Following the same cooking directions

 

The kind of bacon I was hoping for but, alas, did not happen!

Sometimes, following the same directions does not always work out.  I need to be careful with that when it comes to food because I do not like to waste food. Last night I burned bacon.  I cooked it like I normally do now, in the oven, coated with flour.  I like the texture that adding flour to it brings. I cannot remember where I saw that technique, but it has been a while, and it became my go-to way of cooking bacon ever since. This was some thick bacon but a brand that I had not purchased before. You know me and buying things that are on sale!  Well, anyway I cooked it the normal time and temperature that I always do but this bacon apparently did not need to cook that long.  When the timer was up and I took it out of the oven, it was definitely crispy.  I tasted a piece after it cooled down and yeah, definitely burnt. I tried to convince myself that I could just call it blackened as that is a gourmet thing to do LOL  I always say that "blackened" is one of those words used to increase the price of a dish haha! I ended up tossing it in the trash as I did not even want to put it out for the squirrels or raccoons or whatever.  Why make them suffer for my cooking mishap?  Lesson learned, though, and next time I will keep a close eye on the bacon.  Even with it being on sale I hate to waste food!