uggg, what is the secret to cooking turkey bacon? Please don’t post the “use real bacon” stuff, I don’t eat pork. But no matter how I try It either burns or is raw. I can’t seem to get a good in between. I have tried microwave(1.5-2min) and oven(350 for 25min). I have burned so much in the oven, set off the fire alarm once. Even when it doesn’t look done if I take it out it gets hard when cooled. I tried googling making it in a dehydrator, like a jerky but found only info on cutting fresh turkey not using store bought sliced turkey bacon. A jerky texture would be ok, flexible. I don’t need the crisp, just not hard and no raw spots. Anyone ever done it in the dehydrator? I want to try this weekend but don’t want to keep wasting so much bacon.
Cooking Turkey bacon or making it into jerky
Hi there Carol,
I have made jerky out of turkey bacon many times! I use Jennie-O turkey bacon for my jerky. First find yourself a good dehydrator, I got a small one from Gander Mountain for about $40.00. Next buy your favorite turkey bacon and cut the package in half to make it easier to fit in the dehydrator. I then take the cut bacon and place it in a bowl with my favorite marinade for 24 hrs. Then I take the bacon out and pat the extra marinade off with a paper towel. Place the strips in the dehydrator evenly and set on high. This should be about 165 degrees. One batch usually takes between 4 and 6 hours, depending on the dehydrator. The bacon will come out great! Not raw and not over cooked. Hope this helps you!
Mike
Cool idea using turkey bacon for jerky. What would be a good idea for a marinade for it?