Crispy Crunchy Bacon | How to Cook Bacon in Water

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2023
  • What's the best way to fry bacon? Cooking bacon in water on the stove is a simple, efficient way to make perfectly cooked bacon every time. In this video, see how bacon cooked with a little water on the stovetop compares to bacon cooked in a pan on the stove.
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  • @JustOneDonna
    @JustOneDonna  6 місяців тому +5

    When all is said and done, my go-to method for cooking bacon is stovetop frying. Some say oven baking is the way to go. I've tried it many times, usually when making breakfast for a large group. Otherwise, I find it faster to cook on the stovetop. ua-cam.com/video/mRO6MuQc48Q/v-deo.html

  • @1Hope4All
    @1Hope4All 4 місяці тому +7

    Use tongs with rubber tips. It's easier to flip, and it's easier on your pans, instead of using that fork, which will damage your pans.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  4 місяці тому +1

      We disagree. Use the utensils you prefer. I'm very careful NOT to damage my pans.

  • @Ultradude604
    @Ultradude604 8 місяців тому +7

    Finally someone done a fair video with no motive other than finding out the truth. There's a big cooking channel that claims "cooking with water is way better and you won't go back to cooking without water again!" 😂 I tried it with water, perhaps I added too much water. It took too long. So I tried cooking it without water, it's much faster, and at medium low, the bacon wasn't burned, it was crisped. And much faster for me.

  • @GothicNightWing
    @GothicNightWing 8 місяців тому +5

    I love bacon. It is so good.

  • @reiolite2354
    @reiolite2354 7 місяців тому +3

    Nice. Lil olive oil /butter slow cook. Scoop oil out as i cook. With spoon. Save fat , for eggs. Or crisp chicken skin. Adds nice flavor.

  • @CookBakeTaste
    @CookBakeTaste Рік тому +14

    This is really mouth watering and great recipe!

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  Рік тому +1

      🙂 I agree!

    • @user-ci1kz1cc6t
      @user-ci1kz1cc6t 6 місяців тому

      What recipe? it's just bacon.

    • @mehere337
      @mehere337 4 місяці тому

      ​@@user-ci1kz1cc6tI know...right. They must mean the adding water recipe. 😂

  • @burntsider8457
    @burntsider8457 8 місяців тому +11

    A metal fork in a teflon pan?

  • @edwinkirkland8856
    @edwinkirkland8856 8 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for this

  • @Zenqiii
    @Zenqiii 5 місяців тому +4

    The main reason I'd put water in the pan when cooking bacon is to help the fat render without spitting it all over my stove
    I.e when I don't feel like cleaning up a tonne of grease that spit everywhere lol

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  5 місяців тому +1

      True. Grease spatter is annoying. I try to watch the stove temperature to control as much spatter as possible.

  • @lydiabrockmeyer1160
    @lydiabrockmeyer1160 10 місяців тому +2

    Excellent advice. Thank you.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  10 місяців тому

      Thank you. I appreciate you.

  • @vickanid1862
    @vickanid1862 6 місяців тому +2

    It makes sense that you'd get similar results since once the water evaporates, it's cooking the same as the non-water pan. What might be more amusing is to see what would happen if you boiled the bacon for a bit and then let it crisp up at the end. Would boiling cook it faster due to the higher thermal mass of the water? Guess I'll have to do an experiment to see....

  • @bobl6649
    @bobl6649 Місяць тому

    When you use the water method, you're supposed to bring the thin later of water to a boil first, then add the bacon.

  • @GothicNightWing
    @GothicNightWing 8 місяців тому +3

    Great video. I love cooking videos.

  • @djshotokan
    @djshotokan Рік тому +8

    You know...this experiment needs to be done a few times for more exact results!

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  Рік тому +5

      Have at it. 🙂IMO there's nothing exact about cooking bacon. There are too many variables from person to person, kitchen to kitchen, and bacon to bacon.

    • @djshotokan
      @djshotokan Рік тому +1

      @@JustOneDonna I've done it 5 packs worth of times...Its safe to say its working quite well :D

  • @anonymike8280
    @anonymike8280 Рік тому +21

    What an excuse to eat eight slices of bacon. Hee-haw!

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  Рік тому +4

      Is an excuse really needed?🙂

    • @sandrafischer9347
      @sandrafischer9347 10 місяців тому +2

      😂

    • @kenputer56
      @kenputer56 8 місяців тому +2

      Who needs an excuse, its like left over bacon there is no such thing

  • @cafeamora
    @cafeamora Рік тому +3

    Mmmmmm bacon ❤😂🎉😊

  • @nawb_84
    @nawb_84 Місяць тому

    I wasn't intending on driving to the shop for streaky bacon... But off I go!

  • @bluebirdhomestead
    @bluebirdhomestead Рік тому +3

    yummm 😊

  • @loeungd4519
    @loeungd4519 Рік тому +7

    Thanks for sharing. Crispy bacons are my favorite but not burnt. Gaging when to reduce the heat is key .. .the sizzling sound as in sausages, fried chicken/fish, homemade fries/onion ring, etc. ---Love to hear thoughts on this--

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  11 місяців тому +1

      I think we should each cook bacon to our desired crispness. Some like bacon chewy, others crisp, and still others like burnt. I don't judge.

  • @SuperHugsta
    @SuperHugsta 9 місяців тому +12

    I always tell my wife , who is also named Donna .. Not to use a fork on non stick pans!...😂😇

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  9 місяців тому +6

      While this is generally good advice, those of us who are very careful can use whatever utensil we prefer. I've had my nonstick pans for years and years with no scratches.🙂I find it more beneficial to use a barrier between my pans when storing so one pan doesn't rub on the other when stacked.

  • @DennisNelson-ee2il
    @DennisNelson-ee2il 10 місяців тому +2

    I absabsolutely love crispy bacon.and you can cook a whole load and snack on it cold later.

  • @vicsaunders9710
    @vicsaunders9710 7 місяців тому

    Nice video.

  • @tb7771
    @tb7771 10 місяців тому +1

    I need to try this method as I am an air fry guy.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  10 місяців тому +1

      You should! I should try the air fryer, too.

    • @tb7771
      @tb7771 10 місяців тому

      @@JustOneDonna Thanks for your reply. I'm single and I only eat once a day so it's so much easier for me to air fry everything. The bad thing about air fry is the bacon has less flavor sine the bacon doesn't sit in grease. The upside is It's easy to pour that grease in a bottle to save for later. Love my Ninja air fryer!

  • @tommaxwell429
    @tommaxwell429 3 місяці тому

    Boiling ham was a Sunday staple growing up. With enough water to boil the pork some of the salt is dissolved out of the pork. Some love super salty ham/bacon, others not so much. With the little bit of water you used, it quickly evaporated resulting in two pans of fried bacon. Not much difference as the results showed. More water would result in a true boiled bacon, but it wouldn’t be crispy.

  • @markw208
    @markw208 3 місяці тому

    Interesting 🤔. So the water helps to cook more evenly

  • @songsfromthelord888
    @songsfromthelord888 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Donna. Remember that God loves you 🙂

  • @alanmorris7669
    @alanmorris7669 8 місяців тому +15

    The best way to cook bacon is in the oven. The strips cook evenly and they remain straight. I never fry bacon... not even in water.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  8 місяців тому +8

      "BEST" is in the eye of the beholder, Alan. 🙂I use the oven method when I'm making bacon for a crowd. My oven takes too long to preheat for just a few pieces of bacon and I prefer stovetop.

    • @williamfisher2906
      @williamfisher2906 8 місяців тому +3

      And the grease sprays and splatters all over the oven.

    • @janem3575
      @janem3575 7 місяців тому

      so it DOES?!?! People swear up and down it doens't. thought I did something wrong! And, I got a smokey blast in the face when I opened the oven door. I've also tried the water method and didn't think it did much except create little white scummy bits that eventually burnt in my pan@@williamfisher2906

    • @gehteuchnixan69
      @gehteuchnixan69 4 місяці тому +3

      Never had crispier bacon than when I used water. It was divine

    • @aimeeromberger6546
      @aimeeromberger6546 3 місяці тому +2

      I've never tried the water method, (though I plan to), but so far I really love cooking it in the oven. It comes out crispy yet more tender than on the stovetop. I don't find that there's that much splatter in the oven.

  • @robertgappa5828
    @robertgappa5828 7 місяців тому +4

    So what exactly was the point of your video? At the end there didn't seem to be any difference b etween the two.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  7 місяців тому +2

      Exactly. There are many who say cooking bacon in water is the "new, best" way to cook bacon. Is it? You decide.

  • @JonnySublime
    @JonnySublime 5 місяців тому +1

    Here’s the thing for all you bacon scientists there is no wrong way to cook bacon

  • @lisal77
    @lisal77 26 днів тому

    I believe you needed to cover the top of bacon with water.

  • @realityextractor1956
    @realityextractor1956 19 днів тому

    Love the "scientific" approach, but Donna ..., metal utensils in non-stick pans???

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  19 днів тому

      LOL, if I had a $ for every time someone expresses concern about this! Really, I don't scratch my non-stick pans with my utensils, but thanks for your concern.🙂

  • @user-ci1kz1cc6t
    @user-ci1kz1cc6t 6 місяців тому

    I don't see the point of adding water. It will just take longer for the bacon to crisp since you're just going to have the water evaporate.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  6 місяців тому

      In this video I showed that both methods took the same amount of time to achieve the same results.

  • @androidbox3571
    @androidbox3571 6 місяців тому

    They are non stick pans, you don't even need the water.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  6 місяців тому +2

      There are 3 main reasons some prefer adding water. 1)So the bacon retains moisture and tenderness. 2) The water helps render the fat and reduce spatters. 3) To reduce burning and maintain a consistent, crispy result. It has zero to do with the type of pan.

  • @eishawave3934
    @eishawave3934 Рік тому +4

    I’ll never understand the appeal of making bacon that crispy.. If I want something crispy I would just buy a packet of potato chips 😂

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  Рік тому +7

      That's the wonderful thing about cooking at home. You get to decide what you like!!! You do You! 🙂

    • @jesserogers3869
      @jesserogers3869 Рік тому

      Yeah good one your a genius 😑😑😑😑😑

    • @tb7771
      @tb7771 10 місяців тому +2

      I thought I was an odd ball for not liking crispy bacon. I like mine with a little flop to it.

  • @williamfisher2906
    @williamfisher2906 8 місяців тому +2

    Metal utensils in a non stick pan. How original.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  8 місяців тому

      When you are careful it works. I am careful.🙂

  • @johnhill259
    @johnhill259 7 місяців тому +1

    you are beautiful

  • @mylifeonthebeach
    @mylifeonthebeach 7 місяців тому +1

    Overcooked

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  7 місяців тому +1

      Isn't is wonderful you have the option of cooking your bacon to the level of crispiness you love when cooking at home?

  • @colemant6845
    @colemant6845 8 місяців тому +1

    Better done in your house than MINE.... That air grease ruins the interior. DO THIS OUTSIDE!

  • @gregr3720
    @gregr3720 Рік тому +2

    I don't like my bacon cooked to a burnt crisp like that.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  Рік тому +1

      Cook the bacon for as long as YOU like Greg R.

    • @dashfatbastard
      @dashfatbastard 8 місяців тому

      Don't be insulting. That's not burnt. Burnt implies combustion...that hasn't happened here.
      What you might consider is one simple truth: the more fat you rend out of your bacon, the less you force through your gall bladder and liver and onto your b@ttocks and gut.

  • @johninjersey
    @johninjersey 3 місяці тому

    So what was the point of making this video? LOL

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  3 місяці тому +1

      The point, John-in-Jersey, is ...cook your bacon as you wish 🙂🙂

  • @Jim-uq3ej
    @Jim-uq3ej 8 місяців тому

    Soooo....it makes no difference what you do. No benefit either way.

    • @JustOneDonna
      @JustOneDonna  8 місяців тому

      Seems so. Doesn’t hurt to add water but I found no difference.