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Bacon Today

dagriller
dagriller Posts: 74
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Cooked some bacon this morning on BGE with new cast iron Platesetter. I wasn't sure about bacon grease but it turned out good. I just need a bacon press for more even cooking of bacon. Loved eating on deck this morning.imageimageimage
LBGE Johns Creek, GA
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    What a great way to spend the morning!
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    Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.
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  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
    Great way to start the day!
    LBGE, Marietta, GA
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @dagriller‌
    The bacon looks great to me. How do you like the cast iron plate setter for indirect cooks? Do you notice any kind of difference between it and the ceramic plate setter? I like the idea of the cast iron. I have been considering getting one myself. Thanks.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • dagriller
    dagriller Posts: 74
    SGH said:
    @dagriller‌ The bacon looks great to me. How do you like the cast iron plate setter for indirect cooks? Do you notice any kind of difference between it and the ceramic plate setter? I like the idea of the cast iron. I have been considering getting one myself. Thanks.

    SGH, bacon was my first cook but I just did some stuffed peppers on it tonight, which turned out great. The only issue I had was the grate didn't fit well with legs up, they are very thin. It seemed to work good other than that.
    LBGE Johns Creek, GA
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @dagriller‌ ‌
    Thanks for the feed back. I have to ask you say one of the grids didn't fit well on the legs. Was it the SS or CI grid that caused the issue?

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • dagriller
    dagriller Posts: 74
    SS, the standard one that came with my large egg
    LBGE Johns Creek, GA
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    @dagriller‌
    What's the issue with the grid if I may ask? Was considering a cast iron plate setter myself.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • dagriller
    dagriller Posts: 74
    edited July 2014
    @SGH The only issue was that I had to jockey it around so that each leg would support the grate. It"s possible that the grate could fall off the leg for support. I just moved it around until it sat on the leg. Not a big deal just something I wasn't expecting when I had my fire going and put everything together. For diffused cooking, I couldn't tell a difference. The Bacon I made was good but I just purchased a bacon press, thought it might cook better. Looking forward to searing some steaks or other meat on this platesetter.
    LBGE Johns Creek, GA
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,364
    Like previous people have said 'great way to start the day"...I like your setting as well...
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • CtTOPGUN
    CtTOPGUN Posts: 612
    CI Platesetter seems the perfect tool to sear a steak and then let come to temp indirect without much wait time. And likely a good choice for a reverse sear as well. If/when my ceramic gets broken I will purchase one.
    LBGE/Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Turkey Fryer/Induction Burner/Royal Gourmet 24" Griddle/Cuisinart Twin Oaks/Pit Boss Tabletop pellet smoker/Instant Pot

     BBQ from the State of Connecticut!

       Jim
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    Bacon = Meat Candy
    Jacksonville FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Mmmmm Bacon =P~
    That 70s show bacon: http://youtu.be/RocL_4b3ueo
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    If you cook your bacon on a wire rack it will cook flat. What happens is the bacon "touching" the CI or pan cooks faster than the relatively raw bacon next to it and it bunches up like the lace on a bonnet. 
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  • HDumptyEsq
    HDumptyEsq Posts: 1,095
    nolaegghead said:
    If you cook your bacon on a wire rack it will cook flat. What happens is the bacon "touching" the CI or pan cooks faster than the relatively raw bacon next to it and it bunches up like the lace on a bonnet. 
    Then you turn it over and cook the raw bits…... :|

    Tony in Brentwood, TN.

    Medium BGE, New Braunfels off-set smoker, 3-burner Charbroiler gasser, mainly used for Eggcessory  storage, old electric upright now used for Amaz-N-Smoker.

    "I like cooking with wine - sometimes I put it in the food." - W. C. Fields

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