I love bacon. So do you. Yes, you do. Yeah, even you Kona, though they call that “faken.” Alright, now I just lost my appetite. But not for bacon.
One of the problems with at least traditional bacon is the big mess it makes. It’s messy taking it out of the package. It’s messy cooking it. It’s messy cleaning up from it. Hell, it’s messy eating the stuff. Some people microwave it, covered in paper towels. Others will fry it up in a pan with the stove exhaust on full blast. Why is it that we love bacon again? Oh yeah, it tastes freakin’ awesome.
Here’s a gadget I happened upon on YouTube some time ago that is both brilliant and downright gross. The WowBacon Microwave Cooker is basically a microwave-safe drink pitcher with hangers for your slabs of bacon. Since they’re not laying in their own grease, there’s less mess and less fat on the meat. When the bacon’s cooked, you apparently pour the fat out into a jar for safe keeping. There goes that loss of appetite again.
Personally, I enjoy bacon more when it’s pan or griddle fried. Something about it just tastes better. Maybe it’s because the flavor is in that precious grease I’d be eliminating by using the “scientifically enclosed” WowBacon.
Clacked by Keith McDuffee 
on May 17, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
“…pour the fat into a jar for safe keeping.”
Thanks Keith – I will cherish that thought for the rest of the day.
That sounds horrific. I’m fine with most meat, but the smells of bacon, fast food fried chicken or cooking ground beef (especially in the enclosed hallway of an apartment building) make me want to kill myself.