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Unpopular opinion: cooking bacon in the oven is way better than pan frying
I tried baking a full pound of bacon at 400 degrees on a sheet pan last Sunday after seeing a video and it came out perfectly crispy without all the grease splatter. But my buddy from Chicago swears it changes the flavor and texture too much compared to a cast iron skillet. Has anyone else had this debate and what method do you stick with?
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drew96515d ago
Oven bacon's the only way to go if you hate cleaning up grease splatter... pan frying leaves a sticky mess all over the stovetop. That cast iron skillet might give you a slightly different texture but the oven gets it just as crispy without the hassle. Also you can cook way more at once on a sheet pan which is great for a crowd. Your Chicago buddy probably just likes the ritual of standing over the pan flipping strips honestly.
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nina_johnson8615d ago
Yeah for real, cleaning up grease splatter is the worst part of cooking bacon. Oven method is just so much easier to deal with after.
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carr.gavin13d ago
Jumped on the oven bacon bandwagon a few years ago and never looked back. I line my sheet pan with foil, lay the bacon out, throw it in a cold oven, set it to 400, and just check on it after 15 minutes or so. Comes out perfect every time, no flipping, no splatter, and I can make a whole pound at once for meal prep. My wife still insists on pan frying when she makes it and I just don't get it, too much mess.
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gibson.elizabeth13d ago
drew965 said "the ritual of standing over the pan flipping strips" and honestly that's exactly what my husband says too. I read somewhere that the oven method actually changes the fat rendering process, something about convection heat versus direct contact... and maybe that does alter the flavor a little. But I tried it both ways side by side once and honestly I couldn't tell a big difference. The convenience of pulling a whole tray out and having perfect bacon is just too good to go back. Plus you can pour all that rendered fat into a jar for later, which is way harder to do from a skillet full of strips.
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