Bacon

A few months back I decided to try and learn the absolute best way to cook bacon. I tried pan frying, microwaving and baking. What i learned is this:

a) I like cooking bacon,
b) bacon makes people happy,
c) you really can't mess up bacon too much.

(side note: Jim Gaffigan does a stand up on bacon in his show King Baby. I highly recommend it. He goes on about bacon to a degree that I would not have thought possible. Check it out sometime when you need to laugh out loud)

But here is what I know. Michael and Frank like bacon. No matter how lame my dinner is, if I put bacon in it, it is a success to them. Here is my favorite way to cook it.

350 degrees
-Put one of those wire metal cooking/cooling racks above a foil lined rimmed cookie sheet.
-Put bacon on the rack.
-Sprinkle with pepper and brown sugar - if you like. I like it a little sweet when eating with eggs.
-Bake it. (about 20 to 30 minutes) I just check it frequently at the end until I get it as crisp as they like.
-Done.

Thank God for the pig, and everybody's happy.

(I forgot to take a picture of the bacon, and of michael's hair - so please accept this substitute picture found at www.baconhaikus.wordpress.com)