Bacon in the oven

[MillCreek]

I am cooking bacon in the oven right now and it smells heavenly.  I am having the kids and the first ex-wife over for a BBQ this afternoon before my youngest goes back to NYC for her college sophomore year.

I will have a 'build-your-own-kabob' bar with marinated beef and chicken chunks, whole mushrooms, red/yellow/orange peppers, onions and pineapple

Creamy pea salad (the bacon is for this)

Cucumber\mango\black bean salad

Grilled corn on the cob

Apricot\blackberry tart

Wine\beer\coffee\espresso

I will make someone a wonderful wife some day.

[grampster]

I bought two 12" black cast iron frying pans and use them to cook bacon on my covered outdoor grill.  Bacon doesn't smell up the kitchen for a day that way.

PS:  You're meal is making my mouth water.

[Ben]

I bought two 12" black cast iron frying pans and use them to cook bacon on my covered outdoor grill.  Bacon doesn't smell up the kitchen for a day that way.

Dad, is that you?? 

That's exactly what my dad does and he got me doing it too. I ended up getting a ribbed griddle that I put on the grill.

[MillCreek]

I love it when bacon smells up the house.  There should be a bacon air freshener. 

[RocketMan]

Cucumber\mango\black bean salad

That sounds good.  Care to part with the recipe, per chance?

[BridgeRunner]

I love it when bacon smells up the house.  There should be a bacon air freshener. 

+1

[lupinus]

I love it when bacon smells up the house.  There should be a bacon air freshener. 

Damn skippy.

I spent the morning making lunch for 25. Homemade meatballs, homemade sauce, and pasta. Unfortunately there was no bacon :(

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

I ended up getting a ribbed griddle that I put on the grill.

You should try one of the George Foreman grills. They do great things to bacon.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

Damn skippy.

I spent the morning making lunch for 25. Homemade meatballs, homemade sauce, and pasta. Unfortunately there was no bacon :(

fine chopped bacon in the meatballs

[lupinus]

fine chopped bacon in the meatballs

I considered it, but one place I do dislike bacon is my balls.

[MillCreek]

That sounds good.  Care to part with the recipe, per chance?

Cucumber, mango and black bean salad

Two seedless cucumbers, washed and cut into 1/2" dice
Two medium mangos, cut into 1/2" dice, or use two 10 oz. bags frozen mango chunks
One can black beans, drained and rinsed
Four tablespoons lime juice
Four tablespoons orange juice
Two tablespoons diced green chiles
Two tablespoons chopped cilantro

Combine everything and let sit for a few hours to allow the flavors to meld.

[MillCreek]

fine chopped bacon in the meatballs

Now that is worth a try, by gosh.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i was insspired i had an eye round in the oven and fine chopped some bacon  cooked mushrooms and onions in the grease and than made a roux with the whole mess  the gravy rocks after the drippings from the roast and some boullion

[MillCreek]

i was insspired i had an eye round in the oven and fine chopped some bacon  cooked mushrooms and onions in the grease and than made a roux with the whole mess  the gravy rocks after the drippings from the roast and some boullion

If there was a Star Trek transporter right now, I would beam over to your house for dinner.  I'll bring dessert.

[Ben]

I considered it, but one place I do dislike bacon is my balls.

Damn you! I was drinking when I read that!
 

[MillCreek]

OK, all my prep work is done.  The salads are chilling, the corn is grilled, the tart is baked and I have my mise en place for assembly of the kabobs.  The wife and I are sitting down to enjoy a glass of wine before the guests arrive.  Life is good since there is still a faint aroma of bacon around the oven.

[MillCreek]

i was insspired i had an eye round in the oven and fine chopped some bacon  cooked mushrooms and onions in the grease and than made a roux with the whole mess  the gravy rocks after the drippings from the roast and some boullion

I love to roast off an eye round on the weekend and then use it for roast beef sandwiches during the week. 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

me too!

[French G.]

i was insspired i had an eye round in the oven and fine chopped some bacon  cooked mushrooms and onions in the grease and than made a roux with the whole mess  the gravy rocks after the drippings from the roast and some boullion

I combined my speed reading competency with my knowledge of your Asian heritage. So, my first read yielded: "I had a round eye in the oven..." My "You did WHAT!!!??" reaction slowed down and made me re-read.  Sounds yummy.

Another use for bacon in the oven. Bacon wrapped oysters under the broiler. Kill for them.


Hell with the bacon air freshner, we need to step up and make bacon cologne and perfume. That would even make my wife like me. :D

[bedlamite]

There should be a bacon air freshener. 

There is.

[grampster]

Ben,
The trouble with ribbed griddles is that they are not deep enough to handle the bacon grease.  It'll overflow if you're not carefull.  Disaster follows.  I use the really thick cut bacon I get at Sam's Club.

[Ben]

Yeah, I actually have to drain it once halfway through if I'm cooking up a two pound package for me and the dog. It'll handle a pound of thick cut. I've been using the Applewood smoked stuff from Costco.

[grampster]

I learned the hard way with a low sided rib skillet.  I had to run and get paper towels and put on a thick glove and try and sop up the grease before it spilled over.  The black cast iron pans work best.

[bedlamite]

I'll either use a cast iron pan or the George Foreman grill.

[Harold Tuttle]