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  1. On Sun 11 Sep 2005 12:33:05p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Felice Friese said:

    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    >
    > kilikini wrote:
    >> "Andy" <q> wrote:
    >> > I don't save bacon grease but I'll cook a few slices to eat and
    >> > then use that grease for eggs.
    >>
    >> I'd have to say that I agree with you, Sir. That's what we do,
    >> too.
    >
    > Me too... I detest the mixture of bacon with butter.
    >
    > Sheldon

    But -- but -- what about a bacon sandwich on buttered white bread?

    Felice

    BLECH! Butter with bacon is disgusting.

    I've never heard of a BLT with butter... MAYO!

    Sheldon

    Yes, Mayo, but I also add avocado, swiss cheese and occasionally sprouts
    and/or a slice of pineapple. Yes, I realize it's not technically a BLT
    anymore, but gosh, it's good.

    kili

    kili, please! :-) This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a BLT!
    It might be delicious, but a BLT it is not.

    :-)

    BTW, I noticed your picture on my groups page. You are so very pretty!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*
    ____________________________________________

    Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

  2. Don Gray <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Next time, give it a whirl :-)


    But then Michel, life is not all about "googling"! It is, as far
    as I know, about friendly interchange of ideas around the world.
    As you could ascertain from my answer, there can be individual
    responses and variants which may be worth consideration.

    Pffft!

    Nonsense...life is a mixture, not a single flowing event, otherwise we
    wopuld only interact with the same people from birth to death and that
    would be a bore.

    In that mixture are the results of individual actions as well as group
    exchanges.

    --

    "Compassion is the chief law of human existence."

    Dostoevski, The Idiot

  3. On Sun 11 Sep 2005 12:46:28p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    kili, please! :-) This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a
    BLT! It might be delicious, but a BLT it is not.

    :-)

    BTW, I noticed your picture on my groups page. You are so very pretty!

    Quoted message said:


    You're too funny, Wayne. I'm proud to call you a friend. (And thank
    you!)

    kili

    Vous êtes bienvenu... Moi aussi!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*
    ____________________________________________

    Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

  4. Wayne Boatwright said:

    On Sun 11 Sep 2005 12:33:05p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Felice Friese wrote:
    > "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    > news:[email hidden]...
    > >
    > > kilikini wrote:
    > >> "Andy" <q> wrote:
    > >> > I don't save bacon grease but I'll cook a few slices to eat and
    > >> > then use that grease for eggs.
    > >>
    > >> I'd have to say that I agree with you, Sir. That's what we do,
    > >> too.
    > >
    > > Me too... I detest the mixture of bacon with butter.
    > >
    > > Sheldon
    >
    > But -- but -- what about a bacon sandwich on buttered white bread?
    >
    > Felice

    BLECH! Butter with bacon is disgusting.

    I've never heard of a BLT with butter... MAYO!

    Sheldon

    Yes, Mayo, but I also add avocado, swiss cheese and occasionally sprouts
    and/or a slice of pineapple. Yes, I realize it's not technically a BLT
    anymore, but gosh, it's good.

    kili

    kili, please! :-) This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a BLT!
    It might be delicious, but a BLT it is not.

    :-)

    BTW, I noticed your picture on my groups page. You are so very pretty!

    Ok.. what gives? Link to her picture!!

    The rest of us want to meet her too!
    Chuck

  5. "Chuck" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Wayne Boatwright said:

    On Sun 11 Sep 2005 12:33:05p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...
    >
    > Felice Friese wrote:
    > > "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email hidden]...
    > > >

    Yes, Mayo, but I also add avocado, swiss cheese and occasionally


    sprouts

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and/or a slice of pineapple. Yes, I realize it's not technically a BLT
    anymore, but gosh, it's good.

    kili

    kili, please! :-) This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a BLT!
    It might be delicious, but a BLT it is not.

    :-)

    BTW, I noticed your picture on my groups page. You are so very pretty!

    Ok.. what gives? Link to her picture!!

    The rest of us want to meet her too!
    Chuck

    Okay, okay........... http://www.geocities.com/kilikini1/me.html

    Try it. See if the link works. I just made it.

    kili

  6. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Sheldon said:
    Felice Friese said:

    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    kilikini wrote:
    > "Andy" <q> wrote:
    > > I don't save bacon grease but I'll cook a few slices to eat and then
    > > use
    > > that grease for eggs.
    >
    > I'd have to say that I agree with you, Sir. That's what we do, too.

    Me too... I detest the mixture of bacon with butter.

    Sheldon

    But -- but -- what about a bacon sandwich on buttered white bread?

    Felice

    BLECH! Butter with bacon is disgusting.

    I've never heard of a BLT with butter... MAYO!

    Sheldon

    NOT a BLT!
    Those do need mayo, I agree. :-)
    We are talking just a plain hot bacon sandwich on toast with butter.

    Yum!
    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  7. In article <[email hidden]>,

    kilikini said:

    http://www.geocities.com/kilikini1/me.html

    He's right. :-)
    You ARE pretty!

    Cheers!
    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  8. "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    kilikini said:

    http://www.geocities.com/kilikini1/me.html

    He's right. :-)
    You ARE pretty!

    Cheers!

    Okay, now I'm just embarassed. :-P

    kili

  9. On Sun 11 Sep 2005 02:32:53p, kilikini wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, "kilikini"

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.geocities.com/kilikini1/me.html

    He's right. :-)
    You ARE pretty!

    Cheers!

    Okay, now I'm just embarassed. :-P

    kili

    Pretty embarrassed? :-)

    Shucks, ya got the looks, kid!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*
    ____________________________________________

    Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

  10. "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Felice Friese said:

    "Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    kilikini wrote:
    > "Andy" <q> wrote:
    > > I don't save bacon grease but I'll cook a few slices to eat and then
    > > use
    > > that grease for eggs.
    >
    > I'd have to say that I agree with you, Sir. That's what we do, too.

    Me too... I detest the mixture of bacon with butter.

    Sheldon

    But -- but -- what about a bacon sandwich on buttered white bread?

    Felice

    BLECH! Butter with bacon is disgusting.

    I've never heard of a BLT with butter... MAYO!

    Sheldon

    No, no, not a BLT with butter. Mayo is a must for that. But for bacon only,
    I'll stick with butter!

    Felice

  11. OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:
    OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    "Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >JimLane wrote:
    >
    >
    >>sf wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto fry-
    >>>>baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four minutes
    >>>>until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>>
    >>>>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>>
    >>>>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>>
    >>>>Andy
    >>>
    >>>OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >>
    >>Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >
    >Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.
    >
    >Pastorio

    Yeah.
    You don't end up grabbing it with your teeth and pulling the entire
    strip out of the sandwich...

    I just used up a packet of thick sliced mesquite bacon.
    I pre-grilled it in the Hamilton electric grill to eliminate a good
    portion of the bacon grease, then put it in the pressure cooker (chopped
    into 1" bite sized pieces) with 2 cups of black soy beans, 4 cups
    vegetable stock, 1 large chopped onion, 1 cup of medium Pace picante
    sauce and 1 lb. of diced pork shoulder. I then added some garlic powder,
    a little white pepper and some grated fresh ginger root. Brought it up
    to pressure and let go for 20 minutes, did a quick cool and served.

    It was a great way to serve bacon. ;-)

    Mesquite bacon? Got a brand name I can work with? Where is it available?
    That sounds interesting.

    jim

    Yeah. Mesquite bacon. :-)
    Problem is, it's the local store brand.

    H.E.B. grocery.

    Soon's the weather cools off a bit, I could mail you some if you can't
    find it?

    They also sell a maple bacon.

    Se plenty of maple and, I think apple. I'll check some of the markets
    here. No H.E.B.s local.

    jim

  12. Bob (this one) said:
    JimLane said:
    Bob (this one) said:

    JimLane wrote:

    > sf wrote:
    >
    >> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>> Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto
    >>> fry-
    >>> baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four
    >>> minutes until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>
    >>> The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>> tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>
    >>> It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>
    >>> Andy
    >>
    >>
    >> OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >
    >
    > Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?

    Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.

    Pastorio

    And pray tell, why you can't take those crispy spirals or curls and
    break them up? Too much thought or effort for some I guess.

    Not everybody likes them crisp. Some like them to have a bit of
    resiliency and some <gasp> like it chewy. Believe it or not, there's
    more than just one measure of doneness for bacon. I know. News to you...

    <LOL> Poor JimLane today. Wants to fight with me. I guess the drubbings
    over the years have taken their toll on his attention span and cranial
    index. Little guy just running around today biting at my ankles.

    So it looks like you've changed your idea to include sandwiches, too,
    for bacon fragments. So in order to divert attention from your gaffe,
    you pick a fight. Seems like a very little league "Wag the Dog"...

    What other league could it be from JimLane...?

    Pastorio

    I see the point of the content went right over your head, cheffietroll.
    would you like for me to spell it out in four lettered words you MIGHT
    be able to understand?

    The point of deep frying them IS to get them crisp.

    Simple idea, got it? Then someone said they did not like the bacon
    curled. Well if you don't want it curled you would not deep fry it. Did
    you get that?

    I asked what the problem was with this curled bacon other than for
    sandwiches? again, cheffietroll, it is about deep fried bacon, remember?
    Haven't lost that thought yet, have you?

    Okay, not we can move on.

    I said those curls could be broken up to spread them out on a sandwich,
    so flat is not really an issue.

    Getting it?

    Good, now take your meds and call your doctor in the morning. Perhaps
    he'll change the dosage or give you something that works better.

    Or you can call your mommy and have her kiss you on the head and make it
    feel all better!

    jim

  13. OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    jmcquown said:
    JimLane said:

    sf wrote:

    >On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto
    >>fry- baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four
    >>minutes until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>
    >>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>
    >>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>
    >>Andy
    >
    >
    >OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?

    Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?

    jim

    It's an asthetic thing. People see photos of bacon on breakfast menus and
    think all bacon should be flat. There are ways to accomplish this, of
    course. You can always *iron* the bacon (avoid the steam setting) 😉 But
    seriously, there are bacon presses if one wants to be bothered with another
    gadget to wash up in order to achieve flat bacon.

    Personally, I like to bake bacon on a cast iron griddle. For some reason it
    tends to remain fairly flat that way all by itself. I've considered using
    my slotted broiler pan for the same purpose to make the bacon grease easier
    to drain off. I don't cook bacon a lot but I do tend to cut long strips
    into 2-3 pieces to make it more manageable.

    Jill

    I've started cooking my bacon in the Hamilton Electric grill (similar to
    a Foreman, but better).

    Keeps it nice and flat, and it's easier to deal with the grease that
    cooks off as it drips into the drip tray/drawer. It also keeps it from
    spattering all over the place.

    If I clean the drip tray prior to cooking the bacon, I can harvest it
    for other uses....

    Eggs fried in bacon grease. Yum! ;-d

    One of my favorite sandwiches is simply a fresh telera roll, split and
    toasted, covered with mashed avocado and broken up bits of crisp bacon.
    A little seasoning is all it would ever need. As the bacon where I get
    this is always broken up and spread over the avocado smash, pressing the
    bread a bit locks the pieces into that.

    I imagine I could well used deep fried bacon on this at home. But that's
    too much work, so I nuke it crisp.

    jim

  14. JimLane said:
    Bob (this one) said:
    JimLane said:

    Bob (this one) wrote:

    > JimLane wrote:
    >
    >> sf wrote:
    >>
    >>> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>> Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto
    >>>> fry-
    >>>> baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four
    >>>> minutes until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>>
    >>>> The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>> tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>>
    >>>> It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>>
    >>>> Andy
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >>
    >>
    >> Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >
    >
    > Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.
    >
    > Pastorio

    And pray tell, why you can't take those crispy spirals or curls and
    break them up? Too much thought or effort for some I guess.

    Not everybody likes them crisp. Some like them to have a bit of
    resiliency and some <gasp> like it chewy. Believe it or not, there's
    more than just one measure of doneness for bacon. I know. News to you...

    <LOL> Poor JimLane today. Wants to fight with me. I guess the drubbings
    over the years have taken their toll on his attention span and cranial
    index. Little guy just running around today biting at my ankles.

    So it looks like you've changed your idea to include sandwiches, too,
    for bacon fragments. So in order to divert attention from your gaffe,
    you pick a fight. Seems like a very little league "Wag the Dog"...

    What other league could it be from JimLane...?

    Pastorio

    I see the point of the content went right over your head, cheffietroll.
    would you like for me to spell it out in four lettered words you MIGHT
    be able to understand?

    The point of deep frying them IS to get them crisp.

    Simple idea, got it? Then someone said they did not like the bacon
    curled. Well if you don't want it curled you would not deep fry it. Did
    you get that?

    I asked what the problem was with this curled bacon other than for
    sandwiches? again, cheffietroll, it is about deep fried bacon, remember?
    Haven't lost that thought yet, have you?

    Okay, not we can move on.

    I said those curls could be broken up to spread them out on a sandwich,
    so flat is not really an issue.

    Getting it?

    Good, now take your meds and call your doctor in the morning. Perhaps
    he'll change the dosage or give you something that works better.

    Or you can call your mommy and have her kiss you on the head and make it
    feel all better!

    Please learn to trim your posts.

    --
    Best
    Greg

  15. Don Gray said:

    It's interesting to me how traditional English cooking of bacon varies so
    much from the USAin way. Some do grill it ie. under a radiant heat, but most
    of us fry it in a frying pan. Your way would be classed as overcooking. Maybe
    your slices are much thicker. Our average would probably be 1/8"+ thick. We
    also have 3 types:

    1. Streaky bacon - alternate bands of meat and fat. Fat runs off during
    frying/grilling.

    2. Middle bacon - a round of lean meat and a streaky end piece edged with a
    fatty rind. Some fat runs off during frying/grilling.

    3. Back bacon - vitually all meat with a thin fatty rind. Little fat oozes
    out during frying/grilling.

    What's American bacon like? Does everybody eat it crisped up?

    I always have a bacon fat container on hand for frying eggs or par-boiled
    spuds.

    Don

    As has been noted, mostly streaky. We can get Canadian bacon. I am not
    sure, but think it might be the third of your choices. I've only seen it
    sliced, not the entire piece.

    jim

  16. In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:
    OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:

    OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

    >In article <[email hidden]>,
    > "Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>JimLane wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>sf wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto fry-
    >>>>>baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four minutes
    >>>>>until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>>>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Andy
    >>>>
    >>>>OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >>>
    >>>Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >>
    >>Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.
    >>
    >>Pastorio
    >
    >
    >Yeah.
    >You don't end up grabbing it with your teeth and pulling the entire
    >strip out of the sandwich...
    >
    >I just used up a packet of thick sliced mesquite bacon.
    >I pre-grilled it in the Hamilton electric grill to eliminate a good
    >portion of the bacon grease, then put it in the pressure cooker (chopped
    >into 1" bite sized pieces) with 2 cups of black soy beans, 4 cups
    >vegetable stock, 1 large chopped onion, 1 cup of medium Pace picante
    >sauce and 1 lb. of diced pork shoulder. I then added some garlic powder,
    >a little white pepper and some grated fresh ginger root. Brought it up
    >to pressure and let go for 20 minutes, did a quick cool and served.
    >
    >It was a great way to serve bacon. ;-)

    Mesquite bacon? Got a brand name I can work with? Where is it available?
    That sounds interesting.

    jim

    Yeah. Mesquite bacon. :-)
    Problem is, it's the local store brand.

    H.E.B. grocery.

    Soon's the weather cools off a bit, I could mail you some if you can't
    find it?

    They also sell a maple bacon.

    Se plenty of maple and, I think apple. I'll check some of the markets
    here. No H.E.B.s local.

    jim

    I can always mail you Mesquite chips too!
    I have a couple of trees in my front yard that drop branches from time
    to time. <G>

    Cheers!
    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  17. In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:
    OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:

    OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

    >In article <[email hidden]>,
    > "Bob (this one)" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>JimLane wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>sf wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto fry-
    >>>>>baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four minutes
    >>>>>until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>>>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Andy
    >>>>
    >>>>OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >>>
    >>>Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >>
    >>Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.
    >>
    >>Pastorio
    >
    >
    >Yeah.
    >You don't end up grabbing it with your teeth and pulling the entire
    >strip out of the sandwich...
    >
    >I just used up a packet of thick sliced mesquite bacon.
    >I pre-grilled it in the Hamilton electric grill to eliminate a good
    >portion of the bacon grease, then put it in the pressure cooker (chopped
    >into 1" bite sized pieces) with 2 cups of black soy beans, 4 cups
    >vegetable stock, 1 large chopped onion, 1 cup of medium Pace picante
    >sauce and 1 lb. of diced pork shoulder. I then added some garlic powder,
    >a little white pepper and some grated fresh ginger root. Brought it up
    >to pressure and let go for 20 minutes, did a quick cool and served.
    >
    >It was a great way to serve bacon. ;-)

    Mesquite bacon? Got a brand name I can work with? Where is it available?
    That sounds interesting.

    jim

    Yeah. Mesquite bacon. :-)
    Problem is, it's the local store brand.

    H.E.B. grocery.

    Soon's the weather cools off a bit, I could mail you some if you can't
    find it?

    They also sell a maple bacon.

    Se plenty of maple and, I think apple. I'll check some of the markets
    here. No H.E.B.s local.

    jim

    I can always mail you Mesquite chips too!
    I have a couple of trees in my front yard that drop branches from time
    to time. <G>

    Cheers!
    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  18. In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:
    OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    jmcquown said:

    JimLane wrote:

    >sf wrote:
    >
    >>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto
    >>>fry- baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four
    >>>minutes until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>
    >>>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>
    >>>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>
    >>>Andy
    >>
    >>
    >>OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >
    >Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >
    >jim

    It's an asthetic thing. People see photos of bacon on breakfast menus and
    think all bacon should be flat. There are ways to accomplish this, of
    course. You can always *iron* the bacon (avoid the steam setting) 😉 But
    seriously, there are bacon presses if one wants to be bothered with another
    gadget to wash up in order to achieve flat bacon.

    Personally, I like to bake bacon on a cast iron griddle. For some reason it
    tends to remain fairly flat that way all by itself. I've considered using
    my slotted broiler pan for the same purpose to make the bacon grease easier
    to drain off. I don't cook bacon a lot but I do tend to cut long strips
    into 2-3 pieces to make it more manageable.

    Jill

    I've started cooking my bacon in the Hamilton Electric grill (similar to
    a Foreman, but better).

    Keeps it nice and flat, and it's easier to deal with the grease that
    cooks off as it drips into the drip tray/drawer. It also keeps it from
    spattering all over the place.

    If I clean the drip tray prior to cooking the bacon, I can harvest it
    for other uses....

    Eggs fried in bacon grease. Yum! ;-d

    One of my favorite sandwiches is simply a fresh telera roll, split and
    toasted, covered with mashed avocado and broken up bits of crisp bacon.
    A little seasoning is all it would ever need. As the bacon where I get
    this is always broken up and spread over the avocado smash, pressing the
    bread a bit locks the pieces into that.

    Oh my!
    Tastebud orgasm! :-)

    Quoted message said:


    I imagine I could well used deep fried bacon on this at home. But that's
    too much work, so I nuke it crisp.

    Ok, so how do you nuke it crisp???
    I've never been able to get bacon to crisp in the microwave!!!

    Mom and dad taught me about BAT burgers!
    Hamburger, bacon and avocado...
    served on toasted English muffin.

    Oh. My. Gods...

    Quoted message said:

    jim


    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  19. In article <[email hidden]>,

    JimLane said:
    OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    jmcquown said:

    JimLane wrote:

    >sf wrote:
    >
    >>On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in the presto
    >>>fry- baby. It worked great! I cooked three slices for about four
    >>>minutes until most of the bacon fat dissolved.
    >>>
    >>>The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    >>>tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves.
    >>>
    >>>It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>
    >>>Andy
    >>
    >>
    >>OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it flat?
    >
    >Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >
    >jim

    It's an asthetic thing. People see photos of bacon on breakfast menus and
    think all bacon should be flat. There are ways to accomplish this, of
    course. You can always *iron* the bacon (avoid the steam setting) 😉 But
    seriously, there are bacon presses if one wants to be bothered with another
    gadget to wash up in order to achieve flat bacon.

    Personally, I like to bake bacon on a cast iron griddle. For some reason it
    tends to remain fairly flat that way all by itself. I've considered using
    my slotted broiler pan for the same purpose to make the bacon grease easier
    to drain off. I don't cook bacon a lot but I do tend to cut long strips
    into 2-3 pieces to make it more manageable.

    Jill

    I've started cooking my bacon in the Hamilton Electric grill (similar to
    a Foreman, but better).

    Keeps it nice and flat, and it's easier to deal with the grease that
    cooks off as it drips into the drip tray/drawer. It also keeps it from
    spattering all over the place.

    If I clean the drip tray prior to cooking the bacon, I can harvest it
    for other uses....

    Eggs fried in bacon grease. Yum! ;-d

    One of my favorite sandwiches is simply a fresh telera roll, split and
    toasted, covered with mashed avocado and broken up bits of crisp bacon.
    A little seasoning is all it would ever need. As the bacon where I get
    this is always broken up and spread over the avocado smash, pressing the
    bread a bit locks the pieces into that.

    Oh my!
    Tastebud orgasm! :-)

    Quoted message said:


    I imagine I could well used deep fried bacon on this at home. But that's
    too much work, so I nuke it crisp.

    Ok, so how do you nuke it crisp???
    I've never been able to get bacon to crisp in the microwave!!!

    Mom and dad taught me about BAT burgers!
    Hamburger, bacon and avocado...
    served on toasted English muffin.

    Oh. My. Gods...

    Quoted message said:

    jim


    --
    Om.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

  20. JimLane said:
    Bob (this one) said:
    JimLane said:

    Bob (this one) wrote:

    > JimLane wrote:
    >
    >> sf wrote:
    >>
    >>> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:07:07 -0500, Andy wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> Today I deep fried some thick-sliced bacon in canola in
    >>>> the presto fry- baby. It worked great! I cooked three
    >>>> slices for about four minutes until most of the bacon fat
    >>>> dissolved.
    >>>>
    >>>> The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the
    >>>> perfect tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on
    >>>> themselves.
    >>>>
    >>>> It became part of a yummy bacon cheeseburger.
    >>>>
    >>>> Andy
    >>>
    >>> OK - I understand the concept, but how did you keep it
    >>> flat?
    >>
    >> Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?
    >
    > Even for sandwiches. Chopped bacon is easier to bite and chew.
    >
    > Pastorio

    And pray tell, why you can't take those crispy spirals or curls
    and break them up? Too much thought or effort for some I guess.

    Not everybody likes them crisp. Some like them to have a bit of
    resiliency and some <gasp> like it chewy. Believe it or not,
    there's more than just one measure of doneness for bacon. I know.
    News to you...

    <LOL> Poor JimLane today. Wants to fight with me. I guess the
    drubbings over the years have taken their toll on his attention
    span and cranial index. Little guy just running around today biting
    at my ankles.

    So it looks like you've changed your idea to include sandwiches,
    too, for bacon fragments. So in order to divert attention from your
    gaffe, you pick a fight. Seems like a very little league "Wag the
    Dog"...

    What other league could it be from JimLane...?

    Pastorio

    I see the point of the content went right over your head,
    cheffietroll. would you like for me to spell it out in four lettered
    words you MIGHT be able to understand?

    <LOL> This should be rich. JimLane offering others - any others -
    language lessons. Or any kind of lessons.

    And it should be "four-letter words" with "four-letter" as an adjective.
    Like feather-brained JimLane.

    Quoted message said:

    The point of deep frying them IS to get them crisp.

    Sorry, Boner. The point of deep frying them is to cook them. The degree
    of cooking is arbitrary and up to the individual. In my sundry
    restaurants, resorts, country clubs we deep-fried bacon daily. It's a
    normal restaurant technique, among several others, for cooking bacon. In
    the ski resort, we did probably 75 pounds a day in the fryers.

    Quoted message said:

    Simple idea, got it? Then someone said they did not like the bacon
    curled. Well if you don't want it curled you would not deep fry it.
    Did you get that?

    Sorry, again, Sparky. Restaurants routinely deep fry bacon to the chewy
    stage and cool it for sandwiches. Pile the cooked bacon into metal hotel
    pans (usually 1/3 or 1/6 size and rest on the cooler part of the grill).
    Cooks pick up the softly fried bacon and press it on the grill for a few
    minutes to heat through for sandwiches.

    Quoted message said:

    I asked what the problem was with this curled bacon other than for
    sandwiches? again, cheffietroll, it is about deep fried bacon,
    remember? Haven't lost that thought yet, have you?

    It is a singular hilarity to have JimLane lecture over his head.
    Preaching his childish snideness and be so wrong. It's genuinely funny
    to watch these acrobatics to then see him land on his scant IQ.

    But do carry on, Zippy. Never let the fact that you have no idea what
    you're talking about stop you. Why start now?

    Quoted message said:

    Okay, not we can move on.

    I said those curls could be broken up to spread them out on a
    sandwich, so flat is not really an issue.

    And the original post went whoooooshing over your head. It said:

    "The finished bacon wasn't greasy and was done to the perfect
    tenderness, even though the slices did curl up on themselves."

    See the word "tenderness" in there, Buttwad? Does that sound like it
    will crumble? Do tender things crumble on your planet?

    Quoted message said:

    Getting it?

    Actually, JimLane, you said this:
    "Excepting for sandwiches, why is flat important?"

    So until I brought it up, you thought that bacon for sandwiches had to
    be flat. And it wasn't until I said that chopped bacon could be used for
    sandwiches that you trotted out your further assumption that deep frying
    bacon *must* give you crisp results. It doesn't, of course. But you said:

    "And pray tell, why you can't take those crispy spirals or curls
    and break them up? Too much thought or effort for some I guess."

    Not everyone likes bacon crisp - the OP, for example. Too complicated a
    thought for you? That's why I said to chop it. It's tender.

    If only you could begin to grasp the lameness of your frantic flopping
    around like this. If only you could see how funny it is for you to post
    some stupid [censored] - your usual fare - get called on it, and try to divert
    attention from your absurdities by assaults like this sad effort.

    Quoted message said:

    Good, now take your meds and call your doctor in the morning. Perhaps
    he'll change the dosage or give you something that works better.

    Poor JimLane. Try as you might, you just don't have it. You know little
    about food, nothing about language and less about logic. And yet you
    insist on following me around and trying to score points.

    Quoted message said:

    Or you can call your mommy and have her kiss you on the head and make
    it feel all better!

    My mommy's dead, JimLane. Get your head out of your ass and try to act
    like a grownup, even if it's just acting.

    Pastorio

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