The Big Questions ~ #1

Ok, so I have some questions that I need some input on. Here is the first one. How in the world do you cook turkey bacon?

Seems simple enough, but apparently not for me. The package recommended 2 minutes in the microwave. So I put four slices of the turkey bacon on my handy-dandy bacon cooker. I set the timer for 2 minutes and waited anxiously. This was the first time I have had turkey bacon, so I didn’t really know what to expect. But I guarantee that what came out of my microwave was not what turkey bacon was supposed to look like.

My bacon was black as black can be. It was fried beyond fried. So I figured okay, 2 minutes was too long. I’ll try 1 minute and 30 seconds. Once the 90 seconds was up, the bacon was definitely not cooked all the way. So being the brilliant chef that I am, I surmise that maybe 1 minute 45 seconds would do the trick.

I kid you not, after 1 minute and 45 seconds, what did I have? I had two slices that were burnt to a crisp and two slices that were still raw. How in the world is that possible?

So if you’ve got any tips or secrets for cooking turkey bacon perfectly, please leave me a comment with your ideas.