Cooking Bacon (in a pot vs in the oven)…one way is clearly better!

[@melvinhedt5798]

I like mine in the oven. 400° for 20 minutes on aluminum foil comes out perfect for me.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Nice!!

[@Margalus]

@@scottmason6282 There is zero difference in the two sides of aluminum foil, unless you buy the non-stick variety.

[@grannyrsh5553]

I like oven method because you don’t have to watch it. Parchment paper rather than foil makes cleanup easy

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Oh yeah. I haven’t tried it with parchment paper! Great idea.

[@jeanetomblin5562]

I've been cooking bacon in the oven for a few yrs now & love this method! I do mine at 375° for 15 min (for normal/thin-sliced bacon). Sometimes, it may need 1-2 mins more because of the variations in thickness & for thick-sliced bacon. It comes out crisp (like you & I like it!). I set the parchment-lined half sheet pan on the stovetop slightly tipped, so the lovely bacon fat flows to one side, off the bacon. Love that crispy snap!

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yes, that snap!!!!!

[@MrJdubbya36]

Sitting in the grease on the foil in the oven helps make it crispy. I like my bacon flatter and crispy so it works out great and cleanup is so easy.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yeah!

[@RodneyGmusic]

we love oven cooked bacon, We also use our portable cast iron griddle to cook it outside sometimes as well. avoiding the stove top seems to help w keeping that strong smell down,,,,we have never tried cooking from a pot, but maybe we will

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Outside is a great idea!

[@wmarkfish]

You don’t have to elevate in oven. It’ll crisp up in its grease.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yeah!!

[@ricknelson4793]

Hey,if its bacon count me in. I don't care how its being cooked 😂🤣😅🥓

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Well, I tend to agree with you!! 😂

[@TheGoodHeart1000]

I love the pot, having done both

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

I keep going back to the pot also. 😀

[@dundeeecroc]

Great idea!! i did try this method in a pot, with a half cup water, came out great! had BLT's!

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Good stuff!

[@julieellis6793]

I like mine cooked in the air fryer best. Also, if you cut into 4ths instead of half, there's less curling.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

I may try the air fryer. Ours is kinda small though, so it may not be efficient.

[@christophervanmeier1648]

I cook mine in the over. However, if I could find a cast iron saucer, I thin that would combine the best of both worlds--high sides and cast iron. And stainless steel.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Oh I love cast iron!

[@borbetomagus]

I usually cook bacon in a microwave until hundreds of little bubbles form on the surface. I've seen others cook bacon in the oven (and in a skillet with water) and you'll also see hundreds of little bubbles form on the surface. All of the fat is cooked out, but it is chewy at this stage. I think you'd want to continue cooking until all of those bubbles disappear and the bacon snaps (and is well done).

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

That sounds perfect.

[@davidserrano7935]

Great video!!

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Thanks

[@stevec3872]

Making bacon in the microwave works perfectly for just me. In a glass pie pan I place 3 strips folded in half vertically covering with a top, cook for 4 minutes, take out and drain the bacon grease, flip it over and repeat and drain again. Easy-peasy, works perfectly and I'm left with a square of perfectly cooked bacon with no pan to clean.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Sounds perfect

[@Bobrogers99]

Microwaved bacon just doesn't taste the same. It's quick and easy, but not as good.

[@stevec3872]

@@Bobrogers99 Allow me to correct your statement: It doesn''t taste the same to YOU, because it tastes fine to me and I've been eating bacon for over 60 years now.

[@Inigo_The_Son]

Your pot cooked bacon was better because you cooked it in bacon fat, which you did not do for the oven version. I cook mine on a cookie sheet in the oven, but I cover it with parchment and a second cookie sheet, so it comes out perfectly flat. This is not really necessary, but I like flat pieces for BLTs.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

👍🏼 we prefer flat also.

[@davidwayne9982]

I kinda thought it would curl in a pot.. GOOD VIDEO and good tips.. THANKS.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

👍🏼

[@judykish1481]

I cook my bacon in the oven at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it's as done as we like it to be. It gets placed on a parchment lined cookie sheet or silicone sheet. Turns out great. Cooks the same as if it was done in a pot because it cooks in its own fat. Then I put it on paper towel. If it's elevated, the fat drains off and the bacon is more dry and loses its flavor.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@loishunt2347]

What did you do to keep the pot fried bacon so flat?

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Cut it in half and then laid it flat. Only a few pieces curled up.

[@exjazzer]

Cool beans young lady.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Thank you!

[@OldmanJM]

The best way to cook bacon, IS WITH HEAT! That's the only way.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

True. It’s hard to get bacon wrong.

[@joevalicenti2722]

So in the pot..... on high???? How long does it take to turn brown/get crispy.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

It took about 10 minutes. Med high.

[@joevalicenti2722]

Thanks! It worked great for me and love that there is no mess. I have a dedicated pot for this and once it cools I place the whole pot in the fridge for next time.@@nelsonfarmshomesteading

[@cheesygal]

This was very helpful! Honestly never really cooked pork bacon routinely until 3-4 years ago. I’m in my sixties, haha! It’s so messy and makes the house smell. I’ll try the pot and also make a variation of the oven method.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Let me know how you like it! It’s so much easier 🫶

[@cheesygal]

@@nelsonfarmshomesteading I loved the pot on the stove method! Less grease everywhere and the odor was reduced quite a bit!

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yay! Glad you liked it.

[@markoberer1158]

Cooking bacon in the oven would be ideal for making BLT sandwiches. Cooking bacon in a pot would be ideal if you're just placing the bacon on a breakfast plate with your eggs and toast.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Agree!

[@DoctorMandible]

Use parchment paper, not aluminum foil. Much crispier and no need to elevate.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Never considered that. I’ll try it!

[@Amen213]

Use the bottom of the pan drippings for beans just add water or make soup

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

YESSSSS!

[@prairiestorm2015]

OVERDONE!!, but to each their own. My wife likes her bacon crispy......I don't. I like it in the oven for 20 minutes. Cold oven set to 425F. By the time it hits that temp you have like five min. left. I think perfect.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Luckily, our whole family agrees on the overdone bacon. 😂 Makes it easy.

[@thelonelyman-lz8fz]

In the pot, the bacon cooked in it's grease. In the oven you elevated it out of it's grease. Possible reason for taste difference.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

👍🏼 makes sense!

[@davidwayne9982]

I've only seen Dr. Berry do it in a pot--- but then- I don't cook it at all-- it's TOO EXPENSIVE.... went to WALMART yesterday and a small pack was $10.98 and didn't even look good.. I can eat a plate full by myselfand NOT even be full... so I can NOT afford it right now--- I actually bought a CHUCK STEAK for $5 , and that means I can have 2 steaks for what ONE plate of bacon costs.. which is a shame-- I LOVE bacon.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yeah, it’s insane how expensive it’s gotten. I try to stock up and get it BOGO at our local Food Lion when they have a sale.

[@jacobburns9343]

You took the oven bacon out of the grease, the pot bacon cooked in the grease the whole time.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Yeah

[@derekdevries1284]

I don't like my bacon that well done. But you can just stop at a little bit sooner. It's a perfect method cooking bacon in a tall pot. No mess and all gets cooked in its own fat. I don't know why more people don't realize this. Everything else is a pain in the ass

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

It’s definitely easier!

[@bradr539]

On the grill for me😊

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Never tried that!!

[@goji059]

the whole idea for using a pot, is it cooks in it's own grease.....pot wins...hands down

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

💯

[@markyoung2528]

put bacon in a cold oven. Turn to 400 degrees. When it gets to temp, set your timer. 8 minutes on average, but thickness dictates that. You messed up with the rack. It tastes better when it cooks in its own grease. It browns just fine. Not a valid comparison, cause you decided that it needed to be out of the grease,

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Never considered putting in a cold oven.

[@OldmanJM]

Thats called break bacon

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

The best!

[@davec503]

It's not healthy to cook with aluminum foil though... Put nice demonstration

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Tell me more about this!

[@VeldaE12]

Start with cold oven and set for 400°- works great. About 35 min in my oven. No rack, no foil.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Sounds great!

[@jasonmcclellan9183]

I definitely prefer the oven. 100% 400° for approximately 20-25 minutes. Usually thicker slices and I like 'em chewy to slightly crisp. I use like ½" deep cookie trays, line them aluminum foil and place cooling racks on top. Bake the bacon on the cooling racks and let the oil drip down so I can easily collect it once it cools a little. I can be way more precise with doneness as compared to the pot method which, for me, just resulted in almost burnt bacon and uneven cooks.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Thanks for sharing!

[@stevestowell-virtue3781]

I don't like my bacon that crispy.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

We can’t eat it any other way 😂

[@stevestowell-virtue3781]

@nelsonfarmshomesteading I know a lot of folks that like it crispy. I like it cooked but still flexible enough to bend. On a salad I like it crispy.

[@benwalker578]

Nah that's overcooked!

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

No way! 😂

[@privateer0561]

Overdone.

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

Just right 😝

[@vernturnquist6729]

Please marry me

[@nelsonfarmshomesteading]

I’ll pass