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Sunday, September 25th, 2022 04:13 pm
I have three pounds (!) of sliced bacon. What should I do with it?

1) Cook a lot of it, crumble it, and freeze for later inclusion in whatever-all?

2) Freeze it as a block?

3) Get a lot of wax paper or parchment paper and separate the strips with that, then freeze, so that it can be cooked/used as needed?

4) Other??
Sunday, September 25th, 2022 11:28 pm (UTC)
I would freeze it in packages each containing about the number of strips you would usually use at a go, and freeze them.
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Monday, September 26th, 2022 02:36 am (UTC)

I'd probably cook a batch of exactly as much as I can fit on my baking pan & parchment (oven bacon is so much easier), freezing that as some mix of individual separated slices (for quick microwaving as sandwich toppings) and bacon bits (proportioned depending on what you would use). The rest I'd portion out and freeze uncooked as [personal profile] amaebi describes, to be made later.

Monday, September 26th, 2022 04:58 pm (UTC)
I do this on a regular basis.
Monday, September 26th, 2022 01:28 am (UTC)
i tend to do the "freeze it separated by pieces of waxed paper" thing, but i may be a maniac.
Monday, September 26th, 2022 05:38 am (UTC)

I'd split it 50/50 and do options 1 and 3, although a bacon butty would probably feature as well.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 12:12 am (UTC)
Ohhhhhhhhhh bacon butty 🤤
Monday, September 26th, 2022 12:25 pm (UTC)
I'm in favor of freezing it in portions you're likely to use up after thawing.

I tend to get through a pound of bacon before it is likely to go bad in the fridge (low carb. I eat a lot of bacon), so I freeze it in one-pound blocks.

If you really only make a couple of slices a week or something, then freezing it in those portions makes a lot of sense.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 03:42 pm (UTC)
FWIW, I usually make bacon 2-4 slices at a time in my toaster oven.

That does mean I do have to CLEAN my toaster oven more often than most people would, mind.
Monday, September 26th, 2022 02:52 pm (UTC)
It's tedious, but I recommend separating the strips with wax paper. I used to do that and it was vv useful to pull out precisely as much bacon as I needed.
Monday, September 26th, 2022 11:53 pm (UTC)
another vote for wax paper and freeze
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Thursday, October 6th, 2022 10:25 pm (UTC)
You can celebrate with bacon, if you wish.