Bacon

quzly
quzly Posts: 78 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone ever prepped bacon ahead of time? How did you store it and how long did it last? I was thinking of doing a blt lettuce wrap but wasn't sure how the bacon would hold up.

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I par cook my bacon and keep it in a ziploc bag for the week.
  • Adc7225
    Adc7225 Posts: 1,318 Member
    I have cooked bacon in advance and wrapped in foil it can last at least 5 days, you can just zap it in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds on a paper towel or not and it is as good as fresh cooked.

    It may last longer but not with me around :smile:
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    it holds for a few days if you can keep out of it. Problem is once I cook it and know its in the fridge I keep making excuses to eat it. :wink:
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    It keeps really well. I put it in ziplock bags with a generous amount to paper toweling. The dry towels help maintain the crispiness as it soaks in any excess moisture.
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    I know someone who makes enough bacon to last for months and freezes it. To do this, freeze bacon spaced out on a baking sheet so it freezes in individual slices and not in a big lump. Once frozen, place it in freezer bags. When she wants bacon, she just takes it out, places it on a paper towel and zaps it in the microwave.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I cook a whole package of center cut bacon (crispy in a skillet) and put two slices each in snack baggies and stack them all up in the fridge. Then I take a baggie to school every day, heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds to have next to my cinnamon baked apple topped with granola. My colleagues look at my breakfast with great interest.
  • Barbellarella_
    Barbellarella_ Posts: 454 Member
    I buy the precooked boxes of it at a Trader Joes. I take the lazy route since I'm remodeling and dont have a kitchen right now.. It lasts for weeks.
  • quzly
    quzly Posts: 78 Member
    Great replies! Thank you!!
  • macx2mommy
    macx2mommy Posts: 170 Member
    I prebake my bacon all the time. I just did 4 pounds this morning. Bake it on a sheet in the oven, but bake it so it not crispy, rather just to the point where it is cooked and you could eat it, but it's still a little soggy. Drain out the oil, and pat dry. Then I put it on the cookie sheets in a single layer, and freeze. I out it in a ziplock after.

    On weekdays, we just take out what we want and throw it in a pan, you could microwave it, but usually want to crisp.

    It saves for months.

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