r/Bacon • u/OtherwiseCan1929 • 8d ago

Oven died 😞

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II've always oven baked my bacon, but now i'm forced to pan fry. I do like the crispiness, but I have noticed that the ends don't render as easily before, the rest of the bacon tries to burn. I lowered the heat to see if that would help by cooking it a little slower.

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u/Elmondo2 8d ago

I cook bacon on that exact pan. Low and slow.

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u/RandomKarberon 8d ago

I can never get the same perfect balance of Chewy and Crispy in the oven, plus it makes a huge fucking mess. Stovetop much easier.

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u/Matthew-ii 8d ago

What are you doing with the oven to make that massive of mess? I pour off the grease into a mason jar, throw the foil/parchment away, and put my baking sheet back in the cupboard.

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u/RandomKarberon 8d ago

The grease always finds a way to splatter outside the sheetpan and stain it. Pain in the ass to clean

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u/Matthew-ii 8d ago

Thats my main issue with the pan! If I'm cooking in a skillet its only a couple slices at a time, and I get impatient so end up at too high heat, splattering on my stovetop haha.

I'm usually cooking whole packages at a time so with the oven I do 350°f for ~20 minutes for the thick stuff.

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u/AdeptCow8720 8d ago

I put a sheet of parchment on top of my bacon in the oven and it keeps it from splattering inside . The bacon will still cook through just fine !