Cooking Bacon: Tips for Pan vs. Microwave

[PCALISON437613]

Has anyone made the bacon in the bar pan? Could you fill me in how long and what temperature? Or did you make it in the micro? Thanks

 

[Marg]

I put a lb of bacon in the bar pan and pop it in the oven at 325. It usually takes about 30 minutes to get it the way I like it. I have a double oven, so I usually (on Sunday morning) put a bar pan of bacon and a bar pan of pancake mix in each oven, go up stairs and shower and get ready and breakfast is ready when I come down.

 

[dianevill]

Microwave and Oven

Hi Alison,

I've made the bacon in the small bar pan in the microwave, and the bar pan in the oven. For the microwave, I use roughly 1 minute per slice of bacon. I have to warn you, though, at least for me, it took off the seasoning of my pan. I don't know why - maybe it got too hot? I haven't heard of this happening to anyone else, though. For the oven, I use 400 degrees, 30-45 minutes depending on how crispy you like it.

The bacon turns out wonderfully using either the microwave or oven.

HTH,
Diane

 

[PCALISON437613]

Thanks

Thank you soo much, That info was exactly what I needed, This site is a great venue for information.
Thanks

 

[noradawn]

As an aside, we do soy bacon in the small bar pan in our toaster oven all the time, and it turns out great!

 

[nikked]

Bacon in the Bar Pan Tip

At National Conference, in the Kitchen Show w/Wow class that I took, they said to put parchment paper in the bottom of the pan first...makes clean up a snap, and is safer when taking the pan out of the oven.

As far as I am concerned, this is the ONLY way to do bacon. I attached a doc called "A Day in the Life of a Bar Pan" that I received along the way. I give it to any customer who buys (or already owns) the bar pan.

Enjoy!

Nicole Uebel
Independent Future Director (+2) #405321

 

[Michelle K]

Thanks

Wow thanks I heard that info about the life of a bar pan on one of the free cd's we got from HO and I was thinking I needed to tell everyone about it and now you have provided it in righting! Thanks so much this site is just wonderful!

Michelle

 

[ltkacz]

The only way we cook it now

The only way my husband and I will cook bacon now is via the oven on the bar pan. It's absolutely wonderful! Plus it seasons your bar pan like nothing else!

We cook ours at 400-425, and just watch it (sorry, I can't tell you the exact time it takes).