Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

On 11/7/2024 4:12 PM, Carol wrote:

jmcquown wrote:
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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?

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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.
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Jill

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No problem with the method.  Don cooks the bacon here and sometimes
saves the fat for me, but not always.  (sob!  I like bacon fat fried
potatoes!)
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Well, I didn't grow up eating anything cooked in bacon fat.  And it's definitely not good for my cholesterol so I don't save and use it for anything.
 Jill