By all means, this is just a method to go ahead and prepare bulk bacon in a quick and easy way, with hardly any clean up/mess. If you absolutely don't have enough drippings already, then this isn't the best way. If you have time to stand there and do 4 pieces a time on the stove, than by all means, do it! I actually can put more bacon slices on this pan than shown, but for this post purpose, I tried to make it look a little better. Ok, there's my disclaimer. Ha!
Want to make some kick-arse bacon without all the sticky bacon grease splatter all over the place? Listen up.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a broil pan with foil.
Arrange broil pan with your bacon.
Once oven is completely hot, pop the pan in and cook for 25 minutes or so. These instructions are for thick cut bacon (like the REAL thick cut bacon...not the stuff they claim to be thick cut). If your bacon is thinner, you will obviously cook for less time. Watch it through the oven glass. Remember, bacon continues to cook as it comes out! Don't overcook! Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
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Too hard save the drippings.. a cast-iron Griswold at least has a handle and a pour lip.
A Texan who finally left Richmond, thank God.
Nice post. Will have to try the preheat method. I've found that starting the baking process in a cold oven works well, too. http://fatbackandfoiegras.blogspot.com/2012/01/bakin-bacon-recipe.html
BTW, pouring off the drippings from a baking sheet is not too hard. Just got to be a bit more careful :) That being said, I am still a slave to my cast-iron.
Ok, I added a disclaimer to the top of this post. I thought it was understood by the "want some kick-arse bacon without all the sticky bacon grease splatter..." that this was just another way. Ha! Sorry, folks. Yes, this is not the "best" way, but this is a damn sure easy way to cook up some bacon for a family of 5, like I sometimes have! (Yeah..."sometimes." Step-son's in college!)
Have a good day, y'all.
Actually. Martin Gravely did a nice baked bacon video for the Times Dispatch that shows how to drain the grease off the pan easily. It's a cool tip. You'll like it ;) http://www2.timesdispatch.com/lifestyles/video/2012/jan/17/4/culinary-clues-oven-baked-bacon-09985-vi-33900/
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