Bacon Cooking Tips
Use the microwave to cook a few strips of bacon and if you have no use for bacon drippingswhich is a shame since bacon drippings are rich and flavorful.
Bacon cooking tips. Dont preheat the skillet. Roast the bacon gently and evenly in you oven at 3750f 1900f rotating the baking sheet halfway through cooking for about 15 minutes. Pull out the bacon from the fridge 15 to 20 minutes before cooking. At room temperature bacon just cooks up better just like steak.
Transfer the cooked bacon to cool in a dish if you dont want the strips sticking to the paper towels. Professional cooks dont waste time using a skillet for large volumes of bacon in restaurants and hotels. Purists use this method. Keep flipping and turning the bacon so that it browns evenly and cook to desired crispness.
Tips for cooking bacon in the microwave. Pour off the bacon fat between batches so your slices arent swimming in grease.