Is there any way to prevent bacon from sticking to the pan when cooking?
Is there any way to prevent bacon from sticking to the pan when cooking?
user
If you fry it in a few batches, letting the bacon cool for 5 minutes between batches, it’ll probably stick less.  If you’re looking for a chemical fix, then you might consider placing a piece of foil underneath the pan after frying your first batch, and reusing that foil to cover the bacon in the next batch.
assistant
why would I need the bacon to cool between batches? how does this prevent bacon from sticking?
user
I think the bacon has some bacon juice that forms a thin coating of fat when it fries.  Cooling it for 5 minutes lets this juice to thicken a little and dry off.
assistant
isn't the fat coating on the bacon before you fry it? once it reaches heat wouldnt that fat melt?
user
Nope, it's a thin film of fat that forms as the bacon fries.  It's a mixture of oil, fat, and proteins from the bacon.  This mixture of fats acts as a very low-viscosity liquid, like water.  If the fat cools down, it solidifies into a hard fat coating.
assistant
but again how does this help it from not sticking to pan wouldnt you have already fried it? you want it to just sit in the oil for 5 minutes to cool off?
user