Emson Bacon Wave, Microwave Bacon Cooker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Emson Bacon Wave, Microwave Bacon Cooker
Customer Review: Great Idea
Summary: 5 Stars
Without a doubt the best bacon cooker for a microwave ever invented and I've tried quite a few. It produces perfectly cooked, perfectly straigt, non-greasy, slices of bacon every time and what could work better on a BLT than a slice of bacon that isn't curled up, dripping grease, and actually fits the bread?
The fat all falls to the bottom and is easily drained, or saved for flavoring other dishes. If you choose to dispose of the grease then a great trick is to run cold water down the drain for a minute and then pour the grease down the drain. Then run the garbage disposal for a second or two if you have one. The cold water congeals the grease and doesn't allow it to coat the pipes and cause clogs, which would happen if you tried this with hot water. Hot water doesn't work.
Last, but not least, I have one small quibble with the Bacon Wave, which is that when run thru the dishwasher it tends to warp a bit. This doesn't affect it's performance, but it's annoying all the same.
Customer Review: Melted on third use
Summary: 1 Stars
We received the Bacon Wave as a Christmas present. We liked the idea that we could cook a lot of pieces at one time as compared with our old microwave bacon tray that only holds about 4 or 5 pieces. We used the Bacon Wave for the third time yesterday and it melted. Some of the dividers completely broke off and others melted to the bacon. We were cooking 9 pieces so we set the microwave for 7 minutes (which is less than recommended on the packaging).
My other complaint would be that only really long pieces of bacon fit properly from one side of the tray to the other to be affixed with the skewers. The couple of times we were able to use it, the bacon would have to be streched to fit and then it would rip out of the skewers while cooking and curl up. I agree with the other reviewer who said this product is a waste of money.
Customer Review: The best cooker I've used so far
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this cooker, however, you have to fidget with the cook times and positioning of the bacon for it to work well. I cook a lot of bacon every so often for job breakfast potlucks. It advertises that you can cook 14 pieces at a time. I find that cooking 14 slices takes twice as long as the instructions indicate and the slices are so close together that they tend to stick together as they cook. I like crispy bacon so instead of 14 minutes, I had to cook the bacon for at least 20-25 minutes to get the bacon crispy. I finally decided to cut back and I only put 7-8 slices in the cooker with a space between each slice to cut down on the sticking together. So, now I cook the bacon for about 13 minutes and it seems to work really well.Customer Review: Best Thing To Use For Sliced Bacon! I Love This Bacon Wave.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had one of these Bacon Waves and literally wore it out. I used it for at least ten years until all the upright prongs fell off. The bacon slices stay uniformly flat and do not curl, like they would using a conventional glass pan in the microwave or open skillet frying. Eliminating the grease is easy by tilting the Wave and pouring excess drippings into a container or discarding it.
To clean the Wave: pour off the grease immediately after using, place in hot soapy water to soak (brush if necessary) and then put into diswasher.
I just ordered two more of these Bacon Wave cooking trays and hope Amazon never runs out of these amazing Bacon Waves. Thanks, Amazon, for always having the items I need.
Customer Review: important limitations for bacon wave
Summary: 3 Stars
I liked my first one so much that I bought 5 more for Christmas gifts. Then my nephew tried to cook 14 strips. The result was a meltdown. The box says you can cook 28 (2 trays) at one time. I melted the skewers and started to melt the tray while attempting to cook 7 pieces of thick cut. My microwave is 1200 watts. I have since learned that if your microwave is more than 800 watts you must adjust the power and cook at a lower setting (another product recommended 80% power) to avoid problems. I like it so much that I am going to order another and use it carefully.I recommend when cooking more than one tray make sure the tray has cooled down between times. Brumby McGehee