Bacon configuration

(Adam Chappell) #1

Does anybody else try to configure their bacon to optimize every square inch of the cast iron pan for maximum efficiency?

#2

BPD = bacon packing density

#3

Wiki edit?

#4

Seems like our keto community has so many acronyms. We can accept another one to describe bacon frying efficiency, no?

#5

Every property of bacon and its frying process deserves its own accord.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #6

Bacon Level: Expert


(Megan) #7

I usually bake two pans of bacon at a time in the oven. You get the most bacon that way and it comes out crispy and perfect. No splattering grease in your face and on your clothes and no flipping required. 400° for 20 minutes and I don’t even preheat the oven.

I do try to squeeze as many pieces on those baking sheets as I can, though!

(Guardian of the bacon) #8

I make bacon in the oven often. I cannot get it crispy on the bottom without flipping. Certainly not in 20 minutes. I’m cooking in 9x13 glass pans. What are you using? Does it make a difference?

(Kipp Howard) #9
  • Cookie sheet,
  • Cover with bacon
  • Put sheet in cool oven
  • 405 degrees, 25 minutes

Perfect almost every time. Depending on the bacon thickness, it may take a hair longer if not perfectly crispy.

(Barbara Greenwood) #10

Ah, bacon! This is our last morning of three in a B&B. I don’t normally eat breakfast but - you know - bacon!

(Megan) #11

@Kipp My way is pretty similar except I use parchment paper on the baking sheet. I used to use foil which helps with clean up but I think the parchment keeps the bacon from sticking better.

@jfricke I wouldn’t use glass. Try metal baking sheets with foil or parchment.

(Mike W.) #12

I use a half baking sheet from GFS. Still need to flip for about 5 mins though if you want it real crispy.

(Roxanne) #13

I use a metal baking sheet, and I fold my bacon in half so I can cook 2 pounds at once. 375 for 25 to 30 months minutes, then flip and continue until crisp. Although I’ve taken to cooking it a little less, and crisping in in a fry pan when I actually consume it

(Guardian of the bacon) #14

I’ll have to get one with sides. Our current sheets are very shallow and I fear the bacon nectar would escape over the sides.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #15

I love this. It would make a lovely Twitter handle or stripper name, let’s see what happens.

(Griffin Mekelburg) #16

I have to try out bacon in the oven! I still dont even have a castiron lmao. When you guys cook the bacon on a sheet does the grease go all over? And those bacon cheeseburger onion rings look like something out of this world!

(Guardian of the bacon) #17

The credit must go to @BaconNectar for coining the phrase in the old FB group.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #18

Yeah, I thought I saw it around here before. I think it needs a logo and a shirt.

(Guardian of the bacon) #19

Scott is normally quite vociferous about proclaiming his passion for bacon. I haven’t seen much of him lately. He’s an accountant so I suspect he may be a bit preoccupied with tax season.

(Stickin' with mammoth) #20

Ketones at work.