Warming Bacon for butties

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Original Poster:

2,269 posts

136 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Maybe once a month, thought it'd be nice to greet the workers with a bacon butty. This would be at about 7am and in an industrial unit with just a microwave.

I can either get a George Foreman machine and cook some on the day (while also trying to get their work organised), could cook it the night before and warm it in the microwave (with a house smelling like bacon), or could just microwave it from scratch (apparently).

Feeding maybe 10 blokes with healthy appetites as quickly and drama free as poss.

Any suggestions for a suitable method?

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Get some delivered from the local cafe

L99JKB

182 posts

129 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Not sure I'd want a bacon butty where the bacon had actually been cooked in the microwave. I have heard it can be done but surely it wouldn't be very good.
A George Forman type grill would work much better or the suggestion of ordering in from a local cafe. People might then want to order all sorts of extras adding to the cost and making it more hassle.

AndrewCrown

2,280 posts

113 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Just add pan and bacon

DoubleSix

11,691 posts

175 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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AndrewCrown said:


Just add pan and bacon
Lol, he said 10 men, not 2!


soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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That's nice of you.

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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cook it at home and just reheat next day in microwave they won't know the difference, a lot of cafes do the same.

steveo3002

10,493 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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bound to be a local burger van that can sort you out

vindaloo79

959 posts

79 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Is there a Greggs near you? Its something like £2.55 for a butty with a tea.

toastyhamster

1,660 posts

95 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Greggs butties are weird, they just taste different, not sure if it's the bread or the bacon. Still partake though -)

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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toastyhamster said:
Greggs butties are weird, they just taste different, not sure if it's the bread or the bacon. Still partake though -)
Yesterday myself and daughter were on an early morning jaunt to visit a university, on the M something or other, I spotted we were close to a services; I needed a coffee and said services had a Greggs.

Now Greggs coffee is ok and a damn site cheaper than Costa, this Greggs did a breakfast deal of a hot drink and a variation of egg, bacon or sausage bap, mixed up.

For £2.95 I had a coffee and a bacon and sausage bap, what I was amazed with was the bacon and sausage were actually proper bacon and sausage, not some reconstituted rubbish that "looks like" bacon or sausage (Subway breakfast), it was actually 2 slices of bacon and 2 sausages (ok not the best quality) and Heinz ketchup (I watched the girl make the bap up).

Go Greggs, it's cheap and pretty decent.

sc0tt

18,032 posts

200 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Microwave is fine. My sandwich shop in the city does it.

Reheat for 45 seconds

RammyMP

6,729 posts

152 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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We've got a George Foreman grill on the site I'm on at the moment, works well for bacon butties.

pitchfork

279 posts

149 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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22 said:
...or could just microwave it from scratch (apparently).
For what it's worth, microwaving is my bacon-cooking method of choice. It leaves moisture in the meat, which is what I prefer.

Use a lean bacon, as the fat remains chewy and too much can make eating it a chore.

jkh112

21,889 posts

157 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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My work does something similar and we get a local cafe to bring us in the bacon rolls. We order them a few days before and get a reasonable discount.

48k

12,981 posts

147 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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If drama free is the key then get a local cafe/butty wagon to sort it.

Kaiwanichi

11 posts

148 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Surprisingly I have found that a Panini maker cooks bacon the quickest if you like it crispy.

RC1807

12,482 posts

167 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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DoubleSix said:
AndrewCrown said:


Just add pan and bacon
Lol, he said 10 men, not 2!
We use one of these and a Cadac stove to feed 10 at Le Mans every morning!
(more than just bacon butties for 10!)

TIGA84

5,204 posts

230 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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You can cook bacon perfectly well from scratch in the microwave. Try it, I've been doing it for years, as long as you don't overcook it, which it will quickly if you don't keep an eye on it. 5/6 rashers for 4/5 mins then check and adjust accordingly.

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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TIGA84 said:
You can cook bacon perfectly well from scratch in the microwave. Try it, I've been doing it for years, as long as you don't overcook it, which it will quickly if you don't keep an eye on it. 5/6 rashers for 4/5 mins then check and adjust accordingly.
+1 microwave bacon is great. So is microwave cheese on toast. toast, cheese and 30 secs. Job's a goodun.