Microwaving Bacon

[toalisi]

Can bacon be microwaved but still retain the crispness we
like in bacon?

It doesn't seem likely but I'd appreciate your views.

[jennyjoan]

no - gods sake - dry fry on your pan and you will get the most sizzled cremated bacon you want

[Lie-in King]

This says you can do it -

http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-microwave-bacon-173076

[Islay]

Depends on your microwave toalisi is some you can.

[ummmm]

Apparently so...

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-bacon-in-the-microwave-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-200719

[Mamyalynne]

I've tried it and found it a bit hard and dry - I imagine the type of bacon makes a big difference too.


I do mine on a tray in the oven.

[toalisi]

Interesting - thanks all.

Thanks to ummmm & L-I-K for the links & mamya for her view which
coincides with mine.

[Lie-in King]

I really want some bacon now...

[toalisi]

Sorry L-I-K !

Some of today's headlines recommend avoiding sausages & bacon-
some chance!!!

[rsvp]

I've got one of those flat sandwich makers - does the bacon to a crisp but you have to watch it!

[Lie-in King]

Oh dear! I had a sausage sarnie for lunch, so I suppose that's me done for...

[andy-hughes]

I always microwave bacon.

Get yourself a plastic mircrowave tray - the ones with ridges on the botton, and a plastic cover.

Lay your bacon out and cover. Micro on full power for three minutes, turn over and give it three more, then a minute at a time each side until it is as crispy as you like it.

[ummmm]

rsvp...brilliant idea. I have a panini maker. I'm going to try that out in a bit...

[SirOracle]

I thought that micro wave ovens were intended to speed up the cooking time.

Eight minutes plus Andy Hughes....I do it considerably quicker than that, in a traditional frying pan,or under a grill.

[toalisi]

Thanks andy

[retrocop]

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[toalisi]

Thanks retrocop.

Anything that keeps the flavour & saves on the washing up
gets my vote.

[Eve]

I microwave bacon, usually about 3-4 minutes and it's more juicy than crispy. I imagine it would get crispier for longer but then it would dry it out too so maybe better in a pan for that.

So much quicker and easier in the microwave.

[ummmm]

Toalisi - what is the difference between washing a frying pan and a microwave pan?

rsvp - tried your suggestion, worked a treat, I even put mushrooms in with it.

[rsvp]

Glad you found the suggestion useful ummmm -can't really see any reason not to fry an egg too and maybe a bit of fried bread (or is that too ambitious!)