8 methods of cooking bacon


 
Easy read, good find.....
I have been on the parchment method for at least 10 years, it's easy, so is clean up and you can cook a lot without touching it.
No flip is necessary....glad to see the results. SV seems silly.......and I don't have an air fryer.
Microwave sucks....we all should have learned that lesson.
 
I grew up baking/roasting bacon in the oven on an old sheet pan (no paper, no foil.) I was well into college before I realized that anybody at home cooked it any other way.
 
I do an off shoot of the paper on baking pan method in nice weather. I fire up my Q, on indirect heat. Use a small (1/4 sheet?) baking pan, with parchment, and let it cook away. Works every time (unless I get distracted and forget about it :D)
One thing the article didn't mention is cooking it "in the buff" I always heard that was quite an adventure :D
 
Bacon drippings are a staple around here so any method that soaks them up is out. I've tried all of the listed methods except using an SV or a skillet with water. Aside from wrapping around a cheese stuffed Jalapeño and smoking, the old 12" CI skillet is my first choice with the 14" Granite Stone skillet a close second. I heat over medium low heat for a few minutes, so the skillet is uniformly heated before adding about 1/4" of drippings. Once the drippings are melted down, in go a few slices of bacon. The lower heat reduces spatter and makes it easier to turn out a more consistent end result, as well as keeping the dripping from burning. I flip several times to keep the slices from curling too much and cook to a medium crispness. In the past I've used a bacon weight but find it just makes for extra cleanup.

If I'm cooking more than a few slices for breakfast, they come out of the skillet a little early, go onto a plate with paper towels between layers and go into the Microwave just long enough to warm up once it's all fried.
 
I know there's many methods and I've used a lot of them. But for me, it's CI skillet on low heat that produces my favorite bacon, indoors or out. Just my 2 cents.
 
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