[ProtectOurFreedom]

I gave myself an air fryer for Christmas. Mrs. POF laughed at me and said we didn't need another kitchen gadget. But then, this morning, she said "Let's try the bacon in the air fryer!"

We were up in the mountains northeast of Sandpoint, Idaho on Monday and Tuesday and stopped at the V-Bar-X Ranch meat processing plant on the way home to pick up some of their wonderful bacon and a couple of bone-in ribeye steaks. They make the absolute best bacon!

Cooking it in the air fryer couldn't have been easier. Put the bacon in the basket, plug it in and set it for ten minutes. The bacon actually got slightly overdone, so next time I'll stop at eight minutes. I didn't preheat the appliance (I put the bacon in with it cold), so my actual cooking time was slightly over ten minutes.

But was it ever good! It went perfectly with the New Hope Mills buttermilk waffles.

Here's the entrance to the Wood's Meat Processing Plant (and retail store) on a nice summer day. There is a lot of snow there now and bitter cold arctic air.

Here are some shots from our quick trip to the Western Pleasure Guest Ranch...

[dfwgator]

Air Fryers are the greatest invention ever. I do my steaks with them.

[RandallFlagg]

I got an air fryer rotisserie oven earlier this year.

The pork loins in this thing are amazing!

[Jim W N]

Think I prefer flying pigs.

Love your pictures. Happy New Year.

[Jim W N]

Gotta be Wyoming, right?

[Biblebelter]

My favorite air fryer food is biscuits, the frozen kind that you buy in the freezer section.

You can also use them for hockey pucks if you got some ice outside.

You do not have to empty a whole can like those in vacuum containers which is good because I only use two at a time.

The air fryer browns them evenly as well.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

How much of a commission do you get for pushing the “V-Bar-X Ranch meat processing plant?” ;-)

[bobcat62]

for those without an air fryer, take a look at baconmethod.com

[bobcat62]

for those without an air fryer, take a look at baconmethod.com

[real saxophonist]

Save the bacon fat to cook the blackeyed peas for New Years.

[right way right]

I love to use my Ninja air fryer to make personal pizzas with these 4 net carb tortillas.
They make better crunchy pizza crusts than tacos.
Put butter underneath in a pan or on foil and load them up.
Quite good.

https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Balance-Flour-Tortillas-Fiber/dp/B07KMX2P7G#immersive-view_1640805519706

[NautiNurse]

Wonderful photos! We’ve had a combo air fryer/toaster/bake/etc. Cuisinart oven for several years. Outstanding results, highly recommend. The big oven is now a storage space except for big holiday meals.

[KeyLargo]

link? ONly shows image?

[alternatives?]

In picture four, there is a cute picture of somebody petting the horse. Do you have one of someone petting the pig?

[mass55th]

Since I live alone, I got tired of opening up a package of bacon, and having it go bad before I could eat it all. I like thick-cut bacon, and cook a whole package of it in the oven. I line two cookie sheets with foil. Lay the bacon out side-by-side. Set the oven for 325 degrees, and the timer for 25 minutes. Put the cookie sheets on two separate racks in the oven. When the 25 minutes is up, I rotate the cookie sheets on the racks, and set the timer for another 10 minutes. When it’s done, I take the sheets out of the oven, and let them cool. I then stack the bacon strips on top of layers of paper towels, put the stack in a plastic container, and stick it in the fridge. When I want bacon for breakfast, I take a couple of slices out of the container, throw them into a frying pan with some sausages, and the bacon cooks up nice and crisp. The bacon stays well in the plastic container for as long as it needs to be stored. Most times, clean-up requires nothing more than throwing the foil away. If bacon grease does get on the cookie sheets, I just throw them in my dishwasher, and let that do the cleaning.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

How is cleanup with no drain?

One thing I like about grilling is the bacon grease goes into a holder I can pour off into a container. Looks like you have to wipe the entire drawer.

My big question with all of that greasy steam and splatter is, how is it cleaning the underside of the top of the unit. Looks like it would be a pain.

[Trillian]

The ranch is beautiful! It’s what I imagine my future home being like :)

I pour bacon grease in the pan before frying my bacon. It’s like deep frying and it turns out great.

[streetsmart]

Sorry to Flame you, but New Hope? Aunt Mama.

[The Great RJ]

Made these Onion Bhaji on our Ninja air fryer. Great I Dian snack.

https://thebellyrulesthemind.net/air-fryer-onion-bhaji-onion-pakoda-recipe/

[Texan]

I also gave myself an air fryer for Christmas. The Ninja Foodie. Besides air frying/crisping, it roast, sautes, broils, pressure cooks, steams, bakes, and slow cooks.

So far, I've cooked a pork loin, rib eye steak, gumbo, swiss steak, and an egg custard. Cook bacon almost every morning. Love it! The only problem is having to look up the time for pressure cooking.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Geez, doesn’t anyone just microwave bacon anymore?

1 minute per slice using a microwave bacon cooker, grease drains away from the meat and can be poured off for later use, no special cleanup - just put the cooker in the dishwasher. Really works well if you want chewy rather than crispy bacon.

Am I some kind of neander-creep for doing it that way?