Hi all. I just bought a microwave bacon cooker at Marshall's. Since it was so cheap, I thought I'd give it a try since I hate the spattered mess with cooking bacon. IT'S GREAT! It's a hard plastic bottom with raised "grill" lines. It has a vented lid. I cooked three pieces this morning for 2 1/2 minutes and it came out perfect ( for me) So easy!
Leah
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I may have to look into that. I usually cook breakfast on a griddle, and as you know, that's a grease-spatterin' free-for-all.
I just assumed that microwaved bacon would be tough and rubbery.
Thanks,
Tex
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I hate to be a wet blanket, but does the bacon cooker provide any statements about the safety of cooking greasy bacon in plastic? Plastics release chemicals when they are heated, especially in the microwave, and mostly when they are in contact with any amount of fat. I imagine the bacon may be healthier, as opposed to burning in a regular frypan, but I worry about the plastic...
I have been known to cook bacon on a regular glass or ceramic plate in the microwave with a paper towel on top, but that was back when I used to eat turkey bacon, which cooked and crisped up faster.
I have been known to cook bacon on a regular glass or ceramic plate in the microwave with a paper towel on top, but that was back when I used to eat turkey bacon, which cooked and crisped up faster.
Good point, but if it works correctly, only the drippings should contact the plastic. The bacon should be completely supported by the metal grid. I've seen some designs without a metal grid, and yes, I would be afraid to use them.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Zizzle wrote:Last time I checked, you couldn't put metal in a microwave.tex wrote: The bacon should be completely supported by the metal grid. I've seen some designs without a metal grid, and yes, I would be afraid to use them.
Tex
Hmmmmm. Well, I can't argue that point. I've been wanting to get one of those countertop convection ovens for jobs like that, and I guess the craving has corrupted what's left of my brain. 
Technically, of course, you can put metal in a microwave, but it leads to regrettable consequences if you turn it on.
Tex
P. S. You shouldn't trust anything I say today. I'm kind of delirious because I finally finished the final editing of the last chapter of the book.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I can't wait until I can get a copy!
I'm a bit cautious with cookware like Zizzle. I'm not a big fan of plastics no matter what is said about its safety. I've converted most of my storage to Pyrex. I also try to avoid the microwave whenever possible, although it is very convenient. Call me strange but I can't help it.
I'm a bit cautious with cookware like Zizzle. I'm not a big fan of plastics no matter what is said about its safety. I've converted most of my storage to Pyrex. I also try to avoid the microwave whenever possible, although it is very convenient. Call me strange but I can't help it.
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