Cooking bacon might seem straightforward, but too often it turns out burnt and bone-dry. The most common ways to cook this staple ingredient seem to be in a frying pan with oil, in the oven or perhaps the air fryer. Bacon cooked in the frying pan typically gives the best results, but using oil isn’t … 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 something many households cook as part of their breakfast, but the prospect of cleaning a greasy hob and pan often acts as a deterrent. However, Erin Clarke, a seasoned cook and founder of Well Plated, suggests an ingenious solution – she says to forget the stove and prepare your bacon in an air … Read more
Cooking bacon in the frying pan often results in a mess as the oil flies about everywhere, just like when frying eggs. However, there’s no denying that frying bacon gives perfect crispy bacon, but there is another method that offers the same results and doesn’t compromise on flavour. Frank Proto, professional chef and culinary instructor … Read more
Cook bacon in a frying pan on the hob is normally a go-to method, but it turns out there is a much better way to make it. Madeline Tague, a cook and founder of Mad About Food has explained that baking bacon in an oven instead of frying it will make the bacon much crisper … Read more
There is nothing better than a bacon sandwich on the weekend, and it turns out there is an easier way to get perfectly crispy bacon. Kristyn Merkley, a cookbook author and founder of Lil Luna has shared that the better way to cook bacon is not to use a frying pan but rather the oven. … Read more
There’s nothing better than tucking into crispy bacon, either in a sandwich or as part of a cooked breakfast. Ensuring bacon is crisp and not too pale, soggy or greasy can be tricky which is why many people resort to cooking their bacon in the air fryer. While this is good in theory, experts have … Read more
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 … Read more
Everyone has their own method for cooking bacon, but nobody likes it when it’s too soft. It can be tricky to get that perfect crunch across every meaty rasher, especially without using glugs of oil or butter. That said, one chef has claimed to know the method for the “best bacon ever” in the absence of … 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
