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Chowhounds have found at least four ways to cook crispy bacon that keeps splattering fat off their stovetops.
Oven: Some use a rack over a rimmed sheet pan, some don’t bother; some turn the bacon, some don’t bother. All agree that your bacon strips will stay nice and flat in the oven. Takes about 20 minutes to crisp up at 350°F.
Broiler: nicoleberry83 flips the bacon when it begins to curl up a little. The broiler’s fast, and all the fat drains away in the broiler pan.
Microwave: Line a plate with several paper towels, a single layer of bacon, and a few more paper towels. Cook at high power 4 to 6 minutes, depending on the amount of bacon, your microwave, and your taste. The paper towels soak up a ton of grease.
Grill: Veggo swears by bacon on the grill, saying it gives extra flavor, fat drains away without causing flareups, and the bacon even stays flat.
Board Links: Alternatives to pan frying bacon
After trying several ways of microwaving bacon (grills, paper towels, etc.) we settled on the following method: invert a Corelle lunch plate (or a plate of some other heat resistant material) in the center of a dinner plate. Lay the bacon strips on the back of the lunch plate, cover with a microwave lid and cook at high 4-6 minutes. The melting fat runs off the back of the lunch plate and...+READ
After trying several ways of microwaving bacon (grills, paper towels, etc.) we settled on the following method: invert a Corelle lunch plate (or a plate of some other heat resistant material) in the center of a dinner plate. Lay the bacon strips on the back of the lunch plate, cover with a microwave lid and cook at high 4-6 minutes. The melting fat runs off the back of the lunch plate and collects in the dinner plate. Reuse or recycle the fat. Both plates go in the dishwasher.-COLLAPSE