Best ideas for Bacon!!

[shanarocks]

Steamed asparagus wraps with a cream cheese, bacon, and chive filling.

And yes, I'd like the bacon jam recipe!!!

[Marmalady]

My mom used to pour off the grease after cooking bacon, save it in a cup which was kept in the refrigerator, and every now and then use it as a spread on bread.

When cooking bacon and eggs, dry-fry the bacon till the fat runs and the bacon is crispy, then keep the bacon warm while you fry the egg in the bacon fat .

If I'm doing a pot roast of beef brisket, I dry-fry bacon till the fat runs, then use the fat to sear the brisket.

Another lush recipe is roasted butternut squash and bacon soup. I made this (along with other different kinds) for a Christmas fair, and that was the one that sold out first.

[NorthernZel]

Sounds good. I'll try that when my asparagus starts growing. What temp for the oven?

Um, about 200C, I don't know how much that is in Fahrenheit. But do keep an eye on the asparagus, if it gets too much it dries out.

[BearLeeBadenaugh]

Here's the bacon jam recipe I use. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/bacon-jam-recipe

I do make one change to the recipe as listed, I substitute just about anything for the strong coffee. I don't mind the difference the coffee brings to the taste, but my wife much prefers it w/o the coffee.

The last time I made the jam(the tub of it that's currently in the fridge, lol) I used 6 oz or so of campbells sweet onion cooking soup.


Speaking of bacon, lol, I absolutely love bacon chocolate chip cookies.

[Ceir]

How has nobody linked to the Bacon Explosion yet?

[Barracuda]

The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit is 212 degrees. Since 200C is double the boiling point of water, it comes to 424F roughly, or more likely, 425 since recipes tend to cook in increments of 5 degrees F.

[Jester]

Bacon-wrapped bacon on a stick served with tomato bacon dressing. Don't laugh....did this once as a joke at a local cookoff, and it was actually the first plate emptied at the whole cookoff.

For less greasy bacon, with less splatter, I recommend oven-roasting it. Usually about 400F for 15-20 minutes does the job. If you are looking to use bacon grease elsewhere in your cooking, ignore this method.

I use bacon in my chili. It brings a nice smoky flavor, and people don't even realize there is bacon in there. (I obviously do not use it in my vegetarian two bean chili.)

I also use bacon in my potato salad. Again, don't laugh--this actually kicks ass.

A local place puts bacon on their maple glazed donuts. A-ma-zing.

I've also used pancetta in lasagne. After oven-roasting it, my pancetta was super salty, and if this happens to you, do what my chef friend told me to do: rinse it off under water. This washed away the excess salt and left the pancetta perfect for the lasagne. Otherwise, it would have been inedible.

Another local place wraps a Hebrew National kosher hot dog in bacon and deep fries it. Yeah, they're going to hell, but they'll be doing it one tasty bite at a time.

The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit is 212 degrees. Since 200C is double the boiling point of water, it comes to 424F roughly, or more likely, 425 since recipes tend to cook in increments of 5 degrees F.

That makes sense, logically. Unfortunately, it isn't the actual case, as Fahrenheit and Celsius do not correspond to each other linearly. 200C is 392F. On most ovens, you would just dial that in as 390, or 400 if your oven isn't that precise.

[dalesys]

The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit is 212 degrees. Since 200C is double the boiling point of water, it comes to 424F roughly, or more likely, 425 since recipes tend to cook in increments of 5 degrees F.

...didn't subtract the 32 degrees between freezing and "zero" on the F'n scale.

10 Centigrade degrees == 18 Farkenheight degrees.
-273°C = -460°F (absolute zero)
-56°C = -69°F (Utah record cold)
-40°C == -40°F (the mercury freezes)
-18°C = 0°F (lowest by salting ice)
0°C == 32°F (ice melts)
37°C == 98.6°F (warm body)
38°C = 100°F (butter "melts")
51°C = 123°F (fireheart melts, Jester feels comfortable)
100°C == 212°F (water boils ... at sea level)
327°C = 621°F (lead melts)

[rvdammit]

I'll use pigs in blankets for toads in "Toad in the Hole"

[Barracuda]

Huh. You would think double the boiling point of water would be a universal constant. I mean, the boiling point of water is, so wouldn't double that heat be constant as well?

[Kittish]

The boiling point of water is not a constant tho. 212 degrees Fahrenheit is for sea level. Go up in altitude, and the temp needed to actually boil water goes up. Get into a microgravity vacuum and room temperature water will boil.

[lordlundar]

Huh. You would think double the boiling point of water would be a universal constant. I mean, the boiling point of water is, so wouldn't double that heat be constant as well?

That's not the problem though. The problem is the scaling is quite different. The metric scale (aka Celsius/Centigrade) is based off of the temperature range of pure water at sea level going through it's phase changes divided by 100. The Imperial scale however is based off of two things, the low mark being the temperature of a 1:1:1 ratio of ice, water and ammonium chloride salt solution while the high point is the average body temperature and the range between the two marks were divided into 96 segments due to the freezing point of water being a third of the way between the two.

Yeah I know, it makes no sense. Much like all of the imperial measurements it's largely an arbitrary selection of reference points that make no sense. It's high point is that it's probably the most stable measurement of the group.

[taxguykarl]

Not a true bacon idea, but New Hampshire now offers bacon-scented lottery tickets.

[Sheldonrs]

Dates stuffed with bleu cheese and wrapped in bacon.

[Jester]

Dates stuffed with bleu cheese and wrapped in bacon.

Also known as Devils on Horseback. And they are delicious!