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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 16:51 last edited by
    #16

    George, you just finally convinced me to get rid of my microwave. We hardly ever use it for anything. About the only thing we use it for these days is to quickly heat berries that are then mashed into a pancake topping for Finley. But to think that someday we may be tempted to use it to make quick bacon? Brrr.... Better to get rid of it now before the temptation to try it even occurs.

    I mean, there's no work once its in the oven, and having the smell of it cooking is the best part...

    The Brad

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    • L LuFins Dad
      27 Mar 2022, 16:51

      George, you just finally convinced me to get rid of my microwave. We hardly ever use it for anything. About the only thing we use it for these days is to quickly heat berries that are then mashed into a pancake topping for Finley. But to think that someday we may be tempted to use it to make quick bacon? Brrr.... Better to get rid of it now before the temptation to try it even occurs.

      I mean, there's no work once its in the oven, and having the smell of it cooking is the best part...

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      George K
      wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 16:57 last edited by
      #17

      @LuFins-Dad said in Bacon...:

      I mean, there's no work once its in the oven, and having the smell of it cooking is the best part...

      Other than the cleanup, and the time to cook.

      Do a taste test - nuke a couple of strips and bake a couple. Better yet, have your bride do it and not tell you which is which.

      Because science.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • G George K
        27 Mar 2022, 16:57

        @LuFins-Dad said in Bacon...:

        I mean, there's no work once its in the oven, and having the smell of it cooking is the best part...

        Other than the cleanup, and the time to cook.

        Do a taste test - nuke a couple of strips and bake a couple. Better yet, have your bride do it and not tell you which is which.

        Because science.

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 17:11 last edited by
        #18

        @George-K said in Bacon...:

        @LuFins-Dad said in Bacon...:

        I mean, there's no work once its in the oven, and having the smell of it cooking is the best part...

        Other than the cleanup, and the time to cook.

        Do a taste test - nuke a couple of strips and bake a couple. Better yet, have your bride do it and not tell you which is which.

        Because science.

        Or don't...

        Because art.

        The Brad

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          Jolly
          wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:06 last edited by
          #19

          Microwave bacon is tough. Oven is not.

          Cooking.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • J Jolly
            27 Mar 2022, 21:06

            Microwave bacon is tough. Oven is not.

            Cooking.

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:17 last edited by
            #20

            @Jolly said in Bacon...:

            Microwave bacon is tough. Oven is not.

            Cooking.

            👆

            Please love yourself.

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              George K
              wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:43 last edited by
              #21

              When I've made it in the oven, I've put it on a baking rack. It's difficult to get off, and the rack is a PITA to clean with all the cooked-on stuff.

              What do you guys do?

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Mik
                wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:46 last edited by Mik
                #22

                I put it on a half sheet rack and cook a pound at a time. I rub the rack with oil so it is never too tough to clean.

                There's a Shark Tank product called the Scrub Daddy that I can no longer live without. Does a great job and lasts forever. If it gets dirty just stick it in the dishwasher. Pay no mind to the kitschy smile.

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                https://www.amazon.com/Scrub-Daddy-Scratch-FlexTexture-Scrubber/dp/B00NGWJCIA/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=scrub+daddy+sponge&qid=1648417597&sr=8-3

                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                • G George K
                  27 Mar 2022, 21:43

                  When I've made it in the oven, I've put it on a baking rack. It's difficult to get off, and the rack is a PITA to clean with all the cooked-on stuff.

                  What do you guys do?

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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:48 last edited by
                  #23

                  @George-K said in Bacon...:

                  When I've made it in the oven, I've put it on a baking rack. It's difficult to get off, and the rack is a PITA to clean with all the cooked-on stuff.

                  What do you guys do?

                  I just use an oven-safe pan. It's the grooved kind that collects the grease. Not too bad to clean if you catch it fairly early.

                  I don't use the oven all the time—usually I just cook it on the range.

                  The microwave I only use to thaw out or reheat. I think they're total crap for cooking, but, YGASMV.

                  Please love yourself.

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:53 last edited by
                    #24

                    Microwave is fine for vegetables, eggs, etc. Other than that, just reheating.

                    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    • M Mik
                      27 Mar 2022, 21:53

                      Microwave is fine for vegetables, eggs, etc. Other than that, just reheating.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 21:53 last edited by
                      #25

                      @Mik ...eggs? Really?

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 22:01 last edited by jon-nyc
                        #26

                        I’ve only recently started making bacon in the microwave. I agree that the convenience outweighs any taste/texture differential. Never tried the oven and wouldn’t want to deal with the mess.

                        Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                        • G George K
                          27 Mar 2022, 21:53

                          @Mik ...eggs? Really?

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                          Mik
                          wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 22:05 last edited by Mik
                          #27

                          @George-K said in Bacon...:

                          @Mik ...eggs? Really?

                          Sure. Poached eggs, egg for a McMuffin thing or sunny side up. Do it all the time. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs cracked into a cereal bowl, cooked for 45 second, add 1 T melted butter and a couple pieces of toast torn into bite size pieces. Mix well, add a sprinkling of salt and voila! You have eggs and toast you can eat with a spoon and not have to mop up the yolks. You can do something similar with hash brown patties.

                          My other current fave breakfast is avocado toast. One small avocado mashed up with a little salt, lime juice, cilantro and crushed red peppers, all on toasted sourdough. Hardest part is learning to judge when the avocados are just right.

                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                          • M Mik
                            27 Mar 2022, 21:46

                            I put it on a half sheet rack and cook a pound at a time. I rub the rack with oil so it is never too tough to clean.

                            There's a Shark Tank product called the Scrub Daddy that I can no longer live without. Does a great job and lasts forever. If it gets dirty just stick it in the dishwasher. Pay no mind to the kitschy smile.

                            alt text

                            https://www.amazon.com/Scrub-Daddy-Scratch-FlexTexture-Scrubber/dp/B00NGWJCIA/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=scrub+daddy+sponge&qid=1648417597&sr=8-3

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                            Catseye3
                            wrote on 28 Mar 2022, 13:55 last edited by
                            #28

                            @Mik "I rub the rack with oil so it is never too tough to clean."

                            You can also use parchment paper, so I've heard. I've not tried that myself.

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 28 Mar 2022, 14:09 last edited by
                              #29

                              Mik's doing the same thing you do with a barbecue grill. It works.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                89th
                                wrote on 29 Mar 2022, 02:19 last edited by 89th
                                #30

                                Microwaved eggs? And then the murders began.

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                                • M Mik
                                  27 Mar 2022, 22:05

                                  @George-K said in Bacon...:

                                  @Mik ...eggs? Really?

                                  Sure. Poached eggs, egg for a McMuffin thing or sunny side up. Do it all the time. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs cracked into a cereal bowl, cooked for 45 second, add 1 T melted butter and a couple pieces of toast torn into bite size pieces. Mix well, add a sprinkling of salt and voila! You have eggs and toast you can eat with a spoon and not have to mop up the yolks. You can do something similar with hash brown patties.

                                  My other current fave breakfast is avocado toast. One small avocado mashed up with a little salt, lime juice, cilantro and crushed red peppers, all on toasted sourdough. Hardest part is learning to judge when the avocados are just right.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 29 Mar 2022, 16:12 last edited by
                                  #31

                                  @Mik said in Bacon...:

                                  Sure. Poached eggs, egg for a McMuffin thing or sunny side up. Do it all the time. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs cracked into a cereal bowl, cooked for 45 second, add 1 T melted butter and a couple pieces of toast torn into bite size pieces. Mix well, add a sprinkling of salt and voila! You have eggs and toast you can eat with a spoon and not have to mop up the yolks.

                                  Tried it just now.

                                  After 45 seconds, the egg whites were still uncooked in the center of the bowl, but the yolks looked okay. I gave it another 15 seconds, and there were a couple of small explosions. Whites still not there. Another 10 seconds, and they were done, but the yolk was way overcooked.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    29 Mar 2022, 02:19

                                    Microwaved eggs? And then the murders began.

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                                    Aqua Letifer
                                    wrote on 29 Mar 2022, 16:17 last edited by
                                    #32

                                    @89th said in Bacon...:

                                    Microwaved eggs? And then the murders began.

                                    Has it really come to this?

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                    • G George K
                                      29 Mar 2022, 16:12

                                      @Mik said in Bacon...:

                                      Sure. Poached eggs, egg for a McMuffin thing or sunny side up. Do it all the time. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs cracked into a cereal bowl, cooked for 45 second, add 1 T melted butter and a couple pieces of toast torn into bite size pieces. Mix well, add a sprinkling of salt and voila! You have eggs and toast you can eat with a spoon and not have to mop up the yolks.

                                      Tried it just now.

                                      After 45 seconds, the egg whites were still uncooked in the center of the bowl, but the yolks looked okay. I gave it another 15 seconds, and there were a couple of small explosions. Whites still not there. Another 10 seconds, and they were done, but the yolk was way overcooked.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 29 Mar 2022, 16:48 last edited by
                                      #33

                                      @George-K said in Bacon...:

                                      @Mik said in Bacon...:

                                      Sure. Poached eggs, egg for a McMuffin thing or sunny side up. Do it all the time. One of my favorite breakfasts is two eggs cracked into a cereal bowl, cooked for 45 second, add 1 T melted butter and a couple pieces of toast torn into bite size pieces. Mix well, add a sprinkling of salt and voila! You have eggs and toast you can eat with a spoon and not have to mop up the yolks.

                                      Tried it just now.

                                      After 45 seconds, the egg whites were still uncooked in the center of the bowl, but the yolks looked okay. I gave it another 15 seconds, and there were a couple of small explosions. Whites still not there. Another 10 seconds, and they were done, but the yolk was way overcooked.

                                      If you are putting in the toast the sightly underdone whites are ok. It gets soaked up.

                                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 30 Mar 2022, 17:41 last edited by
                                        #34

                                        Made it again today. Cooked the eggs for 1 minute, and there were fewer (cough) eggsplosions. Yolks still a bit overdone for my taste. You might be right about the 45 seconds.

                                        Also sprinkled in some shredded cheddar.

                                        Pretty tasty, akshually.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          mark
                                          wrote on 30 Mar 2022, 18:10 last edited by mark
                                          #35

                                          We bake our thick cut, fresh from the butcher bacon, on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. 400f for 20-25 minutes. Clean-up is a breeze.

                                          I agree that microwave bacon is tough and the pre-cooked "microwave bacon" is just not something we will ever buy again.

                                          I have poached eggs in the microwave. They are OK. I vastly prefer traditional cooking techniques when it comes to eggs.

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