bacon

[lorideanb]

Ok, I have been reading your posts for quite awhile and have learned some great information. So I thought I would pass this tip by - My family loves bacon, but it is a pain to cook (stove gets dirty, grease splatters on me, and you have to watch it) but I learned if I line my jelly roll pan with foil and lay out my bacon and cook in the oven preheated to 350 for 20 min. I can have beautiful pieces of bacon with little mess, you don't even have to turn them over just place them in the oven and check in 20 min. Try it, it works great.

[funnybone]

I don't fry bacon much, but for other things that are fried, I have a "splatter screen" that goes on top of the pan. I find that it really works, easy to clean, and you can see the food through it. In case you don't know what it is, it is a flat round "strainer-like" thing with a handle (or a center know - I prefer the handle). It's about 10" round and you can find them in the cookware section where pots and pans are sold.

[Curleytop]

I have been buying turkey bacon (no fat).
The instructions are to place the strips on a rack over a small baking sheet, preheat oven to 450° and bake for 15 minutes or so.
No fat, no splatters, but very nice taste!

[Hoosier65]

I had bacon cooked in the oven this morning. On a rack over a foil lined baking sheet at 400 for about 12-15 min. As a treat sometimes I sprinkle the bacon with brown sugar and pepper. Yummy!

[MrsReber]

Great tip lorideanb! I have actually never thought of that! I will definitetly give it a try!

[Leslie w]

I tried the splatter screen but I still found grease on my stove, something that drives me nuts to the point that I will not fry anything! I prefer to cook my bacon in the microwave. This has never given me a problem.

[Vanessa]

I have been doing my bacon using the microwave with great success. I use this container which has ridges so the fat drains below.

[Darlin]

I have the Pampered Chef bar pan - it works great for bacon. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[ellielk]

I've baked my bacon since my mother suggested that I could make a whole package and then freeze or refrigerate and heat as needed. I think that when you bake it, and drain it on paper towels, there's actually less grease from cooking on the bacon, the pieces are crisper, and it's a whole lot easier to clean up.