[Ichneumon]

My sister tried cooking bacon in a microwave -- once. It took her forever to clean it up afterwards, and she still had the smell of bacon every time she used it for quite a while!

She should get one of these:

Invented by an 8-year-old girl and manufactured/marketed by her dad. Works great, I've got one. You lay a paper towel sheet over it before microwaving to stop splatters:

You can find them for sale in many drugstores, or buy from their website.

[HiTech RedNeck]

You lay a paper towel sheet over it before microwaving to stop splatters:

And the picture shows incomplete coverage near the bottom, and no coverage at all on the slides. Bacon doesn't splatter horizontally? Unless it has side guards.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Maybe she should try a substitute.