Presto 05100 Microwave Bacon Cooker
October 17th, 2010 | 
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- Microwave bacon cooker cooks up to 10 strips of bacon at a time
- Load by draping strips of bacon over tent-shaped plastic racks
- Choose between crisp or soft consistency; tray collects fat drippings
- Cool-touch wrap-around handle; dishwasher-safe parts
- Measures 10-1/2 by 10 by 2-2/5 inches; 2-year limited warranty
Product Description
Cooks lighter, leaner and healthier than pan fired – cooking racks allow fat to drip into exclusive deep base. Big capacity. Easy to load – just drape slices over removable rack and place in base. Wrap around handle makes base easy to grasp, even on a turntable. Slotted top allows cooked bacon to be lifted away with a knife. Dishwasher safe. No tiny grooves to clean. Remove cooking racks and stack in base for compact storage.Amazon.com Review
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Presto 05100 Microwave Bacon Cooker
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As I rapidly roar toward middle-age, I have not been paying as much attention to my diet as I should. Then on my forty-something birthday, my friend gave me this Presto 05100 PowerCrisp Microwave Bacon Cooker. It was one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. Besides removing unhealthy grease and fat from my bacon, it actually is neater and more convenient than using a frying pan. But health, convenience and neatness be darned! The bacon tastes great! This is a great product.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve used the Presto Microwave Bacon Cooker for several years and I never make bacon any other way anymore. It is very fast and very easy to clean up. After long-time use, and we use it several times each week, the plastic racks for the bacon tend to curve a bit from the heat and the weight of the bacon so they need to be replaced because the bacon is now longer that the plastic rack and it is harder to keep it out of the grease dripping off. But the bacon cooker is so inexpensive that we just buy a new replacement unit.
Rating: 5 / 5
This Presto bacon cooker is GREAT! I have tried several in the past and was never happy with any of them. I love this one. Cooks the bacon well and clean up is wonderful. This is what I’ll be giving as Christmas and wedding gifts this year.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve found this product to be so-so. After using it several times, I’ve concluded that traditional pan fried bacon tastes much better with a more satisfying texture. The best thing I can say about this bacon cooker is that it is a relatively simple process and the bacon doesn’t sit in grease at any time while cooking. The results, however, have varied from poor to mediocre so I’ll probably stick with pan fried bacon for 5 or less rashers or bake it in the oven when I need lots of rashers at the same time, which has always come out great. Also, this product is less easy to clean than either a fry pan or a baking tray, which are each a single surface. With this, you have to clean 5 separate components.
Rating: 2 / 5
You can fit 10 slices at once, which is important to us. Hot bacon is easy to remove 5 slices at a time with a knife. Thick or thin cut works well. The cooked strips are bent but easily flattened when you lay them on a plate. If the bacon edges stick together, let them cool for a minute and they’re easily seperated.
Cleanup is a minor task.. take apart the racks and place them in a dishwasher. Next dump the grease from the pan (there’s a lot!!) and place that in the dw as well. Its well worth the effort since the bacon comes out perfectly!
Rating: 5 / 5