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Bacon, meet George
Topic Started: Jan 1 2010, 06:18 AM (374 Views)
George K
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....Foreman, that is.

Just read this:
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I bought the Foreman grill after your posting about cooking bacon with it and I have to say it’s the ultimate bacon cooking machine. Very little mess. Also, very little addition cooking after you take it off the grill. Open the grill, see how done it is, and that’s pretty much how it will stay. No guessing about how much more it’s going to cook as when using a frying pan.

Anyone ever try this? Sounds like a good idea - no splatter, fat drips out, etc.
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Mikhailoh
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That seems like a very good idea. If only I let myself eat bacon. :weeping:
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John Galt
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Jan 1 2010, 06:23 AM
That seems like a very good idea. If only I let myself eat bacon. :weeping:
Why the bacon moratorium?
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Piano*Dad
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Well, could be the nitrites, or the fat.

For me, I love the stuff. :whome:
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Jane D'Oh
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We have the George Foreman, and I love it for making grilled chicken for salads etc. I'm not sure about the no mess claim though, I would say that the one downside of the thing is that it's pesky to clean.

I tend to stick bacon under the broiler, on a rack, with a grill pan lined with aluminum foil. That way I can throw the foil away and the rest can all go in the dishwasher.
Pfft.
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George K
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To clean the Foreman:

After you've taken the food off, and let the Foreman cool for a while, take a couple of soaked folded paper towels, and put them on the Foreman. They will absorb a lot of the mess, leaving the cooking surfaces easy to wipe-clean. Be advised, the water will run down the grill, so keep the "fat catcher" in place.

I've done this for years, and it's far and away, the best way to clean the Foreman.
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George K
Jan 1 2010, 10:06 AM
To clean the Foreman:

After you've taken the food off, and let the Foreman cool for a while, take a couple of soaked folded paper towels, and put them on the Foreman. They will absorb a lot of the mess, leaving the cooking surfaces easy to wipe-clean. Be advised, the water will run down the grill, so keep the "fat catcher" in place.

I've done this for years, and it's far and away, the best way to clean the Foreman.
As always, you da man, George (and I don't mean Foreman).
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Jan 1 2010, 07:54 AM
Well, could be the nitrites, or the fat.

For me, I love the stuff. :whome:
I avoid the nitrates by buying Coleman Natural at Costco.

I have no answer for the anti-fat argument if you want to eat something that tastes like bacon.

Bacon isn't really a staple in our household, but nothing beats a BLT in the summer with some garden fresh tomatoes!

I'm with you, PD. I like my bacon! We bake ours in a Pyrex dish in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. No splattering and you can make a ton at a time if you have guests for breakfast.
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kenny
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I love bacon but haven't had it for probably 20 years.
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John Galt
Jan 1 2010, 01:16 PM
We bake ours in a Pyrex dish in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. No splattering and you can make a ton at a time if you have guests for breakfast.
Does it taste the same as when it's fried on the stove?
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Jan 1 2010, 01:25 PM
I love bacon but haven't had it for probably 20 years.
Had it this morning, Kenny. Love it!
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I prefer to bake bacon too. I use a broiler pan -- the grease drips to the bottom pan. I bake it until it gets nice and crisp the way I like it, tastes great, no grease splatter.
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Jan 1 2010, 01:33 PM
John Galt
Jan 1 2010, 01:16 PM
We bake ours in a Pyrex dish in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. No splattering and you can make a ton at a time if you have guests for breakfast.
Does it taste the same as when it's fried on the stove?
If there is a difference, I can't discern it.

The fat renders in the oven just like on the stove, so I think the bacon cooks the same way, namely frying in its own fat. I turn it once after about 10 minutes and then keep an eye on it.

What it doesn't seem to do is splatter as much in the oven. My theory is that the moisture in the bacon evaporates gradually into the hot dry air of the oven rather than vaporizing on the stove top and splattering all over the burners. Just a theory.

I'm sure if you Google "oven baked bacon" you can find tons more info.

Try a couple of slices in the oven next time and see what you think.

N.B. I don't flatten bacon with a grill press. I'm not sure a grill press would work in the oven method!

An aside to bacon-atics....
I haven't tried it, but someone told me about a truly decadent product: Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn. I understand there are recipes out there to make your own, but you can order it at Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn

Eat at your own risk.
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Piano*Dad
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The oven baking idea is interesting.

We tend to eat turkey bacon these days since my oldest doesn't eat pork (or beef, lamb, veal etc). He'll eat bird, though.
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George K
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Just tried the Foreman with bacon.

Yup, it's good. All the grease drained out nicely, and you can keep tabs on doneness very easily. Cleanup was no biggie - probably easier than a skillet, because of no spatter.
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We've had this one for a while. It is a bitch to clean.

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MIL gave me this one for Christmas. The handles have release levers that allow the gridles to be removed and put in the dishwasher. I like this one much better.

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George K
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The second one is what I have at the Cheddar Shack® and a smaller version (no temp setting) of it here. Pop the grills off, and into the dishwasher. But, the paper towel trick is a good one to remember.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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