Nordic Ware Microwave Bacon Tray & Food Defroster

Works great in your microwave ,for cooking bacon 🥓

Need to make quick breakfast in under 10 minutes using a microwave, sometime includes bacon. Initially, I was using used TV dinner bowls, but then realizing that the temperature of the grease gets so hot that it will melt little sections of the bowl, so getting some plastic nutrient also, awesome, just what I need. I then switched to a ceramic plate trying to cook it completely in one shot, putting a paper towel underneath the bacon to soak up the grease and a piece on top (loosely) to keep them from splattering grease inside the microwave, but the plate will crack. Then, still using the ceramic plate method, will cook it for 1 min 30 secs, let the plate cool for about 5 minutes, repeat procedure until fully cooked, but that takes too long, I ain't got time for that bs. After procrastinating for a while, started to look for bacon trays, wanted to find one that is easy to clean, came across this one that looks easy to clean and it comes with a cover and that the grease will drain into the lower grease reservoir, great, so I ordered one. Got it and tried it out without using the paper towel method, just from 2-3 strips of thick bacon, the reservoir filled up with grease at least 1/2 way (that's a lot of fat, can't be eating that everyday :-), but on the main tray itself, it left some harden grease marks, which takes a little bit of effort to scrub clean, plus do no like just pouring the grease from the reservoir directly into the sink, so had to use a paper towel to soak that up first, also having to clean the cover, pita. Finally, using the tray without the cover, but using the paper towel method, I can cook it in one shot, no signs of the plastic melting, no grease in the reservoir, much easier to clean the tray. Pros: High heat plastic tray, cover (cover, which I do not use, one less piece to clean, the paper towel method takes care of that). 2-3 strips of thick bacon ready in about 3 mins 30 secs and the tray is really easy to clean. Cons: For me, when using paper towel, do not really see any cons. Even without paper towel, the design is not a con, it works as designed, it's just the paper towel makes it easier to clean. UPDATE: 6/26/2023, noticed a 3/4" crack on the side of the plastic tray, I did not drop or banged it, most likely came that way, will order a new one and return the original. UPDATE 6/29/2023, got new replacement, no problems at all. Good product.

Works great but it took a bit of elbow grease to clean it. Also,there was NO grease in the microwave whatsoever, which of course if great!

Much better than my old one! The texture is different so it should be easier to clean up!

great, easy to use

Nordic Ware Microwave Bacon Tray & Food Defroster From reading about the problems some people had, I have to say that I can see why they had problems with their microwave rotating. It is a bit big: 10 1/2 x 12 inches approximately. Size is fine for me but I do have a microwave with a 15 inch rotating platter. Less than that might cause a problem since not all areas would get cooked evenly. As it is, I can fit 5 strips of bacon on it at one time with no overlap. 4 if I don't cover the drain area in the center. But I have no problems using 5. I use the thicker Kahn's slices. I do agree with some people that it's hard to clean since it's recommended to NOT clean in the dishwasher. Since I'm not especially fussy about it being cleaned each time, I just dump the grease into my plastic trash bags after it cools and then wipe it down with a paper towel and then stash it in the oven until I need it again. Being that I eat bacon every day, it isn't as much a problem for me as it might be with some people who like it cleaned after each use. That could be time consuming and messy and take almost as many paper towels to clean it as I would have used in the microwave cooking only on the paper towels. I find that Dawn dish soap cuts the grease especially well, then usually I just wipe it down with the double layer paper towel I had used on top of the bacon to keep from splashing. It's going to get all greasy again soon so why take all the time to clean it perfectly? It cooks it all rather evenly and all the grease drains into the bottom reservoir where you can save it into a container or just dump it out with the trash. This saves me the huge amount of paper towels that I used to use and I feel it comes out better using this than if I'd make it in a skillet...in my opinion. I only wish I had found this much sooner as it is just wonderful as far as I am concerned. But do remember that it is a large rectangle, and unless you have a larger microwave, you might not be thrilled with how it rotates....or lack thereof. You could remove the rotating platter but then you chance uneven cooking. But IF you are able to utilize this, it is just GREAT.

Muy útil y durable

Esta grelha redonda para bacon e carnes é perfeita para o que se propõe. 🥓 🍖 Suporta tranquilamente até 7 fatias de bacon que ficam prontas em apenas 4 minutos no micro-ondas em potência de 800w. Todos os pedaços ficaram perfeitamente crocantes. Depois de pronto foi muito fácil coletar a gordura liberada pelo bacon durante o preparo e efetuar a limpeza, pois a superfície canelada é ideal para tal função. Aconselho colocar uma folha de papel toalha sobre o alimento para evitar respingos no interior do forno durante o preparo. Parabéns à Nordic Ware pelo produto funcional de alta qualidade e à Amazon pela entrega rápida e dentro do prazo. Eu adorei.🥰❤👏👏👏

I really like the Nordic Ware Bacon Tray. It works well and makes cooking bacon in the microwave very quick and convenient. The design is smart, with little ridges in the tray that keep the bacon elevated above the melting grease, allowing it to flow below. This makes it easy to separate the grease, which you can then pour into a container without any hassle. Cleaning the tray is a breeze. If you have one of the Nordic plate covers, it fits perfectly over the tray to cover the bacon, preventing splatter in the microwave. This added convenience keeps my microwave cleaner. Overall, it's very fast and easy to use, and it's fairly reasonably priced. Highly recommended for anyone who wants quick and easy bacon without the mess!

This bacon cooker works really well. It will cook 5-6 slices at a time, and transfers most of the grease away from the bacon. I save the grease for cooking cabbage, eggs, etc. Our microwave is an above the stove type, so it's large, but this tray is too big to turn inside it while cooking. Make sure you can disable the turntable on your's before cooking. Cooking is even, but it helps if you turn the tray 180 degrees halfway through. For crispy thick bacon, allow 1 minute per slice and then add another minute. For 5 slices that means 6 minutes. Ours is a 1200 watt microwave, so your milage may vary. Put a single paper towel over the tray while cooking to prevent splatters. The secret to cleaning is to drain and rinse the tray in hot water as soon as you are done cooking. A dish brush makes it easier as well. If you let it sit, you will have to scrub a lot. So far this tray has done a wonderful job. It is sturdy and well made, much better than some of the other junk out there. I really like it, and I highly recommend it.

The quality of this item is lousy, fortunately it wasn't that expensive.