How to cook bacon

[legalbeagle]

This may be, in fact this is, an odd request. But I think you can handle it.

Can anyone think of a way of frying/grilling/cooking bacon without also needing any kind of extractor fan/other extraction type thingy?

[DJKillaQueen]

Cook it in the oven wrapped in foil. That will trap most of the evaporated fat and smells (if that's what you are worried about).

[Jeremy]

In a tumble dryer.

[legalbeagle]

Should have mentioned, no kitchen. Therefore no oven, or, erm, tumble dryers!

[Ted Max]

Stewed with puy lentils.

Or braised with red cabbage.

Some good bread. Cider. Elgar. Your favourite wool socks. Some old photo albums. Tears of gratitude and remembrance. A walk to the pub for last orders.

[felt-tip]

jaysus Ted... that just brought a tear to my eye

[legalbeagle]

Thank you Ted. You've made me cry.

But in this instance it needs to end up in a sarnie with ketchup. Or brown sauce. Or whatever you fancy.

[Jah Lush]

Microwave.

[Jeremy]

Could you cook the bacon off-site and keep it warm in one of those "range" thingies?

[legalbeagle]

Hmmm. Would that taste nice? Have you tried it? I don't have one so I can't........

[Keef]

Disposable bbq?

[david_carnell]

You can cook streaky bacon to a decent crunch in a microwave. You can even buy a special thing for it to sit on.

Here.

It's WRONG. But you could do it.

[Jeremy]

I can see how that could work, it would basically fry in it's own fat.

[louisiana]

Lentils and bacon. There is no better food.

[Jah Lush]

Trust me it works. Even Gordon Ramsey cooks his bacon in a microwave.

[Loz]

No kitchen? Own a car? A couple of times round the block should do it.

Cruise-Control Pork Tenderloin, anyone?

[HAL9000]

I'm not sure I understand the question - anyway, grilling or frying bacon is likely to spatter hot fat far and wide and infuse one's abode with its characteristic aroma. There's no pleasure without pain - they say.

I use a frying pan with a glass lid to catch the sizzle - not much one can do about the smell, though - short of converting to Judaism or Islam or becoming a vegetarian.

[Jah Lush]

The smell is the best bit. Many a veggie has succumbed to the smell of bacon sizzling in the pan.

[HAL9000]

There are huge black-markets for bacon (and ham) in countries where it's banned for religious reasons. And they are often exploited via foreign diplomatic bags!

[Loz]

HAL9000 Wrote:

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> And they are often exploited via foreign diplomatic bags!

They prefer to be called "Madam Ambassador", thank you.

[legalbeagle]

Thank you all. As usual, faced with absurd questions, EDF provides.......

[Brendan]

Can you make an attach? case out of bacon?

[Ladymuck]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> The smell is the best bit. Many a veggie has

> succumbed to the smell of bacon sizzling in the

> pan.

You are so right Jah Lush. A friend of mine says she is a vegetarian, except that she likes a bacon sarnie.

A bit like some of my in-laws who, when offered a drink, say "I don't drink, but I'll take a drop of Baileys" or "I'll take a drop of rum for my chest". Makes me chuckle every time.

[brum]

Cook it how you like - then open a window... ;-)

[legalbeagle]

No window nearby............