The Lurker Thread

[LoriP1702]

My thighs will thank me later.

...men like women that have a few curves. (whowouldathunk)

 

[LoriP1702]

I cook my bacon in the oven as well but I use a cake rack. Cook bacon like normal, then I pour the grease that's in the pan into a pint jelly jar and refrigerate for when I want/need bacon grease for a recipe. I generally bake a pound at a time and what I don't use, I layer it on paper towels, put in a ziplock then store in the fridge for those times I want quick bacon and eggs, or slices for burgers etc.

She shows the cake rack method as well, but with the parchment paper, or foil method, there's no scrubbing to get the baked on bits off.

 

[LoriP1702]

Have y'all seen the footage of the snow plow that went off the road in Utah?
Help mercy, sending up prayers for the driver.
They say he *should* be okay.

 

[daleron]

My thighs will thank me later.

Eh, you only live once

I cook my bacon in the oven as well but I use a cake rack. Cook bacon like normal, then I pour the grease that's in the pan into a pint jelly jar and refrigerate for when I want/need bacon grease for a recipe. I generally bake a pound at a time and what I don't use, I layer it on paper towels, put in a ziplock then store in the fridge for those times I want quick bacon and eggs, or slices for burgers etc.

I have to freeze and hide it

 

[ChelsB]

Sara, I'd never done it before last weekend. Like you, I feared the mess/splatter in the oven.

Here was my experience:
The bacon I used last weekend, was a package of "center cut" bacon. We generally don't buy a lot of bacon, when I do, if it's not too expensive, I get the center cut, but not always, sometimes it's too expensive.
I'd ran across it on sale.
I do always try to buy the leanest I can find though.
I used PW's method using parchment paper outlined here, 350 degrees, mine was done to a crunchy/chewy texture in 15 minutes.
When I removed my parchment paper, one solitary drop of grease got on my jelly roll pan, and that was my fault for dripping.
I'm 100% sold on this method, won't go back to frying ever.
Like Dale, I didn't notice any splatter.
The parchment paper seemed to soak up most of the grease.

I seriously LOVE PW's site and her cookbooks. I think I have the first two.

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Ooh, I've never heard of cooking bacon in the oven. I'll have to try it

 

[daleron]

Have y'all seen the footage of the snow plow that went off the road in Utah?
Help mercy, sending up prayers for the driver.
They say he *should* be okay.

I read about it.

 

[LynnNC]

Eh, you only live once


I have to freeze and hide it

Colton is a vegetarian so no worries with him eating my bacon.

 

[LoriP1702]

Ooh, I've never heard of cooking bacon in the oven. I'll have to try it

Yep, it's pretty darn cool.

I read about it.

Crazy scary.

 

[LynnNC]

She shows the cake rack method as well, but with the parchment paper, or foil method, there's no scrubbing to get the baked on bits off.

Lori, since I pour the grease off there's no baked on bits.

 

[LoriP1702]

Lori, since I pour the grease off there's no baked on bits.

Oh, okay.
I was just going by her pics.

 

[LoriP1702]

Do you get much to pour off Lynn??

 

[Sara Love]

Do you have a favorite recipe for your breakfast casserole??

Last week was my first attempt. It was ok. My mom always makes it for holiday breakfasts and it's awesome. I sprayed my lasagna pan with Pam. Lined it with 8 slices of white bread minus the crusts. I covered the bread with 1 c each of red pepper, yellow pepper, Vidalia onion (all diced) 8oz of chopped mushrooms, covered that with 8oz combined cheddar and Mozz (had to use both as I forgot to pick up more cheddar and Mozz was all we had.) poured 8 extra large eggs whisked with 1/2 c milk over top and added more cheese.

It wasn't as fluffy as hers, so that was disappointing. I also don't have an airbake pan like her and she used taco shredded cheese. I think I should have skipped the yellow pepper. But I wanted to use it up.

Kiddo ate it and said it was good (thinking he didn't want to hurt my feelings.) Bwahaha. So this weekend I will try it in my glass pan, lose the yellow pepper, use the taco cheese and add the leftover bacon we have.

 

[daleron]

Colton is a vegetarian so no worries with him eating my bacon.

Yep, it's pretty darn cool.


Crazy scary.

At least he was in a heavy vehicle

 

[LynnNC]

After making brown sugar and black pepper coated bacon once, if I ever make it again, I WILL use foil to line the pan. It took 3 days of soaking and scrubbing to get the burned brown sugar off the bottom of the pan.

 

[LynnNC]

Do you get much to pour off Lynn??

No, not a lot. It really depends on how much fat there is on the bacon.

 

[Sara Love]

...men like women that have a few curves. (whowouldathunk)

Too many curves are not a good thing tho. Bwahahaha. I'll keep the ones I have and try not to add more.

 

[Sara Love]

Have y'all seen the footage of the snow plow that went off the road in Utah?
Help mercy, sending up prayers for the driver.
They say he *should* be okay.

No, Oh my gosh. Hopefully he will be ok.

 

[LoriP1702]

Last week was my first attempt. It was ok. My mom always makes it for holiday breakfasts and it's awesome. I sprayed my lasagna pan with Pam. Lined it with 8 slices of white bread minus the crusts. I covered the bread with 1 c each of red pepper, yellow pepper, Vidalia onion (all diced) 8oz of chopped mushrooms, covered that with 8oz combined cheddar and Mozz (had to use both as I forgot to pick up more cheddar and Mozz was all we had.) poured 8 extra large eggs whisked with 1/2 c milk over top and added more cheese.

It wasn't as fluffy as hers, so that was disappointing. I also don't have an airbake pan like her and she used taco shredded cheese. I think I should have skipped the yellow pepper. But I wanted to use it up.

Kiddo ate it and said it was good (thinking he didn't want to hurt my feelings.) Bwahaha. So this weekend I will try it in my glass pan, lose the yellow pepper, use the taco cheese and add the leftover bacon we have.

Sounds good.
Chef John has one I want to try too.
I'll see if I can find the link.

At least he was in a heavy vehicle

Yes. Those are definitely heavy and stout.

After making brown sugar and black pepper coated bacon once, if I ever make it again, I WILL use foil to line the pan. It took 3 days of soaking and scrubbing to get the burned brown sugar off the bottom of the pan.

I too have had some messes that took 3 days to loosen up and come off.
I knew I wasn't going to try the rack method, but that's great that you report that it's not bad.

 

[LoriP1702]

Oh, I have lil smokies I need to use up!!
Glad you mentioned bacon and brown sugar.

Better get that going!

 

[daleron]

Last week was my first attempt. It was ok. My mom always makes it for holiday breakfasts and it's awesome. I sprayed my lasagna pan with Pam. Lined it with 8 slices of white bread minus the crusts. I covered the bread with 1 c each of red pepper, yellow pepper, Vidalia onion (all diced) 8oz of chopped mushrooms, covered that with 8oz combined cheddar and Mozz (had to use both as I forgot to pick up more cheddar and Mozz was all we had.) poured 8 extra large eggs whisked with 1/2 c milk over top and added more cheese.

It wasn't as fluffy as hers, so that was disappointing. I also don't have an airbake pan like her and she used taco shredded cheese. I think I should have skipped the yellow pepper. But I wanted to use it up.

Kiddo ate it and said it was good (thinking he didn't want to hurt my feelings.) Bwahaha. So this weekend I will try it in my glass pan, lose the yellow pepper, use the taco cheese and add the leftover bacon we have.

Water will make fluffier eggs than milk