bacon tips?

[nageov3t]

I need advice from the ATOT bacon gods.

I need super crispy bacon (re: crispy enough that I can crumble it and put it into a casserole... not chewy at all). any suggestions on how to do it that don't involve covering my entire stove in bacon grease?

I tried baking them in the oven (375 for 20 minutes) but they were still chewy. I'm wondering if it's because they're sitting in their own grease in the oven, or if I need to cook them longer... or if I should just go the microwave route even though my mic is kinda crappy (small, low-power)

 

[DesiPower]

I need advice from the ATOT bacon gods.

I need super crispy bacon (re: crispy enough that I can crumble it and put it into a casserole... not chewy at all). any suggestions on how to do it that don't involve covering my entire stove in bacon grease?

I tried baking them in the oven (375 for 20 minutes) but they were still chewy. I'm wondering if it's because they're sitting in their own grease in the oven, or if I need to cook them longer... or if I should just go the microwave route even though my mic is kinda crappy (small, low-power)

Bacon has lot of fat, and you cannot make Fat crispy, by overcooking you can take the moisture out of the meat, making it crispy but the same does not happen with the white fat part, it will keep supplying fat to the meat and preventing it from being 100% crispy.

I have seen turkey bacon become very crispy, more than real ones, maybe you can go that route?

Another possibility can be to remove the white fat part and just cook the meat part.

Third and last option is to use bacon bits made for salad?

 

[NetWareHead]

Oven not hot enough perhaps. I fry my bacon in a cast iron pan on the stove and if it stays too long (even though it is immersed in its own grease), it still can crisp up to the point you want.

 

[nboy22]

Just cook the bacon on the stove in a skillet and make sure it is cooking in its own fat. Keep turning it every few minutes when it looks like the bacon is turning darker. Once the bacon is almost completely darker all around take it out and put it on a plate in between two paper towels.

Then use a food processor to chop it up. If you wanted bigger pieces I suppose you could use a ziplock bag and just break it with your fingers or the back of a ice cream scooper.

Get a covered pan and you shouldn't get much grease on the stovetop.

 

[nageov3t]

Bacon has lot of fat, and you cannot make Fat crispy, by overcooking you can take the moisture out of the meat, making it crispy but the same does not happen with the white fat part, it will keep supplying fat to the meat and preventing it from being 100% crispy.

I have seen turkey bacon become very crispy, more than real ones, maybe you can go that route?

Another possibility can be to remove the white fat part and just cook the meat part.

Third and last option is to use bacon bits made for salad?

option 2 isn't a bad idea... I've got some leftover bacon from Friday night's attempt, maybe I'll try trimming off some fat before cooking it tonight.

 

[biostud]

I've made bacon for 25 persons on three plates in a very old electric oven (no air circulating), had to switch the plates regularly, but it got really crispy. Some got a little burnt. The fat is not the problem, you just need to cook it until there's no water left in the bacon. No water = crisp.

 

[ussfletcher]

Just cook it longer.

 

[Jadow]

cook it on a cast iron skillet, and about halfway through, drain off most of the fat. I find it doesn't get as crispy when it's soaking in it's own fat.

 

[biostud]

I always drain the fat after cooking by placing it on some absorbent paper.

 

[nageov3t]

would it help burn the fat/water off quicker if I cut the bacon into smaller strips (since it's all getting crumbled in the end)?

 

[DnetMHZ]

Microwave between a bunch of paper towels. I like my bacon just as you described and this works for me.

 

[Fritzo]

Render the fat in the bacon:

Place the bacon in a frying pan on medium heat (leave 1/2" in between each strip). Add enough water to the pan to barely cover the strips. Boil the water away, and then fry the bacon as normal.

The bacon will turn out nice and crumbly.

 

[Anubis]

broil it in the oven

just be careful it'll go from done to charcoal in about 15 seconds

also you can deep fry it, just toss it in the fryer for about 2 min

 

[Fritzo]

broil it in the oven

just be careful it'll go from done to charcoal in about 15 seconds

also you can deep fry it, just toss it in the fryer for about 2 min

Please don't do this. The fat can spatter, and depending on your over design it can catch the oven on fire.

 

[effowe]

I usually bake it on a cooling rack in the oven to allow the fat to drain off. I put it into a cold oven, turn it to 400, and set the timer for 20 minutes. Check how done it is and set the timer for a few more minutes depending on how thick it is and how crispy you want it.

Similar to this..

http://www.momontimeout.com/2011/07/baking-bacon-how-to-guide-to-making/