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I have to agree, this seems messy and not practical. Having said that, I love Alton and everything he share on his shows, his idea or not. I think I'll probably have to try this at least once.

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Tried out the hash browns technique tonight! yummy!

now I await the hash brown with 5 to 6 eggs technique you hinted at!

Thanks!

@bobbob - if he's making bacon in it, doesn't it then cease being a uni-tasker? I also think he made cookies or brownies or something else in a waffle iron in another episode

i didn't watch but what is he just trying to justify owning a waffle iron which is in reality a uni-tasker?

After seeing this episode I started cooking bacon in my Panini press - and it's been awesome! I could never get quite the appropriate crunchy-chewy texture doing it in my oven, and my burners have hot spots, invariably leaving the center of the bacon thoroughly cooked and the ends partly raw. But the panini maker is perfect -- everything is cooked evenly, the grease is trapped for later use, and cleanup isn't too bad. I can cook 4 complete strips on my panini press, the perfect amount for breakfast for myself and the fiancee. And it cooks quicker than in the oven or on a skillet, so while it may require a bit of watching you could turn out a few 4-strip batches pretty quickly. Alton Brown is full of innovative tips.

i'm with ya'll. this seems like a b!tch to clean. i already hate cleaning my waffle iron. with the spill off of excess batter and caked on bits, i'll have to pass on the addition of bacon grease.

That seems like not the most efficient way to cook bacon from start to finish. I also prefer the oven method using a cooling rack on a cookie sheet. And the grease is just as easy to harvest for use in cooking other things.

I love Alton but I agree with Shecooks about having to clean the waffle iron.
I prefer the oven also.

@ mr guy- I agree, the brining doesn't do much for me either. I've done it the past two years, and if you ask me it's a big pain in the ass for little results. Expensive too.

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Smoked-oyster sticky rice stuffing in lotus leaves sounds amazing.

Delicious! I've only recently learned to love bread pudding, and this has all of the right elements: Pumpkin Brioche Bread Pudding.

Corn Bread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples