A bacon-cooking technique born out of necessity is blowing minds on social media. On Feb. 25, Little Rock, Arkansas-area resident Jenifer Presnull posted a TikTok about the unorthodox way she prepares bacon. \u201cI know I can\u2019t be the only one who cooks bacon this way!\u201d she captioned the video. \u201cIt\u2019s so much better than frying and a skillet. You don\u2019t get the splatter and it all cooks and it\u2019s done at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The clip shows her cooking a big batch of bacon \u2014 three pounds, to be exact \u2014 in a medium-sized pot on her stovetop. No frying pan, no baking sheet \u2014 just a pot full o\u2019 bacon. During the video, the bacon goes from raw to furiously bubbling in a pool of its own fat to perfectly curled, golden brown and crispy. Presnull ends the video by draining the sizzling strips on a paper towel-lined plate, ready for consumption.<\/p>\n
Her video went viral, garnering over 8.6 million views and over 23,000 comments \u2014 mostly from those in complete and utter shock. Presnull, who works as a director of instructional technology for a school district in central Arkansas, says she has her husband\u2019s side of the family to thank for inspiring this particular skill.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about 25 years ago, when I met my mother-in-law. She was cooking, and she threw all of her bacon in a pot. And I thought that it was the craziest thing, until it turned out,\u201d Presnull tells TODAY.com. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a need to cook that much bacon for so, so long in my life, until I had a larger family of my own,\u201d she continues. \u201cAs soon as that need arose, I knew exactly how to do it most efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Presnull says she regularly prepares meals for a large group \u2014 her husband, four kids, ages 10 to 21, and sometimes more. In a follow-up TikTok, she revealed she was making all that bacon for dinnertime BLTs. \u201cI feed friends and family when they come over,\u201d she says. \u201cSo I cook a lot of food.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you decide to try the unconventional bacon-frying method yourself, Presnull suggests to stir and toss consistently, but not constantly. \u201cYou want to give it time to brown between tossing!\u201d she says. Many of the commenters remarked that after cooking all that bacon, you\u2019re left with the perfect cooking medium for eggs, potatoes and more. Presnull agrees, advising home cooks to save that \u201cbeautiful bacon fat\u201d in a Mason jar for future recipes if they don\u2019t plan on using it right away.<\/p>\n
The unique bacon-cooking technique has brought back memories for many people, with some commenters saying their mom or grandma used to cook bacon the same way. \u201cMy favorite comments are the ones where people will say, \u2018My mom used to do it this way,\u2019 or, \u2018My grandma did, and thank you for bringing back those memories,\u2019 because it\u2019s kind of an old-school method,\u201d Presnull says. \u201cYou know, I didn\u2019t really think that the way that I made bacon was that unique.\u201d<\/p>\n
A: The technique involves cooking a big batch of bacon in a medium-sized pot on the stovetop, without a frying pan or baking sheet.<\/p>\n
A: Presnull cooked three pounds of bacon in her viral video.<\/p>\n
A: The benefits include no splatter, all the bacon cooks at the same time, and it\u2019s a more efficient way to cook a large quantity of bacon.<\/p>\n
A: The leftover bacon fat can be saved in a Mason jar and used as a cooking medium for eggs, potatoes, and other recipes.<\/p>\n
A: Yes, Presnull uses this technique to cook for her large family and friends, and it\u2019s a great way to efficiently cook a big batch of bacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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