Bacon is so versatile that you can eat it for breakfast lunch or dinner. With its smoky salty and umami notes bacon goes well with everything and can easily transform any meal from simple to special. If you want your smoked pork to cook to its signature crispiness in the shortest possible time the trick is to microwave it. A time-saving kitchen gadget the microwave long popular for reheating leftovers is now a favorite for quickly cooking certain meals from scratch including tasty bacon.
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How to Cook Bacon in the Microwave
Start by placing the bacon strips on a microwave-safe bowl or plate lined with paper towels. These towels will absorb the rendered fat from the meat and prevent excess grease. However if you want to collect that fat and use it for other cooking activities later leave the paper towels out. (It’ll be messier but it’ll be worth it.) Be careful not to crowd or overlap the bacon strips too much and then cover each one with another paper towel to prevent splatter that will make a mess when the bacon sizzles.
Close the microwave door and let the meat cook for about a minute per slice. The total time will vary slightly however depending on the thickness of the bacon strips the width of the slices and the wattage of your microwave. So start pausing to check on the meat halfway through. The bacon is done when the strips are brown and crispy.
If you’re like many bacon fans the best bacon for salads soups and even sweet desserts is the kind that’s so crispy it crunches. It adds a delicious textural contrast that makes eating it enjoyable. Luckily it’s easy to achieve this signature crispness in the microwave but there are a few key tips to keep in mind.
