Bacon is one of those foods that I just can’t imagine living without. Whether your preference is for thick cut, pepper crusted, turkey, beef, or pork; bacon=love. It is so versatile…I use it on everything from pizza to soup to our standard Saturday morning brrunch-a-thon.The kind I usually buy comes in large, 3 lb. packages. As much as I enjoy bacon, I cannot use 3 pounds before it starts to go bad.
Once, when I was but a blushing bride, I tossed a package in the freezer. But I wasn’t thinking ahead, and after a long time of trying to chip the slices apart, we ended up with bacon bits for breakfast.
So, this is the solution I came to. I lay the slices out on a cookie sheet or tray…whatever will fit into your freezer. I like to line the tray with parchment or wax paper so it’s easier to clean, and easy to separate the slices. Pop into the freezer for a few hours or overnight.
Now that your bacon is individually frozen, you can toss it into a freezer bag to use whenever you’d like. Full sized slices fit best in a 2 gallon freezer bag.
I’ve recently discovered that half slices are really a lot easier to cook and maneuver in the pan. So the last time I froze bacon, I just rolled up the wax paper and cut the whole log in half. Then, they’re small enough to store in a regular one gallon bag with no problem.
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Hi: Perfect timing for me. Hubby just brought home 10 pounds of bacon. Just wondering, does it freezer burn with nothing over it on the initial freeze?
Thanks!
It may if you leave it in for a long time, but it freezes very quickly because it’s so thin. 🙂 Leaving it in overnight won’t hurt, but I’d get it sealed up within a few hours to a day of freezing. 🙂