Where's the pic after you put it on a plate with paper towels?

Baked in an oven is the only way to do it. 375f for 15-18 depending on crispiness.

And no splatter mess on the counter

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People be bitching but you can absolutely have cooked but still a bit chewy bacon like this and now you’ve got a sheet pan with glorious bacon fat to roast some veg in later.

Well that’s not true

We need a new post that has a black tissue, then the hand, then stuff in the background, then the entire image pitch black.

Cool, now give the dog a rasher

“Homemade”: AKA “I put bacon on a tray and put it in the oven”

Baked bacon is awesome but you need to cook it on a rack so it's not stewing in it's own juices. Will not get crispy this way.

It’s taken me two dozen+ attempts until I was able to get it like this. I kept making these two errors over and over again, until it finally clicked — 1) cranking the heat too high, too fast, and not letting the cast iron slowly come up to the right temp. 2) adding oil of any amount to the cast iron (I have an excellent seasoning and maintain it very well, but for some reason would always add “just a splash of avocado oil”.) I think it’s a combo of knowing your stove/range, pan, and temps. And yes, the cast iron skillet is excellent for this. Also, the butter/shallot/garlic/thyme baste to finish with really locks in that crust. Good luck and good cookin my friend.

Which is probably why I don’t like to eat bacon most of the time and very rarely order food with it (like in strips).

every single strip of bacon you've had at restaurants has been baked on a pan like this.

Thanks. Yeah I was wondering how you got your crust so... crusty. I can always get it dark but not with the bark like you have. Nice.

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Reverse sear in oven, then yes sir finished it off in the cast iron for the sear.

Good job.

Cast iron?

Fucking nailed it. Looks perfect.

Looks good. How different is baked bacon vs fried?

Can’t eat bacon cooked like this, for some reason the texture of baked bacon on a tray feels off to me.

Edit: y’all have some issues if you can’t handle reading someone’s opinion about food. You can keep liking it, stop gate keeping people from not liking it baked, wtf.

Think about it: is your ego so fragile you can’t handle someone not liking food prepared the exact same way as you?

This is the way

This looks really nice. Good job on cooking.

Thank you. Reddit & YouTube have been very educational. So many talented people on here.

You should be proud. There’s a whole near 2mm worth of crusty flavour with a perfect centre.

Most metal ice cream cone ever.

Like how is the color of your teeth after eating?