It sounds like a quick, simple, and affordable “life hack” which I’ve seen on several websites; rinse your bacon under cold water to reduce the amount it shrinks when cooking. Let’s explore why it does or maybe why it doesn’t work. Rinsing Bacon With Cold Water to Keep It From Shrinking: Fact or Fiction? To keep …
Most bacon shrinks or shrivels when cooking due to a loss of moisture and rendering of fat during the cooking process. The amount of shrinkage varies from bacon to bacon, but a bacon that shrinks significantly during cooking is either very fatty or it was cured with high water content. High heat during cooking can …
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