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Reverse Sear with Bacon...?

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KermitTheEgg
KermitTheEgg Posts: 39
edited June 2018 in EggHead Forum
Greetings all!  I have done many reverse seared filets, but I have never done with bacon.  Usually I set the egg around 200-225 and heat the steaks till 125 and then pull and fire the egg up to around 500-600 and throw them in my cast iron skillet with garlic, butter, and rosemary.  My question is the following, if I wrap in bacon, will the bacon cook through in the above method?

Thanks, and have a great weekend!
Thank you.

Q
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
    edited June 2018
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    With reverse sear you actually have a better chance of rendering the bacon fat so it'll crisp up better when you start your sear.  People that don't reverse sear will sometimes pre-cook their bacon in the microwave briefly  to achieve the same result. Just be sure to sear the bacon-sided edges along with the top and bottom.
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  • KermitTheEgg
    KermitTheEgg Posts: 39
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    So flip them on the sides I guess as well as on the top and bottom and I should be good to go?  Wow, thank you for the quick response.
    Thank you.

    Q
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    Columbia, Missouri - Family Man and Bourbon Drinker

    “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” 

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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
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    Yep, and be watchful of flare ups. 
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
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    I precook bacon for our bacon wrapped jumbo chipoltle shrimp. 
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
    edited June 2018
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    You can also reverse sear them bacon-side-down and flip occasionally. That should theoretically help render the bacon fat even more. 
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