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"  Bacon: It&amp;#039;s meaty, salty, and crispy \u2014 how could you not love it? For bacon fiends and fanatics, it&amp;#039;s cured meat at its finest \u2014 primal, aromatic strips of pork heaven. From breakfast to dessert, bacon can be eaten in anything and everything. Brace yourselves: There&amp;#039;s a new way to eat bacon \u2014 not in dishware but as dishware. As seen on TV, the Perfect Bacon Bowl ($10 for two sets, buyperfectbacon.com) promises to create delicious bite-sized bowls of bacon if you simply wrap slices of your favorite brand around the gadget and cook. This small plastic bowl is designed to work in the oven, toaster oven, and microwave. When we received this product at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, we asked ourselves two questions: Does this really work? To put this invention to the test, we began with three strips of bacon and followed three easy steps.  Step 1: Cut the first strip into 2 halves and crisscross them on the bottom of the bowl. Wrap the remaining 2 strips around the sides of the mold. Step 2: Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on High power for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. (All of the grease collects at the bottom of the bowl.) If you&amp;#039;d like your bacon dish even crispier, continue to nuke the bacon at 30 second intervals. Tip: To avoid splatter, place a paper towel over the bacon bowl as it cooks; to make multiple bacon bowls at the same time, it&amp;#039;s best to use the oven. Step 3: Take your Perfect Bacon Bowl out and let it cool. Pour away the fat and marvel at your masterpiece. Overall, we were surprised and impressed by the results. The bacon was crisp and the bowl was round and sturdy \u2014 great to fill with scrambled eggs for breakfast, use as a salad bowl, load it with ice cream for a salty-sweet treat, or make a gussied up version of BLT. Why not? It&amp;#039;s bacon. Of course, we also asked ourselves: Can we replicate this with other items around the kitchen? To try to recreate the bowl, we found a similar-sized ceramic ramekin and repeated steps 1 to 3. However, our version 2.0 came out shrunken, lopsided, and undercooked. Bottom line: The Perfect Bacon Bowl does work \u2014 better than trying your own makeshift kitchen tool. For bacon enthusiasts, this edible invention is user- and palate-friendly. How would you use the bacon bowl? This article originally appeared on GoodHousekeeping.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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