Crowding the pan – bacon-style

One exception to crowding a pan is bacon. You do have to place it on the bottom of the pan, but cramming it in there is nearly a rite of passage, at least in my household.

Of course, the worst is if you have 2 or 3 strips of bacon at the end, and they languish with all that extra space. Planning to crowd the pan is nearly as important as the execution. If you don’t get it right then the entire household can see your poor planning skills.

Never a good way to start the day, that’s for sure. On the other hand, as long as you don’t burn anyone (especially yourself) or over or (God forbid) undercook the bacon then the crowding transgression usually gets a pass.