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Forget The Oven—Microwave Your Bacon
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3/17/2025
When you need bacon fast, turn to the microwave for perfect bacon without any of the greasy mess.
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This is a true test for well-cooked bacon.
00:02
If your bacon stands up, then you know you cooked it right.
00:04
If you love making bacon,
00:05
but you hate cleaning bacon grease
00:07
off of your entire kitchen when you're done,
00:09
do it like me and make it in the microwave.
00:11
And I know what you're thinking.
00:12
Don't I need a million different contraptions
00:13
to make good microwave bacon?
00:15
You don't.
00:16
You just need some paper towels and a plate.
00:18
Grab a microwave-safe plate
00:19
and layer it with three layers of paper towel.
00:21
Put your bacon on the paper towel with no overlap,
00:24
and then top that with two more layers of paper towel.
00:27
Then you're gonna microwave on high for four to six minutes
00:30
until your bacon is nice and crisp.
00:32
Check it halfway through.
00:33
These are general guidelines,
00:35
but this is not a one-size-fits-all approach.
00:38
Microwave wattage is gonna vary,
00:39
and so will the thickness of your bacon.
00:41
So keep that in mind
00:42
and keep checking every two to three minutes.
00:45
Let's see if this worked.
00:46
I'm pretty confident.
00:48
Oh, heck yeah, heck yeah.
00:50
And the paper towel soaked up all the grease.
00:52
Arguably, this was probably the healthiest way to make bacon.
00:55
Mm-hmm.
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