 5 years, (I am 59, fixed my metabolic disease off all meds) and the work you and others have put in to change so many lives needs a knighthood, shame big food big pharmer and the others would not allow it. Keep up the good work and best wishes to the family ( I plan to one day shake your hand as you video about your book, lies my doctor told me, peeked my interest in all of this)
I always cook up a pound of bacon, cut into 1/2 “ pieces. Save the grease and keep the rendered bacon bits in a dish in the fridge for salads, sandwiches, whatever. So delish!
This is exactly the way I’ve been cooking it. It keeps my kitchen floor from getting slippery from all of those hot pops from a shallow frying pan. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That's how I cook my fatty beef too. In a deep pot. I got tired of grease ruining my clothes and kitchen. ( I'm too lazy to wear an apron). Bacon on a sheet pan lined with foil in the oven is also good. I use the foil to create a funnel to poor off the bacon grease into a mason jar. I still love watching y'alls bacon curl in the fry daddy video.
I actually have been doing my bacon in the oven lately. But, this recipe looks way too good to pass up. I'm sold. I am going to sprinkle bacon bits on top of these to finish it off. After all, what's better than bacon than MORE bacon!? Keep up the great vids and info!
I’ve been making it this way for a couple years now after trying to figure out a better way than the stove (messy) or the oven (always burns). I cook a couple pounds at a time, under cook it just a little and keep it in the freezer then take out a portion at a time and heat it in the microwave or stove when I want some. I’ve been doing smaller chips (more like bacon bits) but now thinking I need to do bigger chips. 🥓 🤤
Love this idea. I got bacon that was off-the-scale crispy! Many many thanks. One reason for making it is that I needed crispy bacon as a garnish for guacamole. At the start, I had an issue where the water in the bacon (I live in the UK) needed to be boiled off before the frying could properly begin.
Omg I love you guys! I used to do this in the air fryer with basket… this only took 10 min and I actually burned it!! So I will lower the temp next time but hey, even burnt bacon is still delicious!! Only bad part is that I ate half of it before I could store it away, lol. Thanks for all of your great information… I’ve reversed my diabetes the easy and healthy way!!
Where has this information been all of my life?! I literally just cooked an entire pkg. of bacon 2 hours ago. I will definitely use this method from now on ❤
I had watched this when it originally came out. It kept popping up in my feed so I watched it again. I think this video was made right around the time Bonnie Blue was made ❤ I love your family and all of your videos. TYSM!
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You and dr Ken are up again for the keto awards might want to do a video to announce you guys are in the finals! YaY!! 🙏❤️🤗
Thank you!!
Woohoo!!🎊🎉💙♥️
Voted for both of you! ❤️
Yay! Congrats!!!🎉
Yay!!! So happy for y'all!! You both deserve it! ❤️🙏🏼🤗🎊
My mom grew up an a farm, with pigs, chickens,a cow a garden,she grew up on bacon she still eats bacon and saves the grease for seasoning I’ve never thought it was good for her,she just
Celebrated her
100th birthday this month…she’s still on that
Southern diet…lives at home and is alert x ‘s
A 100,she is amazing!!!
God bless her,!
I remember my mom and grandparents and the past generation saving the grease. 😊. They lived to a ripe old age. Now I see why. We’re in the South as well. 😊
Is that a non stick pot?
Wow belated birthday wishes 🎉 ❤
Was the bacon nitrate free, it’s the preservative nitrates that cause the cancer, not the bacon.
I don't know what made me think I should watch this 21 hours into a 24 hour fast - you're killing me!
Make it a 48 hour fast ✊
I know, right! 😂 I'm 47 hours into a 48 hour fast, but I'm going till tomorrow. Bacon is my favorite. 🤤
Debating on making bacon right now... 10 min after midnight and I'm 172 hours into a fast ... But I have to find the perfect food... I've never made it past 5 days so now, being past 7.... I'm struggling to find what in the world I want to break this fast with... Any ideas? Thinking about cabbage and bacon... Since it's still keto... But also have a couple huge chucks on the ready, lamb, ribeye, and a ton of grass fed burgers... Don't know if I want to stay zero carb or have a handful like that cabbage ... Lost about 16 pounds in these 7 days ... I want to keep fasting but I am getting pretty hungry and fairly weak ... Ahhhhhh... Still to undecided too eat.... Great video
@@SzechuanChickenDog Is this your first fast? You might want to break the fast with just Bone Broth & a few eggs.
Your stomach isn't use to food to digest a ribeye right away
@@DaBurghSteelers I've done hundreds but never past 5 days. And the 5 day fasts I ate several pounds of red meat with no issues. This was just more me watching tons of food videos 1. Because I'm hungry and 2. Because I'm an obsessive over planner but usually that means junk food binges. So I'm trying to at least eat real food and not binge. I definitely struggle with it. I'm dry brining a large chuck now. So I'll probably eat that but I still don't know what I'll eat it with... As long as it's not junk food I'll be happy 😂😂
I used to eat a pound of ribeye steak every day at lunch but noticed that I was getting hungry at night and needed something to hold me over. I also noticed how expensive eating steak was. At Sam's Club in my area, it was almost $15 a pound. Frying up bacon in a pan was a pain, so I refrained from doing it. Then, I discovered your method, and that has changed EVERYTHING for me. I buy 4 pounds of bacon at Sam's for $24 dollars and eat one pound per day, usually all in one sitting. The amazing thing is, I now have absolutely NO cravings for any additional food at night, making my 23-hour fasting sustainable and enjoyable. Whenever I would need to eat at night I would feel guilty for not having the discipline to fight the hunger cravings, but now...yep...no guilt. I recognize that it has nothing to do with discipline. Rather, it has everything to do with giving my body the necessary ingredients to keep it satisfied. Thank you, Dr. and Mrs. Berry.
Most bacon contains sulphites, so not sure you wanna live on it.
Sad existence
you eat a pound of bacon per day? lmao geez
@the-real-super-genius yep haha 🤪
$6 per pound buying 4 pounds at a time at Sam's? Sounds like a ripoff to me. You can get it for less by the pound at supermarkets.
Okay, I have seen this video several times and just tried it tonight. My Lord, what took me so long? This is the BEST method I have ever used for cooking bacon. The bacon was fantastic and I have never cooked so much bacon so quickly, and never seen such a small amount of mess/clean up afterwards. I sure wish I had a Dr. Berry near me. My doctor told me again today that my cholesterol was a bit high, so I came home and had bacon and eggs for dinner. She said it was because of my high fat ketogenic way of eating. I told her I was 58 and never felt better in my life. 🙌🤷♂️😂
Lol!! Awesome! I love your attitude....I'm the same..58, eating BBBE!! I feel wonderful ❤
I have a coconut oil capuccino every morning, and that makes my overall cholesterol and my LDL (bad) cholesterol numbers high. So 2 weeks before my annual checkup labs I replace the coconut oil with extra virgin olive oil -- and my numbers are all beautiful again.
@@nativeceltbirdog1527 I actually had a follow up appointment with my doctor two weeks ago. Same doctor. More bloodwork because my cholesterol numbers were a bit high last time. This time, I had lost 4 lbs. I am 6’2” and 180 lbs. wearing 30W X 34L pants and will soon be 59 y/o. My blood pressure was 101/71. She wouldn’t say it to my face, but put in the notes that my cholesterol numbers were looking much better and to keep doing what I was doing. So, I had a big ribeye for dinner that night, and more bacon and eggs for breakfast the next day. 🎉
BTW, She is in her early 30s and about 30 lbs overweight. Maybe I should be HER doctor. 🤷♂️
@@doughooks7411 Ha! That's a great. Reminds of how I've never met a nutritionist or dietitian who wasn't overweight. Their advice may be a good thing down at the cancer ward where patients have poor appetites, but healthy people should stay away from them!
😂😂😂. Sounds like me after I get home from the doctor informing me my cholesterol is elevated.
Thank you. I find myself at 53, pre-diabetic, pre-menopause , hardly eating, yet overweight , inflamation. I was alway very active, competing in body building, natural. I dont know the overweight body I have now. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow, going carnivore.❤
Best BACON Ever!!! Easy to make Bacon Chips!
BTW: some now cook their bacon in an Air Fryer, less messy & the bacon grease falls through the top plate holes so you can easily save it. The cooking plate prevents the oil from splattering all-over too.
I always have cooked mine on a cookie sheet
Love it!
Thank you for sharing - I will try this tomorrow and let you know how it goes but I think I'm already hooked!
I did mine this morning. It was a mess🤣 But I clean greasy surfaces with laundry powder soap. Super easy. I loved your method. I'll try it next time. Thank you dr Berry and Neisha
So EASY!!! I cooked up a pound tonight as I was hardboiling some eggs. NO MESS! I can't believe how evenly it all crisps up with the stirring, and lid on for entire time! by the end the great bacon oils are deep frying the bacon chips so perfectly! I chill my bacon grease in a flat tin on parchment in the freezer; then break it into wafers that I stack in a tupperware I keep in the freezer. It never freezes hard and I grab a wafer or three when I cook anything; to fry in or add seasoning to veggies. I always have plents of bacon grease wafers!
genius!👍
That's a cool idea! I've wondered how long bacon grease keeps as I don't use much. That would be a good alternative for keeping.
I absolutely love that Dr. Berry used the bacon as a lotion
Love bacon! but sorry but that part kinda grossed me out. Raw dead pig lotion..eeewww
@@KC-ir6kj A lady near me makes creams from tallow and other fats. Good for your skin
@@MaryLovesLex The man is an idiot used to watch all his stuff as I'm on keto won't be watching any more after that........
Disgusting. Now everything he touches will have bacon grease on it.
Great lotion for dry skin. Also moisturizer mixed with sunscreen too when sunbathing,
What a beautiful child. What a wonderful wife. What a marvelous man. And, bacon to boot! What is not to love here? Thanks Doctor Berry.
Oh, but didn't you see the kittens too! And I think there was a dog, named Toto, that we didn't actually get to see. Beautiful family!
It's time to make some more Bacon Chips!!
Bacon is the best!!
@@shellyrocks211 I agree!
@KenDBerryMD What is the best bacon to get on carnivore? I can't find any suger free bacon in my local grocery store. Thanks
@@CarnivorousHuntress I buy hickory smoked bacon,
@KenDBerryMD I have one - and only one - question: WHY are you wasting valuable bacon grease?
Instead of putting that bacon on a towel, I recommend you put it in a strainer/sieve and set that on top of the pot, so the "excess" grease drips back in with the rest. No more wasting grease on paper towels.
Let me say that again:
NO MORE WASTING VALUABLE BACON GREASE ON PAPER TOWELS.
(Sacrilege!)
In Germany the pot of bacon grease is called Schmaltz and it usually has bacon pieces in it. They sell it at the store as well in the deli section. I make my own with my bacon grease.
FREE when you save it, right 😂😂
*Schmalz - and if it has "pieces" in it it's called Griebenschmalz which does indeed seem to be more common. Just to give complete information.
Wow I love that! I’m not German but from now on I’ll call it schmaltz!
Chicken Fat with onions is also called Greiben and schmaltz in yiddish...
@@BB-ui2vi my maiden name is Buttner!My father was Willi Buttner and came to the US I believe in the 50's.
When you used the bacon as hand lotion, my impression of you just went into the stratosphere. 😄
This is how I’ve made bacon for years, only I start it with a little water in the bottom to first boil/steam render the maximum amount of fat, prevent burning, and improve the crisp texture of the finished product. The water cooks completely out, of course. The rendered bacon fat doesn’t have an over-browned flavor AT ALL. I love it!
Thanks!
@Monster McBoo I'm going to try the water. I've been cooking it like this, as well, but always get burnt bits on bottom.
Make sure your pot is nice and thick on the bottom. That helps a lot.
Honestly, I’ve been doing it in the 6-quart instant pot for so long that I may not even be able to make the bacon on the stove anymore. I use my IP as a regular cooking pot more than I use it as a pressure cooker. 😬
@@monstermcboo7282 yes, I've been using the IP for bacon and so much other stuff. Tried the water tip yesterday but it didn't make any difference on the stuff stuck on the bottom.
Oh no! That stinks. I use whatever clean and sugar free bacon I can find, thick and thin cut. I look for the fattiest packages I can find, too. So I know it’s not a matter of thickness. Hmm. I’ll ask DH if he can help with some tips. He’s a professional chef.
I’m impressed with the dog. Does not even make a move for the bacon!!
I used to cook for a river rafting company for 3 and 5 day trips and made bacon in a pot just because it was the way to cook a lot of bacon at once while using a camp fire. Brings back memories. Thanks Dr. Barry
“Take turns on who’s on the bottom”. Dr. Berry has the best descriptors!
He went to college for that.
I will never fry bacon another way! Love all your ideas!! I am 2 months into my Keto diet, down 27 lbs and loving life!
Make a video yourself..27 pounds is fabulous !!!
I lived in 'Vegas for twenty-some years. The casino buffets cook it in the oven on baking sheets which works well also for full slices. Bacon rules!!!
We do it this way too. Turns out crispy and perfect every time. 👌
Oven bacon cooks nicely but my oven becomes a greasy mess !
That's how I cook mine on a rack and they are like bacon Candy.
I cook mine on parchment paper because I don't have any sheets.
Yup. I bake mine in the oven on a large pan (sheet with sides) on which I put parchment paper. Fast, easy, delicious and very little clean up.
This is brilliant, thank you! Anything for a minimal grease mess in the kitchen! You two are the cutest couple, btw!
Pro tip, take lid off straight up then over for no splatter. We tend to tilt the lid immediately which causes the moisture on the lid to gather and roll off and into the hot bacon grease, causing a flare up or hot splatter.
Thanks💖👍
You've changed my bacon frying life! What a great tip!
Me too
I'll have to add this to my fave bacon
I bake it instead of pan frying now. Air fryer is awesome too.
BTW-having seasonings by the stove damages them from the heat...
I've never heard of cooking bacon this way. Just tried it, and may never go back! Easy, mess-free, and delicious!
I love the idea of a B(L)T bowl! You could probably do a BAT bowl too (Bacon Avocado Tomato) . 😁🥓🥑🍅
lol yes!!! BAT BOWLS!
Mix those 3 and you have a condiment for chicken, burgers, steak, pork, or whatever you want.
Oh the possibilities🤤😋😎
I love the avocado idea!
Not to be confused with BAT Bowls in Wuhan lol.
Lime and mayo
I love how he never used the spoon rest…Such a man☺
The animals and your daughter are So Adorable 🥰!!! Just beautiful.
God bless you all! 👍🙏🙏
Yup bacon in a pot... briliiant. Started this after an episode where Dr. Berry did this. I use kitchen shears to cut up to chip size. Good for scooping egg salad, tuna salad or just to eat as chips.
Yummy
Good idea as scoops
Scooping up egg salad? Brilliant!
I just cooked up 2 packs of bacon using your method. 🤯 This is AWESOME!! I drained my chips in the cast iron skillet instead of on paper towels so the skillet could absorb the extra grease. Also fixed green beans in the bacon pot after pouring off the grease. The moisture from the green beans deglazed the pot (stainless steel) so no soaking or scrubbing! Finally, I scooped out the tablespoon or so of tiny crumbles from the grease to mix in stuffed eggs.
Now I need to buy more bacon so I can do it all again! ❤️
I have to laugh a bit . I am 73 and my mother taught me how to make bacon chips. It was always the best snack in our house, it is healthy and cheaper than most other chips! I continued making these, for my family. Always love a good BT bowl Neisha❤️
how do you store them ? zippy bag ? container? fridge or not ?
Did your Mom also teach you that eating on the livingroom furniture was poor manners, because mine sure did and Im so thankful for those teachings of how to respect your things…
@@Proverbs--tx6yr disrespectful to whom? Every family is different, I don't see anything wrong with it like in the end of this video
Cheaper? Where do you buy your bacon?
@@Proverbs--tx6yr I couldn't help but cringe thinking of the grease spots on the couch. But, I bet it was more for just a photo op with the sweet baby. 🤗
Dr. Ken - you are a GENIUS. Just made bacon this way for the first time. Absolutely PERFECT! And saved the pork grease for subsequent cooking. Thanks for the tip.
What a lucky ladiy! You can tell he really adores you! Thank you for sharing your husband with the world!
This is BY FAR the best way to cook bacon. No mess to clean up.
Gosh, I've been cooking a whole pkg. of Bacon in pieces like this for years. Great that you two are showing the world how to do it. :)
I bake my bacon on a cookie sheet in the oven - it gets really crispy! I love it that way!
Yah I news a air fryer comes out good 👍
I tried that, grease everywhere, same with air fryer. I also used parchment paper in the air fryer.I will try the pot method! Lol. The pot worked out well for me. DUH...
I bake mine as well and never ever get spatters. Tastes great and even get some "bacon" grease for my jar. Easy peezy 😉
gonna try my crook pot ... on high ...might take a bit but....
Sheet pan full of bacon on parchment paper is hands down the superior method.
Just tried this method. Not only was cleanup minimal but I was successfully able to eat a whole package of bacon with little effort.
I made the bacon chips last night in a Lodge cast iron dutch oven - same size as you have there and used a generic flat glass lid (probably from Ikea) and found this process to be much neater than the skillet. It took just about 30 minutes. Also saved the strained bacon grease. Thank you Dr. Berry and Neisha ❤
This sounds like a good excuse for me to buy more cast iron 😅
That is how I have been cooking my bacon for a few years now, only I cut it just a little bit smaller. I leave a few pieces in the pot, along with a little grease and pour some beaten eggs and cream in, then stir up some AWESOME scrambled eggs with bacon chips. I add some cheese on top. Then, I have bacon chips for snacking and salads, plus breakfast for a few days, with only one pot and a spoon to wash. No grease splattered everywhere. Thanks for sharing. I didn't think about cutting them a little bigger and using them for dipping. Great idea!!!!
This is how I’ve cooked mine forever. I’ve done up to 5 pounds at once. ❤️ 🥓
You’re my people 🥰🥰🥰
I usually buy the 3 pound packs of ends & pieces. So I’m going to push it and try 6 pounds at once!!!
@@rochellestark9767 Come back and let us know how it goes, please
Me too!
Me too!
I cook mine in the oven, on top of parchment paper. It stays flat, and cooks perfectly crispy, and delicious, no poping, greasy mess, or pans to clean. It only takes 25 or 30 min depending on temp.
Yes and then I pour the grease into my fat jar
What temperature/time do you use for the oven? I have to buy cooked bacon for my mom because she has alzheimer's and would eat it straight from the refrigerator.... cooking it in the oven myself would save money on bacon
And it makes the whole house smell soooo good! If you ever want to get a late sleeper out of bed, start cooking bacon!
@@Paul-hl5ls we have a old oven that is not real consistent but I cook it in there at 415 degrees it is a matter of how long it takes and how careful you want to watch you could go anywhere from 375-425
@@Paul-hl5ls I cook it at 400 for about 15 min but it does depend on the thickness and how you like it. I line two baking sheets with tin foil and a piece of parchment paper(that’s just because I personally don’t like my food cooked on aluminum) I lay out the whole packet on both sheets and Cook them side by side. When done I put the bacon on a paper towel and then when it cools J just keep it in a zip lol lol bag or container in the fridge. I just eat it cold if hungry or heat up what I want. When the fat cools a bit it is easy to pick up the sides and pour it into my grease jar. Bonus no clean up this way and it doesn’t splatter in the oven Good luck. Nice if you to cook up bacon for your mom!
This is the very first Neisha video I see and I AM A FAN. May God bless your beautiful family. Thank you for this fun and informative video.
I cut m’y bacon in 3 rds and cook it this way. Super fast. Also wanted to mention I have found South Carolina brand bacon at Walmart. Only place I could find it and it has no Sugar. I save my bacon grease also. I put mine in the fridge. Didn’t know I could leave it on the counter. Started carnivore a week ago today. My A1C is 9.2 and of course am obese and diabetic among other health issues. Thank you for all u do and share. 👍
I love this, cooking with Neisha and Dr. Berry!
Love this! Thank you! I just tried it with 2 pkgs of bacon in a large pot and it worked way better than I could have imagined!!! Best bacon hack ever! THANKS SOOO MUCH!!
OMGSH, this is GENIUS! I'm totally doing this right now. I have a nice big package of bacon in my fridge that I have been putting off cooking all week. Lol. I've been doing the oven method, but I like this idea much better. I can cook the whole package at one time and with the oven you have to lay out the strips so that they don't touch and it takes a bit of time. Not a bad way, but I'm definitely down for quicker and cleaner. Thank you for sharing. Dr. Berry, you are a genius and not only with the bacon cooking. My husband and I have been carnivore for months now and we've both lost over 40 pounds each. (we have both fallen off the wagon a couple of times, BUT we get right back up). Carbs are my weakness and the devil. Lol. XOXO'S
Love bacon, never made bacon chips. Doing the carnivore diet, bacon chips are now on the menu. Thanks you two.
Have the same bacon grease holder…. I use a coffee filter over the top (with a rubber band to hold it) when I pour grease in
I finally tried this & it saved my stove from getting covered in grease. Brilliant.
This is how I do bacon also. The key is when the fat starts to foam its up to temperature andnear done and its good to stir it often so it cooks evenly. Just stir it through the foaming fat and it will be ready in a few minutes.
This technique also works in an instant pot on saute. Brilliant idea Dr. Berry!
How to saute in an instant pot ?
I like to do it in the oven and the air fryer but I'm trying this style cuz Dr B knows his stuff
I love his enthusiasm. 🤗
I never ate bacon and I LOVE bacon
But I’m all about quality myself either applegate no sugar added or grass roots coop from farmers this is fabulous!!!!! Thank you
The gas stove in our house when I was a kid had a broiler that was separate from the oven. That was what was used to cook bacon. It was cooked on a broiler pan to collect the drippings and it came out perfectly crispy.
Y'all are all so awesome. Love them curls baby Beckett.
I cook my bacon in the oven. So I'll probably try this in my oven. Thanks for sharing!!
I will never cook bacon the same again ! Thank you for sharing this ! Your baby girl is TOO cute !
Interesting. I would never have thought of making bacon this way. I have been making bacon in the oven for quite some time now and it comes out super crispy. I might have to give this a try.
Anything that cuts the cleaning down I am going to try.
I used to do it under the broiler too but now I use the air fryer, grease goes under into the pan and no mess , faster cooking too
Me too
I love cooking my bacon in the oven too. I don't have to hover over a hot stove constantly checking on it. I love using my ceramic baking sheet to bake it in and the bacon comes out nice and flat and no splatters over the stovetop either!
I've making chips for about two months now after watching this video. I love it! Another thing for which I use the bacon fat is for popping popcorn. It gives the popcorn a wonder flavor!
OMHeavens, that sounds AH-MAZING!
Pop corn? Oh no, grains, you're going to keto hell.
I USED to pop corn in bacon grease, but corn is no good on keto.
I was just getting ready to do my dreaded bacon frying. After watching this, no more messes! Thank you guys!
We LOVE bacon chips made this way! Thank you for all you do!
Never would have thought to use a taller pan/pot... brilliant! I've been baking mine and saving the grease, but I like your way of doing it! I'm going to have to try it out.
Excellent! I just discovered (accidentally- I couldn’t find the splatter screen, so just grabbed a solid pot cover) the “no messy stovetop” trick a few months ago myself... but have never even considered cooking the entire package all at once, in a pot. Thanks so much for sharing- You have successfully shifted your viewers’ paradigm concerning cooking bacon!😃
Made Bacon chips today! OMG, why didn’t I think of this before? Brilliant! ❤️🥓❤️🥓❤️🥓❤️🥓❤️🥓❤️🥓❤️
Love it! No mess, and the deeper layer of rendered fat allows you to get the bacon crispy without any of it blackening and leaving charred bits in the grease.
Loved this! Frying bacon will never be the same!
I never thought of cooking my bacon in a large pot like that. Thanks for sharing. Also, beautiful family.
I've been cooking bacon on a big shallow baking pan for years, but this looks so much easier and neater. Definitely going to try this with my next package of bacon. Thanks for the "hack", you two! By the way, your new kitchen looks great! 😊🤩
I like bacon too, but I don't tattoo. out of here.
Dear Doctor Berry and Neisha: thank you for putting this together. Another helpful and fun-loving vlog episode. Thank you.
Definitely going to try this! I bake mine in the oven @ 425* covered with a sheet of parchment paper but it still gets grease all in the oven. This may just be the answer to no more greasy mess! Thank you for sharing! Chef’s kiss on this for sure!
Thank you Neisha and Dr Berry! I have searched quite a bit on how to make bacon crispy. I stopped looking and here you are❣️ 🤗🥳🤭
I will try this with beef bacon. 🎉
OMG - game changer! We are going on a cruise (just started carnivore) and these will be a great take along. I don't anticipate hunger when out and about but these will do the trick!
Nice one! Over here in Croatia we mostly make chvarci (čvarci) in a similar way. Deskin the firm pigs fat, cut it in cubes and cook it on medium until they shrink and get golden brown color. After that if one likes extra crispy we put it in a press and squish the fat out. Of course fat is collected and stored to use with everything. It is similar to chicharrons but no skin and no meat, because meat gets to hard to bite in that procedure. Meat goes to sausages. And with skin I make pork rinds or add pigs feet an d head and cook it low and slow. After it cools down it gelatins, and we eat it like cold dish. One can put eggs inside or any vegetable.
In Poland, they're called skwarki. Cheers!
Oooooooh that sounds great!
I love it, I've always cooked my bacon crispy and I cut the packs in half. Never thought of cutting it in quarters but I will be trying that the next time. I keep waiting for someone to mention what we've always called rumaki (guessing at spelling) which is chicken livers wrapped in bacon and then baked until crispy. Great!!!!! Appetizer and snack.
Aw Niesha he's adorable..I know my Melissa sure loves the heck out of him..I also love crispy..
I love this idea, what a beautiful family God has blessed you with. Thank you for sharing this inventive way for the best bacon ever..and no mess. I love the pot of bacon grease and yes liquid gold. Blessings in fathomless measure.
Love the cute little bacon grease container. Was just looking at similar ones on Amazon, but for now, I'm just gonna use a mason jar because I'm cheap, and I'm gonna buy a small strainer in case I need to strain out small particles. Great tip on frying bacon ... seems SO MUCH easier!
Particles settle, be gentle when pouring or spooning.
Exactly the way I keep the fat/grease.
Link under the video title
You two are wonderful to learn from. You make a good team (w/o issues presenting), your oh so sweet baby, your lovely parental joy woven within the video & all the important findings & wisdom you''ve both collected makes it a pleasure to watch & wait for all you are sharing! Cheers
Love cooking with Neisha and Dr Berry…Love this idea I’m gonna have to use turkey bacon though but I’ll cook with butter …I can see using the bacon bits with hard-boiled eggs with a little bit of Dijon mustard and mix…that would be so good.
Yummy 😋
Ooh that sounds good! I'm going to try that! Thanks!
Omg, ha! I thought I was the only one. I cut mine the same way. 4 cuts! Great minds think a like😁!
However, I cook mine in a black skillet in the oven.
So freakin crispy.
I will try it your way to see which I like best! Thanks for sharing. I appreciated ya'll! 🥰
You know I never thought of putting my skillet in the oven. That would be another great way to make bacon. Can any normal skillet go in the oven say at 3:50 for 20 minutes? Normally what I have done is put a piece of tinfoil down on a cooking sheet and baked it that way. So I hadn’t been saving the bacon grease. But I will now.
Thank ya'll so much, what an brilliant way to make bacon! Been cutting in half and cooking. So much faster,easier and non messy!!!!! Did find the batch of thin bacon was not so easy but the thick works sublimely!!!!!! Your keto and carnivore diets are working great for us!!!! 😊 Take Care❤
Just on my journey from western diet to keto to whole food and now i am migrating to a carnivore diet, as I have had had problems getting clean veggies, I now see that carnivore will work for me. Thank You Ken, I have been following you and many others in the keto world for more than 5 years, (I am 59, fixed my metabolic disease off all meds) and the work you and others have put in to change so many lives needs a knighthood, shame big food big pharmer and the others would not allow it. Keep up the good work and best wishes to the family ( I plan to one day shake your hand as you video about your book, lies my doctor told me, peeked my interest in all of this)
I always cook up a pound of bacon, cut into 1/2 “ pieces. Save the grease and keep the rendered bacon bits in a dish in the fridge for salads, sandwiches, whatever. So delish!
These will be great chips to dip into my guacamole 😋
This is exactly the way I’ve been cooking it. It keeps my kitchen floor from getting slippery from all of those hot pops from a shallow frying pan. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
LOVE THIS METHOD!!! Thanks so much Dr. Berry & Niesha!!
Thanks for showing us your method. Going to do this tomorrow. Daughter is so cute,
That's how I cook my fatty beef too. In a deep pot. I got tired of grease ruining my clothes and kitchen. ( I'm too lazy to wear an apron). Bacon on a sheet pan lined with foil in the oven is also good. I use the foil to create a funnel to poor off the bacon grease into a mason jar. I still love watching y'alls bacon curl in the fry daddy video.
I finally bought cute aprons to save my clothes.
Do you cook the beef in it’s own fat or in bacon fat? Which cuts of beef? Please and thank you!
Omg...I'm going to try that, looks great. I'm going to get a container for my bacon greese 🥰😍🤩
Use a glass jar, just put a label on it “bacon grease “.
Grease is the word.🤣🤣🤣
@@jonogren5567 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻... 🤣
I actually have been doing my bacon in the oven lately. But, this recipe looks way too good to pass up. I'm sold. I am going to sprinkle bacon bits on top of these to finish it off. After all, what's better than bacon than MORE bacon!? Keep up the great vids and info!
I saw this video a few months ago and we now do this every week!! We keep them in the refrigerator at all times!!
Thanks for this wonderful tip!!
I saw this video last year and couldn’t find it again until,today. This looks like such a great way to cook bacon!
I’ve been making it this way for a couple years now after trying to figure out a better way than the stove (messy) or the oven (always burns). I cook a couple pounds at a time, under cook it just a little and keep it in the freezer then take out a portion at a time and heat it in the microwave or stove when I want some. I’ve been doing smaller chips (more like bacon bits) but now thinking I need to do bigger chips. 🥓 🤤
Yes! 1/3 cuts make great dipping chips. Enjoy!
Love this idea. I got bacon that was off-the-scale crispy! Many many thanks. One reason for making it is that I needed crispy bacon as a garnish for guacamole. At the start, I had an issue where the water in the bacon (I live in the UK) needed to be boiled off before the frying could properly begin.
When you stir the bacon peices they will separate as they cook the shrinkage causes it.... strained bacon grease keeps better
Omg I love you guys! I used to do this in the air fryer with basket… this only took 10 min and I actually burned it!! So I will lower the temp next time but hey, even burnt bacon is still delicious!! Only bad part is that I ate half of it before I could store it away, lol. Thanks for all of your great information… I’ve reversed my diabetes the easy and healthy way!!
Brilliant !! I have only been doing carni for a few weeks and this is the best idea yet. Thanks for sharing !!
Love 💕 this ..
oh wow 🤩
Bacon 🥓 chips 👏
That will be great for 🥑 guacamole dip 🏈
That was my thought, too! Mmmmm!
Going to have to try this. We deal with bacon splatters almost daily! 🙂👍🏼
Where has this information been all of my life?! I literally just cooked an entire pkg. of bacon 2 hours ago. I will definitely use this method from now on ❤
Looks easier and cleaner than stove top, huh?
I had watched this when it originally came out. It kept popping up in my feed so I watched it again. I think this video was made right around the time Bonnie Blue was made ❤ I love your family and all of your videos. TYSM!