Does Anyone Use a Bacon Press?

[Doofy]

Actually the low sodium varieties are manageable unless your sodium intake restrictions are severe...and it costs a little more but the "center cut" packages are really lean...

Thanks, /pine. Never even considered low sodium bacon. I know they have been removing nitrites and nitrates from hot dogs and such so maybe bacon will follow suit. Have not seen low-sodium bacon in my local store but will ask now.

Ankle's swell up with to much sodium. If I limit intake to 2300mg and drink at least 64oz of water a day, then maybe can have a slice or two. Man needs Bacon!

 

[bwalley]

Great, now I want bacon....
I prefer parchment paper to foil when baking bacon. We usually have too much bacon to fry in a pan when we have bacon. One has to look for it , but there is nitrate free bacon.

 

[Bird]

I've never used a bacon press, but always thought it would be a good idea if I had the right sized skillet. My first preference with bacon would be thick sliced, fried low and slow as others have mentioned. But as I've gotten older and lazier, I've recently changed to the Hormel Black Label already cooked bacon from Sam's Club.
Hormel Black Label Fully Cooked Bacon (9.5 oz., 72 ct.) - Sam's Club

 

[dmccarty]

We cook bacon in the oven in a big pan or in the microwave with a smaller, ceramic plate that is huge compared to our largest frying pan. For the microwave, we put down quite a few layers of paper towels to soak up the fat and make easy clean up.

Sounds like a bacon press is a uni tasker in the kitchen.

Later,
Dan

 

[oosik]

Its been so long since I've had any bacon - forgotten what it tastes like. Walk by the bacon at the grocery store - price alone is enough to curl your toes - besides what we get here that is called bacon is about 75% fat and sliced so thin you can see right thru it. I'll pass..........

 

[dgl24087]

I oven cook my bacon, preferred brand is Wright's Applewood Smoked bacon. Oven cooking isn't messy, bacon stays straight and doesn't shrink much.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I walked up to the butcher I know at a local store and said "you got any bacon that isn't so fat?"

He answered, "then it wouldn't be bacon, would it?" lol

He kinda had a point there!

SR

 

[Mace Canute]

It's been awhile since I did any bacon at home but when I did I used one of these racks designed for use in a microwave. As you can see, all the grease drips off and it's easy peasy to make the bacon as crispy as you desire.

 

[Doofy]

Why doesn't the grease splatter all over the microwave? I can't even melt butter for popcorn without it making a huge mess. I do realize there is a lot of water in butter and I would assume there is some water in bacon too.

 

[Doofy]

It's been awhile since I did any bacon at home but when I did I used one of these racks designed for use in a microwave. As you can see, all the grease drips off and it's easy peasy to make the bacon as crispy as you desire.

Dang, that looks good! Shouldn't tempt a fat man!