drew_patel57•7d agoProlific Poster

Discovered that cooking bacon in the oven completely changed my mornings

I spent years making bacon in a pan on the stove, dealing with grease splatter all over my shirt and counter, and it always came out uneven anyways. Tried paper towels, splatter guards, even tried microwaving it once which was just sad. On a random Sunday about 3 months ago I put a whole pack on a baking sheet lined with foil at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes. Came out perfectly crispy and flat, no mess, and I could walk away while it cooked. My wife walked in and asked why I was just standing there staring at the oven like a proud dad. Ever since then I haven't used a pan even once, so much less cleanup. Has anyone else stumbled onto a kitchen trick that made you feel dumb for not trying it sooner?

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lilycraig7d agoMost Upvoted

Bacon in the oven dries it out too much and you lose all that good rendered fat that makes it taste amazing when it crisps up in its own grease on the stovetop. Plus the texture gets weirdly brittle and shattery instead of that perfect snap with a little chew. Paper towels under the bacon on a plate in the microwave for 60-90 seconds gives you way better flavor and way less fuss than heating up the whole oven for fifteen minutes.

janab827d ago

Wait, do you actually microwave bacon? I tried that once and ended up with a plate full of greasy paper towels and a rubbery mess that looked like a science experiment gone wrong. My cooking skills are already questionable enough, I don't need to add microwave bacon disasters to my resume. I think I'll stick with the stovetop pan method, even if it means scrubbing grease splatters off the stove for the next hour. At least my bacon doesn't taste like it came out of a bad microwave burrito.