Only have earthworm Jim, diehard, Virtua cop, Daytona, and madden

I have one still, just need to find some games for it

Same as the oven

I do have a pretty good cast-iron pan. But I’m not a huge fan of using it to cook my steaks mainly for the cleanup factor involved lol

It does work, it is either super crispy or super rubbery. Haven’t taken the time to find the sweet spot. Doesn’t make as much as the oven so I don’t mess with it too much lol. You can cook steak and baked potatoes in the microwave as well

Edit: and by steak I mean cook just enough to finish with a sear in the cast iron when it’s done. I don’t hardly use this method unless it’s freeze your balls off cold in the winter and I really want a steak

Edit 2: freeze your balls off cold for me is -10F and colder with a 10-20 mph wind

I agree. I should edit the comment to say put it in a cold oven then cook it while preheating. Lol I ain’t got the time for a bacon rack and cleaning corners

Exactly! Cold oven starts are the way to go. Unless you’re super bougie and have a industrial convection oven in your house

I forgot to add that in. Everything I cook in the oven always goes in cold and cooks as it’s preheating. I’ve been doing that since I was in middle school lol.

Lmao have you ever tried cooking the bacon in the microwave?

Depends on how long you cook it and that’s why I said 12-15 for perfect bacon. I like mine mid way, not crunchy but not overly chewy

Exactly. I’ve yet to experiment with wrapping it in foil, but I like cooking by eye. And when I can’t see it I get nervous lol

Exactly! It is the best most intimate way to make bacon, but takes hours to make enough lol

Exactly! Much like cooking you gotta find what your oven likes. I’ve used some that say they’re 375 but they’re way hotter than that and the recommended times turn my food into hockey pucks. Also had some that say they’re 375 and I need to add another 15 minutes to it to complete. Once you find the sweet spot it is heaven on earth

I don’t usually have too much of an issue with it, but I like messy ovens lol. You could move a rack above the center one and put another sheet tray above, but that’s more cleaning. Could lay a sheet of saran wrap over top of the bacon but then you would have to worry about it potentially sticking to the bacon.

But honestly I don’t notice a ton of grease popping when it cooks on the sheet tray with the parchment paper.

Nope, not with the parchment paper. Keeps the grease in it to help cook the bacon

Um about 176C

Lol it was me. I can make good bacon in a cast iron or on a range top as well, but the time/effort/mess of that method isn’t usually something I’ve got time for. I also use it when I make sausage gravy to make my roux in the pot. Brown up the sausage, put some bacon fat in there and mix the flour in to a dough ball. Then I add my cream to proper consistency and taste

Or you save it in a mason jar and make stove top popcorn with it. Or use it to deep fry homemade French fries

I’m about easy, consistent and as little cleanup/mess as possible. I used to cook 8 sheet trays of bacon a morning for breakfast and oven bacon is the way for me at home now. Lol you can always go the easiest route and microwave the sumbitches. You’d be pleasantly surprised how well it turns out. Only problem is you can only cook a few at a time

No foil, parchment paper. Easier to clean, bacon doesn’t cook to the foil, and the grease can be easily poured into a jar to keep for other uses

Your perfect in your oven might be 12 minutes. My perfect in your oven might be 14. I don’t know your preference but that’s a good range to be in

350 degrees, 12-15 minutes in the oven. Put it on parchment paper. Makes perfect bacon every time. May need oven at 375 depending on oven

Um, should probably be “yo momma so loose”