Good Afternoon

Hi there. Since you have chosen to take that extra step beyond reading the title of my blog, I feel that I can safely assume that you are a fan of bacon as well. Like I said above, this blog is dedicated to bacon and all it's magnificence, which includes recipes, products, music, etc. If it has to do with bacon, then it's here. Also, please bear with me, this is my first blog. Before I begin, I am going to lay down some ground rules.

1. Turkey bacon sucks, and it is not bacon. It is parading around like it is, but it's not.
2. I do not consider myself an expert on bacon, but more just someone who will never turn it down. I love bacon in all it's forms (that I've tried). I am always open to new ideas though.
3. I am completely aware how unhealthy it is, but any way of cooking bacon that removes it from its fat is stupid and ruins all the enjoyment that bacon brings. I'm looking at you George Foreman Grill.
4. Almost as much as I love bacon, I love sandwiches. Naturally, many of my recipes will be sandwiches with bacon on them. Duh.

With that out of the way, I thought what better way to begin this blog than with my own personal favorite way for cooking bacon: in the oven. While the microwave is convenient, I don't have one of those nifty plates for cooking it in the microwave, so that is not an option. The stove is another good option, but I tend to forget about the bacon and it gets burnt, and there's also the added risk of being scalded by molten bacon fat. In the oven, the bacon is cooked perfectly, whether it needs to be crispy for a sandwich, or a little softer for breakfast. Cleanup is a breeze, especially if you use aluminum foil on the cookie sheet. Let's get to it.

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. My oven in my apartment sucks, and it doesn't have temperatures on the knob. You have it much better I hope.
2. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and place however much bacon you need on the sheet. Always remember that, when cooking bacon, you will want to eat a piece or two, so make more than you need. That's just good sense.
3. Once the oven is ready, put the bacon in for 5-7 minutes. Set a timer. You will forget about it, because you won't have the smell to remind you. My mouth is watering just thinking about that smell.
4. After the first 5-7 minutes, take your cookie sheet out and turn it around 180 degrees so that the side that was in the front is in the back and vice versa. Put it back in the oven for 4-7 minutes depending on your oven and how crispy you want your bacon.
5. Remove from the oven, and enjoy, but don't burn yourself.

As I continue with more recipes and learn how to do all this fancy stuff, I will try to upload some pictures so you can see what I'm doing. Questions? Ideas? Leave 'em in the comments. Until next time, bacon rules.