A woman has shared her “chaotic” way of cooking bacon on the hob and said it’s “super crispy and delicious” – but viewers were left in stitches at her unusual method
We all have our preferences when it comes to how crispy we like our bacon – but most of us can agree that a limp rasher with a soggy and wet rind is far from appetising.
Even if you’re not a fan of bacon so crispy it snaps, few would argue that it shouldn’t be crispy at all. Sadly, achieving this perfect level of crispiness isn’t straightforward, especially if you want to avoid burnt spots or undercooked areas on your rashers.
However, a TikTok user claims she’s found a foolproof method for evenly cooked bacon every time – and you don’t need to alter your frying technique. The woman, known as Emily, shared a video on her @missemilybeer account where she detailed her “chaotic” hob cooking method for “super crispy and delicious” bacon.
She starts by dumping her bacon into a cold, oil-free frying pan, which she then places on a “medium-high” heat. It’s worth noting that Emily uses streaky bacon for this hack. As the bacon warms and starts to cook, she moves it around the pan to separate the rashers, ensuring they cook evenly.
The key to Emily’s clever hack is that she cooks the bacon without adding any oil to the pan. Instead, she allows the natural fat from the meat to render and fry the bacon as it cooks.
She explained: “You see all of the fat that’s rendering out of it, that is what you want because we’re essentially frying our bacon in its own fat.” Emily attributed the “extra crispy” texture of her bacon to this technique, emphasizing that no additional ingredients are needed.
She also maintained a consistent hob temperature throughout the cooking process, resulting in perfectly cooked, crunchy bacon with no burnt bits. The hack left TikTok users amazed, with many expressing surprise that Emily achieved such impressive results without cooking the bacon in small batches.
One commenter exclaimed: “So you’re telling me I don’t have to only cook four pieces next to each other at a time? ,” while another grateful user said: “I was never taught how to cook bacon and this is not how I cook it. So thank you for teaching me.”
