There may be many things we enjoy eating but when it comes to breakfast food, bacon is always on the menu. It is crispy and tasty, but not all bacon is created equally.
One of the things that most people expect when they have a piece of bacon is for it to be crispy. That is the perfect way for it to be. Although some may like bacon limp, it is lacking in flavor when it is undercooked.
If you were to line up 100 people and ask them how to cook bacon, they would probably all say that you should fry it in a frying pan. That is one way to do it but, as you know, it is messy and there is no easy way to get it to cook evenly.
Yes, bacon fried on the stovetop may be crispy but you are also going to have areas that are undercooked. What is a person to do?
Fortunately, we have advice from a master chef to pass along and it is going to change your world. As is the case with all things, there is a right way and a wrong way. Here is the right way to cook bacon.
If you want your bacon to come out perfectly, put it in the oven. That’s right, oven-baked bacon will be everything you want it to be.
Simply line the strips up flat in a pan without letting the sides touch. The bacon will shrink slightly as it is baked.
Set the oven at 350 degrees and allow the oven to do the work. Continue to check on the bacon until it is perfectly crisp and brown. The time will vary, depending on the thickness of the bacon.
It also helps to buy bacon that is cured with sugar, spice, and salt for a minimum of 5 days. Avoid bacon made with corn syrup or liquid smoke as it could alter the flavor.