Quick bacon cooking hack makes it 'perfect every time' - even thick slices

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Extra crispy bacon has so many uses; as a sandwich filling, salad topper or a salty side dish.

While it’s easy to pair with most savoury and even some sweet ingredients, cooking it isn’t as simple.

But one Reddit user has claimed to have found a reliable method to achieve “perfect bacon every time”.

Taking to the popular online forum to share their advice, a user with the name “nietzkore” explained how they use a cast iron griddle to cook the meat.

Claiming it is “the absolute best way” to fry bacon, they said: “Cooking bacon on medium heat in its grease is not unconventional.”

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The Reddit user went on to explain that a traditional approach should be taken when cooking bacon, starting by bringing the meat up to room temperature.

To do this, they recommended removing bacon from the fridge 15 minutes before frying it.

Instead of preheating a pan on the stove before adding the meat, the bacon-lover swears by using a cold pan instead, adding: “Use a cold pan and put the bacon in before adding heat on medium-low.

“[The] Absolute best way is a cast iron griddle that covers two burners since you can cook an entire pound of bacon in one go. You flip it once it starts to wave, and then every five to seven minutes until it’s the crispness you desire. Perfect bacon every time.”

The home cook noted that this works well for even the thickest slices of bacon, which can otherwise remain raw.

By forgoing the addition of oil, which is usually heated in a pan before adding the meat, “nietzkore” claims that it allows for more even cooking.

They said: “The only difference you are going to get from not draining out fat between batches is that you are putting raw meat into hot oil. That’s going to brown the outside and leave the inside raw. You are then deep-frying the bacon.”

Other Reddit users suggested using less conventional cooking methods to fry bacon, such as a microwave.

A member named “dontwastebacon” wrote: ” I put my bacon between two paper towels and do it in the microwave for about two to three minutes (depending on the number of your stripes and the power of your microwave). Goes fairly fast, the bacon looks and tastes awesome and it is low effort.”

Air fryers are another popular remedy for perfectly crispy bacon, and one many people swear by. Others prefer to grill rashers in the oven, or under a grill.