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How to Cook Bacon in the Microwave |
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If you love crunchy, crisp bacon, you'll be glad to know that there's a quick way to cook bacon without a greasy mess. Be careful, cook enough,because you will want to go back for more.
Be sure to check How to Fry Bacon and How to Cook Bacon in the Oven first.
Ingredients
Steps
- Prepare a microwave-safe dish, preferably glass/Pyrex: Place several layers of paper towels over the dish.
- Lay 4 uncooked bacon strips across the paper towels.
- Place several layers of paper towels over the bacon.
- Cook the bacon in the microwave approximately 3 minutes on the highest setting (time may vary by microwave and the amount of bacon cooking). For 2 slices of bacon, figure on 2 1/2 minutes total.
- Remove from the plate and place on paper towel to absorb any bit of fat there is.
- Allow it to sit for about 1 minute to cool. The bacon will be crisp and delicious.
- Toss the greasy paper towels into the garbage, place the dish in the dishwasher. Enjoy crisp bacon with your eggs.
Tips
- The paper towels absorb all the bacon grease, leaving a mess-free kitchen. No dirty dishes to wash.
- Remove your bacon from the paper towels promptly or it will stick, leaving white pieces on your bacon.
- Keep a close eye on the bacon as it cooks. It heats quickly and you may need to stop the microwave before the time is up.
- If left too long will get too crisp, but still delicious.
- If you have a bacon setting on your microwave, use it.
- Practice cooking the bacon until you get the correct timing.
- If the bacon seems too chewy, you have not cooked it enough.
Warnings
- Opening the microwave to check on your bacon will let out lots of heat, so you may need to cook for longer to avoid chewy bacon.
Things You'll Need
- Microwave-safe Dish
- Paper towels
- Microwave
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