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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: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 15:34:14 -0500
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On 11/8/2024 4:50 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-11-07, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 11/7/2024 4:59 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2024-11-06, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> On 11/5/2024 6:04 PM, Graham wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-11-05 3:13 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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 don't mind wrinkly bacon. Why flatten it?
>>>>
>>>> The bacon press I have is old.  I bake bacon on a slotted broiler pan
>>>> with the pan underneath lined with foil.  (I do not re-use or store to
>>>> cook anything with leftover bacon grease).  When baked using my method,
>>>> it cooks evenly, stays flat and the fat gets nicely cooked along with
>>>> the lean.  Whenever I've cooked bacon in a skillet, it tends to curl and
>>>> the fatty streaks stay rubbery.  I don't like rubbery bacon fat.
>>>
>>> I never have trouble getting the fat fully rendered and crisp when
>>> cooking in a skillet.  It doesn't curl enough to matter.  The
>>> trick is to cook it over fairly low heat and turn it frequently.
>>>
>> But when you bake it in the oven you don't have to turn it or stand over
>> the stove paying much attention to it.
> 
> I have nothing else to do while bacon is cooking.
> 
> The fact that you can't manage it doesn't invalidate the fact that
> it's possible to cook bacon in a pan.
> 
I certainly didn't say it's not possible to cook bacon in a pan.  I did 
it for years before I discovered the baked bacon method.  No biggie.

Jill