fried bacon troubles.

ghbt said:

Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the living
room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up so that
it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for ages !
Any suggestions please; as to how to either get rid of the smell once there
or prevent it being too bad when he fries the bacon in the first place.

I know an extractor fan leading to the outside would be the answer, but i
dont need the expense at the moment. We have a simple fan in the cooker hood
which simply draws the air through some charcoal and a filter and then puts
it back into the room, so i dont believe it is really of benefit.

grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

Put a spatter screen over the skillet. (You'll need a plate or
something to put the greasy shield on when you remove it from the
skillet.) The shield will help retain heat. The pan won't have to be
as hot and there won't as much smoke or odor.

"Joel M. Eichen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Nan said:

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:36:45 -0500, Joel M. Eichen
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Robert, there is no pre-cooked bacon.

Sure there is...

Sh-h-h-h-h-h- I am fooling Robert .......

No... in otherwords, you made a statement on which you know nothing about
and was proved wrong. Just be a man and admit when you are wrong. Believe it
or not, we all are wrong from time to time...

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:44:40 GMT, "C. Massey" <[email hidden]>

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Nan said:

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:36:45 -0500, Joel M. Eichen
<[email hidden]> scribbled:

>Robert, there is no pre-cooked bacon.

Sure there is...

Sh-h-h-h-h-h- I am fooling Robert .......

No... in otherwords, you made a statement on which you know nothing about
and was proved wrong. Just be a man and admit when you are wrong. Believe it
or not, we all are wrong from time to time...

Of course I know nothing about bacon ....... that's the funny part.

Another idea for the parents who are gettin' tired of the smell of
bacon is to get their son to convert to Judaism.

Joel

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(Dan Abel) said:

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11. Don't fry bacon.
12. Don't buy bacon
13. Get rid of the kid

just about run out of ideas, there.

You forgot:

14. Shoot the kid
15. Replace the kid with one that doesn't like bacon
16. Move out and leave the flat to the kid
17. Call out the National Guard

18. Get the kid to convert to Judaism.

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:-)

"ghbt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the living
room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up so
that it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for ages !
grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

Tell the kid to smoke pot outside and he won't have to fry bacon to mask the
odor.

Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and
marijuana smoke odors.

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:55:16 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email hidden]>

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Tell the kid to smoke pot outside and he won't have to fry bacon to mask the
odor.

Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and
marijuana smoke odors.

I LOVE it!

Edwin Pawlowski said:

Tell the kid to smoke pot outside and he won't have to fry bacon to mask the
odor.

Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and
marijuana smoke odors.

lol u learn something new very day (tho i'm waay past the days of
needing that tip LOL)

ghbt said:

Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the living
room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up so that
it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for ages !
Any suggestions please; as to how to either get rid of the smell once there
or prevent it being too bad when he fries the bacon in the first place.

I know an extractor fan leading to the outside would be the answer, but i
dont need the expense at the moment. We have a simple fan in the cooker hood
which simply draws the air through some charcoal and a filter and then puts
it back into the room, so i dont believe it is really of benefit.

grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

Open a window. But there's something wrong with the bacon, I think, if
it 'stinks' up the flat.

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Robert, there is no pre-cooked bacon.

hormel has pre-cooked, and I think farmland does also.

warm it in the micro wave

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No, that's bacon that is already cooked when you buy it - pre-cooked
bacon is raw.

ghbt said:

Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the living
room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up so that
it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for ages !
Any suggestions please; as to how to either get rid of the smell once there
or prevent it being too bad when he fries the bacon in the first place.

I know an extractor fan leading to the outside would be the answer, but i
dont need the expense at the moment. We have a simple fan in the cooker hood
which simply draws the air through some charcoal and a filter and then puts
it back into the room, so i dont believe it is really of benefit.

grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

electric griddle from a thrift store (or similar) plugged in outdoors.
have him make huge batches at a time.

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hormel has pre-cooked, and I think farmland does also.

warm it in the micro wave

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Has anybody tried this precooked bacon? I've seen it in the stores,
but never bought it because the bonus to cooking bacon is that it also
produces bacon grease, which is the best thing for frying eggs in. I
also use bacon grease for sauteeing onions for soups ano other dishes.

To cut down on the aroma, which I love, you may want to invest in one
of those microwavable bacon dishes and nuke it instead. They sell those
dishes at Walmart; they are pretty cheap. I prefer my bacon nuked,
because it doesn't curl up like bacon fried on the stove, and the
grease is collected in the bottom of the tray and there is less mess if
you put a paper towel over the dish before putting it in the microwave.

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Has anybody tried this precooked bacon? I've seen it in the stores,
but never bought it because the bonus to cooking bacon is that it also
produces bacon grease, which is the best thing for frying eggs in. I
also use bacon grease for sauteeing onions for soups ano other dishes.

To cut down on the aroma, which I love, you may want to invest in one
of those microwavable bacon dishes and nuke it instead. They sell those
dishes at Walmart; they are pretty cheap. I prefer my bacon nuked,
because it doesn't curl up like bacon fried on the stove, and the
grease is collected in the bottom of the tray and there is less mess if
you put a paper towel over the dish before putting it in the microwave.

I've used precooked bacon. It's ok but not really very good. It's paper
thin, not crispy, barely bacon flavor. If I'm gonna clog up my arteries,
better make it count! I nuke regular bacon too.

nancree said:

ghbt said:

Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the

living

Quoted message said:

room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up

so that

Quoted message said:

it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for

ages !

Quoted message said:

Any suggestions please; as to how to either get rid of the smell once

there

Quoted message said:

or prevent it being too bad when he fries the bacon in the first

place.

Quoted message said:

I know an extractor fan leading to the outside would be the answer,

but i

Quoted message said:

dont need the expense at the moment. We have a simple fan in the

cooker hood

Quoted message said:

which simply draws the air through some charcoal and a filter and

then puts

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it back into the room, so i dont believe it is really of benefit.

grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

======================

Use "OZIUM" spray. It's amazing. Not a scent that overrides other
scents. It actually changes the molecules of the offending smells. You
can find it in large chain drugstores, and Home Depot, too--. It comes
in a tall narrow can, white with blue print. You'll love it.
Nancree

Hey thanx!
I was wondering where the heck I could buy this stuff....after having
gotten a free can at a yd sale. (nozzle was missing, I just used my
thumbnail)

Edwin Pawlowski said:

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Quoted message said:

Hi, we live in a small flat with open plan kitchen joining with the living
room. Our son is very fond of 'fried' bacon which he likes fried up so
that it's very crispy.

Consequently he really stinks the flat up, and the smell lasts for ages !
grateful for any suggestions, thanks.

Tell the kid to smoke pot outside and he won't have to fry bacon to mask the
odor.

Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and
marijuana smoke odors.

Amongst the more enlightened, incense is commonly used. I'd buy him
some, see if he's still so fond of burnt bacon.

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ghbt said:

I don't see the problem! The smell of fried bacon is one of the
best smells in the world. If they put out a room freshener with
a fried bacon scent I'd probably buy it. But then again it would
just make me hungry for bacon so maybe that wouldn't be such a
good idea. ;-)

\I love the smell of bacon while it's cooking, before we've eaten it. But I
don't like the smell to linger all day....

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Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and marijuana
smoke odors.

That's funny, I have been moved to smoke to get rid of the smell. My
son likes to cook bacon also. I just don't buy it often, or I buy the maple
flavored from Canada, it has less odor. A good vent would be helpful.
Karen
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Edwin Pawlowski said:

Tell the kid to smoke pot outside and he won't have to fry bacon to mask
the odor.

Frying bacon is a very common practice for masking both cigarette and
marijuana smoke odors.

lol u learn something new very day (tho i'm waay past the days of needing
that tip LOL)

A fellow at work went on a ski weekend and the condo they were renting was
smoke free. He told me they fried up 7 pounds of bacon in three days. I
don't think they were Marlboro butt in the ashtray either.

Robert Morien said:

buy pre-cooked bacon

Don't normally eat the stuff myself - too much of a mess to clean up.
Bacon on a BBQ steak is great when cooked outdoors.

Anyway here's a suggestion. Use one of those deep fryers for potato
chips and cook a whole batch of bacon. I think you can be frugal by
storing this oil with bacon fat for the next batch. My anticipation
is that deep frying bacon in oil will keep vaporizing the oil to the
minimum. Put the precooked bacon on a sieve to drain off the excess
grease. Prepack the precooked bacon in meal sized portions and store
in a fridge. To eat nuke the protion in a microwave oven in between
paper towels to absorb the excess grease and to minumize spatter. I
think that should result in hot crispy bacon strips that would have
only minimal grease.

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Open a window. But there's something wrong with the bacon, I think, if
it 'stinks' up the flat.

Stink is in the nose of the besniffer.

As for the original problem, either venilation or cooking outside.

Speaking of bacon, I've found a brand called Branding Iron which
smells _strongly_ of caramel. As soon as I cut open the package.

However, it doesn't shrink 50% or more when cooked, so it's now
my brand of choice.

The fragrance of fried Tootsie Rolls is a bit unusual, though.

Gary

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PaPaPeng said:

Anyway here's a suggestion. Use one of those deep fryers for potato
chips and cook a whole batch of bacon. I think you can be frugal by
storing this oil with bacon fat for the next batch. My anticipation
is that deep frying bacon in oil will keep vaporizing the oil to the
minimum. Put the precooked bacon on a sieve to drain off the excess
grease. Prepack the precooked bacon in meal sized portions and store
in a fridge. To eat nuke the protion in a microwave oven in between
paper towels to absorb the excess grease and to minumize spatter. I
think that should result in hot crispy bacon strips that would have
only minimal grease.

have you every tried deep-fried bacon? Back when I worked at a burger
place in high school, the cooks would try that every so often, because
it's faster. It's really gross tho.