http://www.madcookery.com Notes from the world of the cooking of the Mad Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.madcookery.com/2007/05/19/oven-cooked-bacon/ http://www.madcookery.com/2007/05/19/oven-cooked-bacon/#comments Sun, 20 May 2007 05:17:34 +0000 madcook http://www.madcookery.com/?p=7 This is a traditional technique to cook bacon in the oven for a less greasy result that few people seem to know about. I originally heard this technique on Alton Brown’s show Good Eats, but after some research, discovered that is a very traditional method of preparation that is often used in professional kitchens, since it doesn’t require the level of supervision that pan fried bacon does. I find the taste using this method is superior to pan frying and everyone I have served it to has asked me how I made it. I decided to share it here since few people seem to know about it and bacon is an ingredient in many recipes.

1. Place a single layer of bacon on a roasting sheet or on a rack above a sheet pan
2. Place in a cold oven
3. Heat oven to 400 degrees
4. Once oven reaches 400 degrees let cook for 8 minutes
5. Turn bacon and continue at 400 degrees until desired crispness. 8 minutes gives a perfectly cooked chewy bacon, longer for crisp bacon.

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