Years and years ago, I learned from one of the Silver Palate cookbooks that there’s a very convenient way to make lots of bacon. Simply lay the slices on a rack over a pan and roast them in a 400º oven for twenty minutes. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner, but it’s an excellent* way to make any amount of bacon, even just enough for a  BLT. Oven times differ notoriously, so I wasn’t surprised that mine took half an hour to do the job. It’s also true that, instead of a rack and a roasting pan, I used the more massive, cast iron Victor grill pan. Turning the bacon over after twenty minutes (when I discovered that twenty minutes wasn’t enough time) turned out to be a good idea.

Store any extra bacon in a wrapping of paper towel, tucked into a sealable plastic bag.

* Cooking bacon in the microwave is almost always not only not excellent, but downright disappointing.

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