How to Cook Bacon, Hot n Fast or Slow n Low | Blackstone Griddle

[@RicsBBQSpecialties]

Hot n Fast always wins😎 I’m Binge watching Big cat 305 today. 👊🏼

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks for the support brother!!!

[@brunoloiselle2710]

Looks like I'm gonna have to go with the crowd so far and say LOW & SLOW for me. Where ya been?? Nice to see ya back on the channel. GRIDDLE ON DUDE.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Bruno, life gets in the way sometimes lol... Appreciate you!!!

[@4seasonsbbq]

Fantastic comparison, Mike. I like to cook mine in the oven at 390° for around 30 minutes. It turns out perfect and flat every time. Cook it less time or more time depending on your preference. Also, my friend, try with a steak/bacon press, but be careful because it cooks much faster when it's pressed. Everything is better with bacon, so this was a super fantastic video, brother. 👍👍

[@4seasonsbbq]

When I cook it in the oven, I use a baking sheet with a cooling rack to let the grease drip away

[@cookingwithbigcat]

I've never tried it in the oven but have heard good things. Appreciate you Ron, have a great weekend brother!!!

[@4seasonsbbq]

@cookingwithbigcat you too, my friend

[@granddaddyrap]

Great video. I griddle my bacon low and slow. I lay all my bacon on cold griddle and put the 2 large bacon presses on top then turn on bottle and ignite griddle. After bacon is done lay on 2 layers of paper towels with 2 layers over top and press out grease. Guess I’m OCD. LOL. Thanks for the videos again.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Wow, sounds like you've got it down to a science. Love it!!!

[@daddydutchbbq]

I’m not hot and fast or low and slow. I’m more of a warm and quick guy…..Great to see ya again Mike !

[@cookingwithbigcat]

I knew I would get a smart a$$ comment out of you lol... Thanks Kent, glad to be back!!

[@daddydutchbbq]

@@cookingwithbigcat You wouldn’t have it any other way!

[@bobbicatton]

I never paid much attention to temp, just throw it on and slap a press on it if it looks like it wants to go curly. Both looked tasty to me👍😊

[@cookingwithbigcat]

It's funny how everyone cooks it different lol!!!

[@Dayandcounting]

Hot and fast outside for sure, I've come to love the texture changes and flavor changes you get. Wouldn't have it any other way with my bacon cheese burgers, they are done hot fast too. End up with some nice charring and still med rare.

[@Huerak]

Great video Big Cat! Good to see you again. 🙂

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Becky, glad to be back!! Have a great weekend!!

[@AllianceOG]

Oven cooked bacon in my opinion is the best way, gets perfectly crispy. I worked in restaurants for 10+ years and I used to munch on the bacon I cooked at Wendy's 😂 That was oven cooked bacon. The next restaurant I used to be the opening chef and I cooked sooo much bacon everyday on the flat top. I'm about to grill some bacon now for the first time in close to 5 years 😂 Wish me luck

[@ABobbyDee]

We cook it in the microwave. Never curls up and can be easily cooked just a bit longer to get it just right. In the griddle I use a press to keep it flat and just cook till it is the way we like it no matter what the temp.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks bro!!!

[@gharv1313]

Low and slow here Mike . Results were awesome though! Cheers my friend 🍻

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Bat!!!

[@ToddB1]

Good to know about the hot and fast. I always done low and slow. I'd use a bacon press tho. Nice cook Big Cat.

[@GrillSergeant]

Fun video! Gotta love 🥓

[@chefbrooklyn5140]

What's up Big Cat SLOW and low,, great view to eat bacon

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Chef!!!

[@chucknevill4769]

I like my bacon at the 8 minute mark. Wife likes her well well done.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Awesome, thanks for watching!!

[@BBBYpsi]

Great comparison I believe how you like it Is low and slow

[@NormanMcGregor]

Bacon press fixes all!! Hot and fast tastes better to me though.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Norman!!!

[@SkinnerFarms]

Great cook Mike!

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Josh, bacon is always a great cook lol...

[@SkinnerFarms]

Very true

[@LongsQuest]

Hey Mike, Slow and low for me, a press speeds it up a bit.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Skip, I'll have to try to press next time. Might be a good compromise... Have a great weekend brother!!

[@howardbarlow578]

Low and slow? I'm off and cold. 😅 I put the bacon on first, then turn the burners on low. As you saw, hot and fast and there is more tendency to curl. Good comparison.

[@aaronhill6720]

I’m shocked that hot and fast was the winner! I might try to find something in between.

[@goy1mdefender320]

Microwave is sacrilege unless you're making condiments for a salad. It needs to be tender and juicy

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Agreed!!

[@sailorbluepr]

slow and low🤙🏻

[@edmorris5007]

Everything is better with Bacon!

[@cookingwithbigcat]

I concur lol...

[@davidmatke248]

They did look very similar. Low and slow looked a little better to me.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Yes I think so too but other than that 5 minutes is way better than 15. Then again I enjoy cooking so what's the rush lol... Thanks for the comment David!!

[@billyrogers8384]

I like bacon 🥓 both ways. But if going hot and fast, a bacon press is used to cure that curly, white fat.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Yeah I thought about the bacon press. Next time lol!!

[@davidlang576]

Low and slow, and flip often!

[@sandiblythe4508]

Low & slow for me. I have bacon 🥓 every day

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Not judging because, it's BACON and it's AWESOME!!

[@ABobbyDee]

We like crisp bacon and crispier than yours looked. No white fat. Must be cooked. Using a press keeps the bacon flat.

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Bobby!!

[@stephensmith6790]

Low and slow in the oven

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Stephen, I'll have to try it in the oven.

[@jeffincabo]

There is NO way I would cook bacon at 500 . It's worth the time to cook such a delicious cut of meat slow and low ! But , when you're going to cook the hell out of it like you do, I guess it doesn't matter !

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Best comment lol!!! Thanks Jeff!!!

[@AllianceOG]

Just noticed you're using a green screen for the background 😂 Youre like the dollar store version of Guy Fierri or however you spill that wack dudes name 😂😂😢

[@jeffreygreer8782]

I say your most likely an amateur cook if you cook your bacon hot and fast. Bacon IMO shouldn’t be brittle and taste burnt. It should be crispy but also chewy, it taste better. It goes for cooking eggs low and slow for creamy moist eggs. There shouldn’t be a layer of burnt eggs on the pan. But I guess we all have preferences. And also like cooking steak it should be cook medium -rare not well done, it loses flavor and texture.

[@louisgeorge3474]

Low and slow for me

[@kenth.832]

Low & slow

[@cookingwithbigcat]

Thanks Kent!!