I Burned The Bacon

United States
October 13, 2025 7:46am CST
For whatever reason I had it in my head this morning that bacon is supposed to take 3 minutes in the microwave. It's supposed to take 1 minute 30 seconds. Needless to say I burned the bacon. Thankfully the smoke detector didn't go off. I'm really embarrassed and hope the husband doesn't yell at me when he wakes up.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (203173)
• United States
6h
It still looks edible. I had clouds of smoke coming from the microwave when I made a mini pizza. My microwave is a lot stronger than the instructions called for. Fortunately the smoke alarm didn't go off.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (197388)
• United States
13 Oct
You must have a powerful microwave. Mine takes one minute per slice. Look at you..all cooking and stuff . Accidents happen. They look edible, if those are your slices
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (109169)
• United States
13 Oct
If I cook bacon in the microwave, which I rarely do, 5 minutes is cooked to perfection for me. But it does depend on the wattage of your microwave.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (109169)
• United States
5h
@LooeyVille Pre-cooked $30 per pound bacon? I'll get back to you after I replace this gasket I just blew.
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (55)
• United States
13 Oct
@porwest Well I was using pre-cooked microwaveable bacon (Insert @Porwest lecture here where it's more expensive than cooking regular bacon in the microwave) so I goofed up
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youless
@youless (113840)
• Guangzhou, China
13h
Next time you will know how to make perfect bacon
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18972)
• Indonesia
13 Oct
why does it look like a burnt chicken thigh? I hope I didn't take the wrong one.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (79378)
• United States
13 Oct
I think that’s a capital offense, wasting bacon by burning it. And I didn’t know there was any such thing as “burned bacon.”
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (55)
• United States
13 Oct
I ate it anyway, burned and all. but the house is going to continue to smell like bacon for a few days
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (79378)
• United States
13 Oct
@LooeyVille — how is that a problem? People are paying $40 for Yankee Candles that smell like bacon.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (109169)
• United States
13 Oct
If that picture is your bacon, you didn't burn it. It's just right. lol
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (55)
• United States
13 Oct
No that was a stock picture. I really did burn it to a crisp. But I ate it anyway because I like my bacon about burned anyway.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (109169)
• United States
13 Oct
@LooeyVille At least you were able to eat it.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5762)
• United Kingdom
17h
Never mind …..these things happen sometimes !
Ali Canary
@AliCanary (3402)
•
13 Oct
That was a simple mistake anybody could have done. I hope your husband doesn't yell at you EVER - that's abusive.