You're all set to tear into a freshly opened package of bacon, and when you do, you have a hard time pulling the strips apart without them sticking or tearing. No one wants half-strips, and pulling off double-strips just to keep them together isn't a good idea. This tip from America's Test Kitchen makes those strips peel away nice and easy: just roll the package into a tight cylinder before you open it, and then unroll it and flatten it out again. That's all there is to it.


Here's how it works: when you roll up the package (lengthwise, of course), and then unroll it, you press and then separate the strips, which have been tightly packed and sealed since they were packaged up in the first place. It's tough to imagine, but give it a try the next time you have a package of bacon to open—it works like a charm, and makes it easy to peel away individual strips for nice, even cooking.

ATK has a few other bacon-related tips at the link below, including a great way to freeze individual slices so you don't have the sticky-slice problem after you've opened a package and only used part of it (but who has leftover bacon, anyway?) Have a better way to go about it? Tried this method? Share it in the discussions below.


Bacon: 3 Things Everyone Should Know | America's Test Kitchen