Cooking bacon may seem simple, but it often ends up overcooked and dry rather than crispy. The usual methods of preparing this staple ingredient include frying it in oil, baking it in the oven, or using an air fryer. Frying pan-cooked bacon usually yields the best results, but using oil isn’t always ideal. Plus, the … Read more
Cooking bacon in a pan can often lead to a greasy mess, much like when you’re frying eggs, even if you are not using oil. Despite this, it’s hard to deny that frying does result in perfectly crispy bacon. However, there is another method that promises the same crispy results without compromising on taste. Professional … Read more
Cooking bacon may seem like a simple task, but frying it in a pan means the meat will curl up and shrink due to the excess oil, which makes it more difficult to get it crispy. Not only does oil splatter everywhere, but it cooks the bacon unevenly so it has a chewy and charred … Read more
Bacon is undeniably more delicious when it’s cooked to crispy perfection, but achieving that perfect level of crispiness without burning it can be a challenge. Chef Roice Bethel has come to the rescue with his foolproof recipe for consistently crispy bacon – and it doesn’t involve frying or using an oven. Roice, who goes by … Read more
Cooking bacon may seem easy to get perfect results, but it often ends up charred and utterly dry. TikTok’s @chefthomson has cracked the code to achieving crispy without the char and shared his top tips for cooking perfect bacon. He pointed out that the “most common mistake” people make is using too high heat which … Read more
Bacon is typically preferred crispy, but cooking it so it doesn’t end up charred is a skill. @chefthomson on TikTok explained that the “most common mistake” people make when cooking bacon is they use a very high heat. This leads to the bacon turning “very dry and crusty”. Instead of adding copious amounts of oil … Read more
