User:Wwoods/Bacon Bourbon

Goal

Combine the deliciousness of bacon and the deliciousness of bourbon:

1. Cook .5lb bacon
2. Add drippings to 750mL bourbon
3. Let it sit (1-7 days)
4. Filter by freezing to solidify fats and then filtering cold bourbon
5. Enjoy

Makin' Bacon

Oven method 1

• Wire racks on tinfoil-covered cookie sheet
• 10 strips bacon
• 350°F, not preheated
• Results:
  • 20min: ends crispy and curled, middles less crispy (fat pooling)
  • 25min: ends crispier, still chewy

Oven method 2 =

Temp/time recommended by the packaging:

• Same as before, but 375°F, preheated

Gathering drippings

Any method seems to work. Typical yield: 1fl. oz. for 1/2lb bacon.