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primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« on: February 20, 2014, 04:17:21 PM »
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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:06 PM

Cooking bacon with water?

It sounded crazy to me at first. But watch this ..............

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Kali (37,054 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:14 PM

1. makes some sense

see also: carnitas

^^^not to be confused with the bitter old Vermontese cali primitive.

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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:44 PM

3. I don't like carnitas....... no, no.....

I LOVE 'EM!

This braise then brown/fry is used a lot (I used it recently with pork tinga) .......... but I never thought of it for frying bacon.
 
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Kali (37,054 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:47 PM

5. I was sort of like

is there something WRONG with slightly overcooked bacon? I mean is that really something broke that needs fixing?

but the tecnique does make sense (off to google "pork tinga")

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Kali (37,054 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:52 PM

6. holy crap

I consider myself practically northern Mexican and I never heard of this. I thought it was going to be another part of the world (Asia?) It is kind of shredded adobado with chorizo? huh, thought I knew my local food!

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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:15 PM

7. I made it with canned adobo chipotles and a cut of Boston butt.

Easy on the canned chipotles (they are HOT) and save the ham stock from the braise for other projects.

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Arkansas Granny (15,757 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:25 PM

2. Hmmm.. Interesting. I'm sure I'll have to try this the next time I fix bacon.

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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:47 PM

4. I just pulled some bacon from the freezer......

I'm going to try this in the next couple days. Let's share results.

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Arkansas Granny (15,757 posts)   Thu Feb 20, 2014, 05:14 AM

10. ok. I'll have to get some bacon first.

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laundry_queen (5,815 posts)    Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:18 PM

8. I'm totally going to try this

My oldest daughter loves crunchy bacon, but I find it too crumbly and salty (even the low salt stuff) when I fry it. I prefer to microwave it on a special plate and I keep it soft (can't seem to get it crunchy in the microwave even on the bacon plate). I bet cooking it in water in the pan fixes that! Definitely going to try it.

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Major Nikon (13,582 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 05:16 AM

11. You can also cook bacon in the oven and it will turn out perfectly

Just put it on a rack on top of a sheet pan and bake at 350F. It takes about 20-30 minutes depending on how much bacon you are doing.

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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:19 PM

12. That's a good method too.

I've seen it done on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil without using a rack.
 
Is there an advantage to using the rack rather than just placing the bacon on the foil?

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Major Nikon (13,582 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:28 PM

13. That's just always the way I've done it

If you don't use a rack then you are essentially frying the bacon in lard which wouldn't be that much different than doing it in a skillet.

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rdharma (5,213 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:35 PM

14. I suspect there may be more "spattering" without the rack as well.

And if there is one thing I truly hate, it's oven cleaning.

This guy has a good technique......

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Major Nikon (13,582 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:42 PM

15. That's pretty much how I do it

I prepare my racks exactly the same (I think I even have the exact same racks). I do it at 350F. It takes much longer, however the problem you sometimes run into with doing it at higher temps is that the thinner part of the bacon will be done while the thicker parts aren't. This won't be as much of a problem if your bacon is sliced evenly and the fat content is consistent end to end, but quite often it isn't.

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Major Nikon (13,582 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 05:13 AM

9. That's the way I do it

I don't use quite that much water because it just takes longer to evaporate and the bacon won't brown until it does.

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laundry_queen (5,815 posts)    Thu Feb 20, 2014, 12:46 PM

16. Tried it.

It worked REALLY well, but I'd use less water next time...it took a long time to get rid of the water so I dumped some out. Still...nice crispy bacon, not crumbly or too salty. I'll definitely try this cooking method again.

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Jazzgirl (3,537 posts)   Thu Feb 20, 2014, 03:21 PM

17. I read about this a long time ago.

I tried it and have been frying it this way ever since. It's just right!
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 04:19:54 PM »
Now is that messing up a wet dream or what.....wet bacon... :mad:
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 04:21:04 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 20, 2014, 04:19:54 PM
Now is that messing up a wet dream or what.....wet bacon... :mad:

I vaguely recall hearing of it a long time ago, but didn't pay any attention.

Do you suppose it's any good?
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 04:24:38 PM »
The water evaporates, unless you're one of those who covers the bacon with it & what doesn't, you can still separate from the grease by putting it in the fridge. I usually cook mine in the oven, but if you pan fry this does prevent the grease from flying around.

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 04:31:00 PM »
Makes as much sense as microwaving ice cream.

Boiled bacon.. :puke:
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 05:13:13 PM »
You can tell that bacon chef doesn't wash his own pots and pans.
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 05:20:49 PM »
I just use a 60+ year old cast iron skillet (my mother's). Never a problem. Why make something simple so complicated?
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2014, 05:31:45 PM »
Quote from: njpines on February 20, 2014, 05:20:49 PM
I just use a 60+ year old cast iron skillet (my mother's). Never a problem. Why make something simple so complicated?

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2014, 05:46:42 PM »
Quote from: njpines on February 20, 2014, 05:20:49 PM
I just use a 60+ year old cast iron skillet (my mother's). Never a problem. Why make something simple so complicated?

Still have my mama's black iron skillet that she made fried pork chops and fried green tomatoes. That thing is so smooth you can see yourself in it.
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 06:40:14 PM »
Quote from: njpines on February 20, 2014, 05:20:49 PM
I just use a 60+ year old cast iron skillet (my mother's). Never a problem. Why make something simple so complicated?

I have my Nana's. Besides, when I fry bacon in a pan it's because I want my eggs saturated in bacon grease!

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2014, 06:48:27 PM »
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2014, 06:57:53 PM »
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The fizzy one, with her shaven head, is a "special needs" DUmmy.

It makes me nervous to have her around open flame and hot grease.

I'd much prefer to have DUmmy NJCher at the helm.

She's the master of soups and stews.

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2014, 07:09:43 PM »
I tried one of those microwave racks the other day and it actually worked quite well. You have to watch it close to get it just the right crispness, but it was much quicker and less messy than pan frying.
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2014, 07:34:15 PM »
I like mine well-done, so I'm not going to lose sleep over boiling any bacon.
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2014, 07:42:18 PM »
Quote from: njpines on February 20, 2014, 05:20:49 PM
I just use a 60+ year old cast iron skillet (my mother's). Never a problem. Why make something simple so complicated?

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2014, 12:58:18 AM »
After reading the thread title, I initially envisioned this:



(hat tip to the movie "Better Off Dead" - great 80s flick)


After watching the video, it actually looked like it would work pretty well...

Making bacon tomorrow night, I'll try it, and report back with pics!


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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2014, 04:57:47 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 20, 2014, 07:34:15 PM
I like mine well-done, so I'm not going to lose sleep over boiling any bacon.

The one time I heard about it--and paid little or no attention--I think I was told its purpose is merely to lessen the splatter of grease, nothing more than that.
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2014, 07:12:08 AM »
The only time I use water first is if I forget to take it out of the freezer the night before.  It thaws it out in the boil, evaporates off, then fries up normally.  It never struck me to start an internet thread about it.  Just make the bacon and eat it up, for God's sake. 
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2014, 08:21:02 AM »
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Awww . . .  :shucks:
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2014, 05:28:11 PM »
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Awww . . .  :shucks:

And in your honor, I'm cooking up two pounds of bacon tonight!

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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2014, 06:45:41 PM »
This wouldn't work for me, I like to have bacon grease leftover to fry my taters.
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« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2014, 07:26:09 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on February 22, 2014, 06:45:41 PM
This wouldn't work for me, I like to have bacon grease leftover to fry my taters.

I used the oven to make bacon. Two broiler pans, one pound on each. 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

I have a just-filled jar of fresh bacon grease cooling right now!

The house smells like bacon. Oh, yeah.
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« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2014, 08:08:28 PM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 22, 2014, 07:26:09 PM
I used the oven to make bacon. Two broiler pans, one pound on each. 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

I have a just-filled jar of fresh bacon grease cooling right now!

The house smells like bacon. Oh, yeah.

It's funny how buried memories come to the surface today.

I remember one time in college popping popcorn (on the top of the stove) using bacon grease instead of the usual bottled grease.

It didn't turn out very well; I speculated it was because bacon grease doesn't get hot enough to pop popcorn.

Is that true?--is its burning point lower than that for regular bottled grease?
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2014, 08:13:16 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on February 22, 2014, 06:45:41 PM
This wouldn't work for me, I like to have bacon grease leftover to fry my taters.
Works really good for re-fried beans.  :drool:
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Re: primitives discuss frying bacon in water
« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2014, 09:19:08 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 22, 2014, 08:08:28 PM
It's funny how buried memories come to the surface today.

I remember one time in college popping popcorn (on the top of the stove) using bacon grease instead of the usual bottled grease.

It didn't turn out very well; I speculated it was because bacon grease doesn't get hot enough to pop popcorn.

Is that true?--is its burning point lower than that for regular bottled grease?

Bacon grease does tend to burn pretty easy, you'd probably have better luck with peanut or canola oil.
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