[Food] How do you cook bacon? - The Pub Debate

[jackanada]

Has to be done in a frying pan. Then you have a lovely pan of bacon fat left to cook something else delicious in.
Used to lodge with a lovely French girl who was always delighted when I made a bacon sandwich and would politely ask if she could use the pan after me. Not enough people value that liquid gold.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Microwave EVERY time.

 

[The Clamp]

Other; I don’t cook meat at home. I save it for meals out these days. Better for the wallet. And the arteries.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Definitely air fryer, but near enough everything goes in there.

 

[jcdenton08]

Back bacon, straight on the grill for 5 minutes. Never had any complaints!

 

[dolphins]

Grill every time these days, but microwave does work well, with a sheet of kitchen paper on top (or so I was told) which works really well. Obvs doesn't crisp it up (unless you heavily overcook it!)

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Streaky. Grilled to within an inch of its life. Bacon sarnies should crunch.

This.

 

[amexer]

Only have bacon in sandwich. Cut streaky into small pieces and fry.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Streaky. Grilled to within an inch of its life. Bacon sarnies should crunch.

And the softer the bread the better.

 

[Algernon]

Nigella knows

 

[BadFish]

Other; I don’t cook meat at home. I save it for meals out these days. Better for the wallet. And the arteries.

I am more the opposite, I eat plant-based when I go out and cook meat at home.

Too often meat out is disappointing. I've hardly eaten a steak out for years. Always disappoints either the palate or the wallet.

 

[BadFish]

Definitely air fryer, but near enough everything goes in there.

I am going to try air frying it next time.

The problem with the air fryer is that its not big enough. I now need an oven the size of the air fryer and and air fryer the size of (or bigger) than the oven.

 

[JetsetJimbo]

A griddle pan is probably my first choice, with grilling a close second.

 

[Chicken Run]

Oven

 

[thejackal]

Ninja dual air fryer. Best bacon i've ever tasted

My weapon of choice also

 

[Chicken Run]

Has to be done in a frying pan. Then you have a lovely pan of bacon fat left to cook something else delicious in.
Used to lodge with a lovely French girl who was always delighted when I made a bacon sandwich and would politely ask if she could use the pan after me. Not enough people value that liquid gold.

With the high end bacon that I buy the only residue that’s left in the pan for some strange reason is frothy water!!!

 

[Justice]

Ninja dual air fryer. Best bacon i've ever tasted

Second this I was surprised how good it tasted.

Smoked or unsmoked I’m definitely smoked.

 

[m20gull]

Glad to see some votes for oven. I'm a recent convert. Had some left over Bratwurst so wrapped bacon round them and roasted. I had back bacon but streaky would have been better.

 

[worthingseagull]

Air fryer

 

[dolphins]

Forgot - I DO use the oven for bacon sometimes but only when wrapped around a sausage (pigs in blankets).