I use Schwan's pre cooked bacon. I know it is a little expensive. I don't use that much bacon at a time.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2016, at 7:48 PM, Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd use it for any meat I wanted to cook on the grill. You set it in the pan > or on the grill, and heat both of them up. Then you lift up the press, place > the meat in the pan, and put the press on top. > I used ones with little spiked teeth on them working at a fast food > restaurant a while back, and we used them for both the bacon and for burgers. > When we used them for bacon we had the bacon on sheets of wax paper, and we'd > drop a single sheet on the grill and then place a couple of grill presses on > them. It cooked pretty fast, and I remember lots of mornings when I spent a > good chunk of time preparing bacon for the morning breakfast rush this way. > But the grill press made a huge difference in cooking time, and it also > helped to avoid both shrinkage and curling. > > -----Original Message----- > From: juliette via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: juliette <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon > > Nicole, what else would you use this tool for? > > Juliette Silvers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 06/12/2016 2:16 pm > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon > >> >> >> They're called either a grill press or a bacon press. They're useful for all >> sorts of things - in a way they're the precursor to a George Foreman grill. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Susan Lumpkin via Cookinginthedark >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 1:34 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Susan Lumpkin <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon >> >> My husband Larry and I have looked and looked for one of those. The ones >> they originally made were larger than the ones they make now. Thhose made >> now are mainly for the grill and seem to be either of cast iron or of glass. >> >> Susan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: juliette via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 11:51 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: juliette <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon >> >> As I've said before, I don't cook bacon much so not sure about this _but I >> have a flat metal piece (device) with a knob in the middle so you can pick >> it up. It hass small holes (not tiny) all over the device. You put it over >> bacon on the stove and theoretically, it will cook both sides at once. >> >> Juliette Silvers >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Sharon Howerton via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: 06/11/2016 8:36 am >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon >> >>> >>> >>> Juliette, I had to cringe as soon as I read that you used one of those thin >>> aluminum pans. I'm so sorry you were hurt. One needs something sturdy for >>> the bacon. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: juliette via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 9:14 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: juliette >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon >>> >>> Cooking Bacon: a cautionary tale >>> Many years ago I decided to fry bacon in my oven using one of those thin >>> aluminum rectangular light pans with ridges to catch the fat. When I went >>> to remove the pan it collapsed spilling the grease on my arms. I almost >>> went to the emergency room for that one and of course, never cooked bacon >>> in one of those pans again. >>> >>> Juliette Silvers >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Sharon Howerton via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: 06/10/2016 4:01 pm >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking bacon >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Randy, my sister bakes hers in the oven and I've done the same. She said >>>> to bake it at 400 for 20 minutes; to be honest, to me that wasn't long >>>> enough. I have a pan with a drip tray so the grease falls to the bottom; >>>> it's a lot easier than frying on the stove and better tasting, I think, >>>> than preparing in the microwave. I'd say to just experiment with time >>>> depending on the thickness of your bacon. Good luck. >>>> Sharon >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: randy tijerina via Cookinginthedark >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 3:27 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Cc: randy tijerina >>>> Subject: [CnD] cooking bacon >>>> >>>> hi friends'''Randy here...'''what's the best way to cook bacon? >>>> to me'''ddthe microwave'''dries it...'''I want to have my bacon taste like >>>> it was on the stovedd_b, without all that fat'''ddddhow do you guys do it? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
