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From: jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 18:46:58 -0500
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On 11/7/2024 5:44 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-11-07, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>> On 11/5/2024 5:13 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 11/5/2024 10:09 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> I have one of those cast iron bacon press things.  I don't use it
>>>> often, its typical purpose is to sit on the back of the stove and hold
>>>> burnt out match sticks until I dump them in the trash.  I never
>>>> thought about using it for burgers.
>>>
>>> I just mentioned that in another reply, Michael.  I have a cast iron
>>> bacon press which would would work fine for smash burgers.  I don't use
>>> it for bacon because I bake bacon but I do still have the old bacon press.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I also bake bacon, it's far less messy, and I can do the whole package
>> at once.  That's probably why I don't use the bacon press.  I cook it
>> soft, that way, I can keep the cooked slices in the fridge and they'll
>> crisp up nicely for a few minutes in a hot skillet, maybe with eggs,
>> when I'm ready for bacon.  Well now, that is, if the family doesn't
>> polish the bacon off same day before I can put it away.  :)
> 
> We eat five slices every Sunday morning.  Sometimes six if there's
> an extra one in the package.  No need to cook more than we'll eat
> just to have it sit in the fridge for a week.
> 
Cooked bacon freezes well and you can portion it out.

Jill