Lounge of Tomorrow - Bacon is meat candy.

I'm hosting a last minute breakfast party on Sunday for 8-10 people. I bought 6 lbs of bacon, will it be enough?

Help, how do I cook it in the oven? On a sheet pan?

3894	07-15-2010 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake (Post 328961)

Help, how do I cook it in the oven? On a sheet pan?

From my favorite cookbook, Staff Meals from Chanterelle by David Waltuck:

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"When restaurants use bacon, they generally need to cook a lot of it. Instead of frying it in a pan on top of the stove, professional cooks lay the bacon strips in a sheet pan (you could also use a rimmed baking sheet, such as a jelly-roll pan) and bake in a preheated 350 oven until crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain on paper towels before using. The bacon strips will curl up very little, if at all; they usually come out good and flat, which makes them easier to use."

And while we're on the subject, how about a post-Bastille Day Aioli BLT?

lashbear

07-15-2010 07:00 AM

Oh, you two, don't tempt me !!

Let me see... if I were to cook 6 lbs of bacon, mmm that'd be 2.7 Kilos, Yep - I reckon it'd last us at least a couple of days.

(Or about half an hour in a packed Yosemite lodge...)

blueerica

07-15-2010 07:53 AM

Yes, a sheet pan is easiest for large quantities, IMO. (Heck, I even use it for just Jason and me.)

If you like curly bacon, you can always take foil and make ridges for your bacon to sit upon.

However, I am persnickety and like to flip my bacon over so it gets even crispiness, so the foil thing gets annoying to me.

Capt Jack

07-15-2010 08:13 AM

agreed. also the nice thing about makin' bacon in the oven is you can treat it to some very interesting add ons. from as simple as freshly ground pepper to a light glaze of maple syrup, garlic powder etc. something youre hard pressed to do in a fry pan

katiesue

07-15-2010 09:03 AM

I put mine on a non-stick baking cooling rack in the sheet pan - that keeps it out of the fat while it cooks.

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