Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

On 11/5/2024 6:04 PM, Graham wrote:

On 2024-11-05 3:13 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
 

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I just mentioned that in another reply, Michael.  I have a cast iron bacon press which would would work fine for smash burgers.  I don't use it for bacon because I bake bacon but I do still have the old bacon press.
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Jill

I don't mind wrinkly bacon. Why flatten it?

The bacon press I have is old.  I bake bacon on a slotted broiler pan with the pan underneath lined with foil.  (I do not re-use or store to cook anything with leftover bacon grease).  When baked using my method, it cooks evenly, stays flat and the fat gets nicely cooked along with the lean.  Whenever I've cooked bacon in a skillet, it tends to curl and the fatty streaks stay rubbery.  I don't like rubbery bacon fat.
Jill