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I need cooked bacon for a recipe tonight and just don't have time to cook it on the stove.
I've heard of cooking it in the oven. Does it still get crisp and is it messy to cook it in the oven?
Tried and true method suggestions would be welcome.
Also, has anyone tried the cooked crumbled bag of bacon at Costco? Does it taste plastic-y? Does it keep for a while in the fridge?
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Melissa
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Do you have a microwave? We do ours in there and it always gets crisp. I use paper towels under and above the bacon and cook for increments of time until it is done.
I don't do it in the oven, but friends do, and it gets crisp. Using broiler pan, so the bottom gets the drippings will keep the bacon crisp on top.
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Yes, we've done it in the oven. As an alternative to a broiler pan, we've used a cookie cooling rack on a jelly pan.
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Ah yes, the cookie rack would be even better, because of air flow.
Best thing about oven and microwave is there is less mess and less smell. I never want to go back to cooking on the stove!
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Best to cook it in the oven, actually, it stays flat :) You can do it on a rack like Jenn suggests, or on a Silpat/parchment and drain on paper towels afterwards. It's my favorite way of making bacon.
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Cooking for Engineers on cooking bacon
He likes baking too.  I don't do it on low temps like he does though, I bake at 325 or so and check after 10 minutes, then every 3 minutes afterwards to make sure it doesn't burn.
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 Yes, add me to the baking group. Won't do it any other way. It is very crispy. We use a jelly roll pan like Lindsay mentioned. We cook at 400 and just slightly less time than Stef for the first side. I don't care for microwaved bacon - it does crisp up but is still more "chewy" than other methods.
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MaryM wrote:
Yes, add me to the baking group. Won't do it any other way. It is very crispy. We use a jelly roll pan like Lindsay mentioned. We cook at 400 and just slightly less time than Stef for the first side. I don't care for microwaved bacon - it does crisp up but is still more "chewy" than other methods.
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Sometimes ours is chewy, but it depends on the brand. We usually buy nitrite and nitrate free.
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We usually use the microwave like Jenn does and get nice crispy bacon. My husband likes it especially well-done. 
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The microwave or stovetop both work well for me when I am just cooking a few strips of bacon, but I use the oven for a crowd. It is a lot less messy than stovetop cooking a large batch of bacon! I line a baking pan or cookie sheet (with 1" or so edges, not the flat kind) with foil (why? because I'm lazy and hate scrubbing the bacon-sticky-stuff off the pan  ), spread the bacon out so that the pieces don't touch, and bake at 350 degrees for maybe 10-15 minutes. I just keep an eye on it.
I think the nitrite/nitrate bacon doesn't get crispy in the same way as the more adulterated kind...it seems to stay a bit chewier, but still good.
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A poem for you
Bakin' Bacon
By Theresa Gonzalez
I've recently taken
to bakin' my bacon
I find that I'm makin'
much less
of a mess.
If I'm not mistaken
the bacon I'm bakin'
is just as delicious
and much, much less stress.
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stellamaris wrote:
| The microwave or stovetop both work well for me when I am just cooking a few strips of bacon, but I use the oven for a crowd. It is a lot less messy than stovetop cooking a large batch of bacon! I line a baking pan or cookie sheet (with 1" or so edges, not the flat kind) with foil (why? because I'm lazy and hate scrubbing the bacon-sticky-stuff off the pan ), |
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I line my sheets with aluminum foil for the same reasons-- when I broil my hamburgers I do the same thing. Hate the clean up!
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Theresa, that is soooo clever and cute! Love it!
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Thank you, ladies!
This afternoon I was bakin'the bacon and loving it.
It was too easy, especially since my dh did the dishes. 
Though I think next time I may line the pan for him!
Thanks again for your help.
Melissa
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another reason i bake bacon on parchment. i get the drippings later for either frying potatoes or for warm bacon dressing for spinach salad. YUM. (i try to get bacon from local farmers so it's the uncured kind, i adjust the seasoning a bit if i don't like theirs. a bit of maple syrup usually does the trick, added the last couple minutes of baking.)
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