Bacon Master Cooker, 13x9.5x6, Stainless Steel

I really do not understand the bad reviews. Yes, there was a bit of a learning curve. No, you don't just put the bacon on there and it makes it perfect with the push of a button, but my 10 year old boy mastered our bacon master and we love it.Whether it's crispy bacon, chewy bacon or in-between, you ABSOLUTLEY can get the result you want.Thicker cut bacon takes extra time (duh!). That is not what this is intended for. So what?I have the one with the top that lifts off. I have read people disappointed with theirs because the doors were broken. Solution? Buy the lift off top version.A little patience, a little bacon bonding time with my boy and breakfast means he cooks the bacon alongside the eggs/French toast I make at the same time in the pan. Harmony. We love our Bacon Master.(Just need to find a replacement tray because we cracked ours)

This is so cheap and flimsy. The metal sides will not even close properly. Since the heat is only on one side it will not cook bacon evenly. I had to remove the bacon and cook it elsewhere to get it done. The time shuts off long before its close to cooked. It never really got very hot. Also, bacon always has alot of fat, which curls when cooked. Once the bacon starts to cook, part of it curls and then will never get enough heat to cook it where you would want to eat it. Unless you like RAW bacon.Also, the unit is very very difficult to clean. Yes the drip tray pulls out, leaving the rest of the unit a mess.

I love my Bacon Master! It's easy to use and cooks the bacon without all of the splatter. I just put the slices of bacon on it and set the timer and walk away. The clean up is so easy now. I don't have to scrub a skillet, I just wait for the Bacon Master to cool and take a damp sponge (using the soft side) with a drop of dish soap and wipe it off then take clean water to rinse it off.

Just received and gave it a test run with a few slices on the medium crispiness setting. Bacon comes out crispy, but does not have the juiciness you see when cooking the conventional way in a fry pan or baked in the oven. Probably less fat that way, but not quite the same.Unit is very light and flimsy - especially the metal doors. The doors bend very easily so you need to be careful taking them off for cleaning. It doesn't mention this in the directions, but the doors are removable and the unit is much easier to wipe clean with them removed. The drip tray removes easily and the nonstick section the bacon rests on was able to be wiped clean fairly easily with a paper towel after use.There is a preheat setting which takes about 5 minutes, and then you can lay the bacon strips on and re-select the desired crispiness. Medium took about 10 minutes after the pre-heat. It's an old timer control you see with old toasters which ticks down until it dings.Overall I'd recommend if you like kitchen gadgets and have the counter space for more stuff and are looking for a healthier means of preparing bacon.

Just like most of you other bacon lovers probably reacted when seeing this, I was giddy like a school girl. I've been looking for a used Westinghouse Baconer from the 70s, but they almost never pop up.Back to the review. I received this and it was like Christmas time. Upon opening and testing it out, the doors were very flimsy and one kept falling off because the door rivet wasn't pressed on properly in assembly. I powered through. It does take about three times as long to make the bacon as the instructions insinuate. I did have to flip my bacon about half way through each cycle to cook both sides or one side would stay almost raw. The final synopsis? I am returning my unit for a new on to see if the door will stay the next one. This is more of a novelty than functional item. It isn't perfect. It takes longer but overall, it is fun and it's a great conversation piece. If that isn't what you are looking for, don't buy this unless they make some improvements.Update: unit 2 works flawlessly and hasn't fallen apart!

I should have listened to the reviews that said the bacon did not get crispy...I hate rubbery bacon and in order for this to get near crisp, you must cook it like 16 minutes, and it only held 5 strips, not 6 or 8 as some said. That being said, if you are a single person who does not need your bacon to be crisp, then I guess this is for you. But if trying to make breakfast for 3-4 people...forget it unless you dont mind spending 48 minutes just to cook the bacon...(to an ALMOST CRISP state) Also, the section where the bacon drapes over while cooking--you do need to flip the bacon over 1x and that area is not so easy to clean, cant run it under water or submerge it, so you have to either wipe it down with paper towels or a damp dish rag. It does indeed relieve you of the splatter mess and the drip tray is efficient and easy to clean.So you must figure what's more important to you before you buy this...Time & crispness & small amount it cooks or the greasy splatter

Yes, this looks like a silly waste of money. BUT IT IS SO WORTH IT! This cooker makes bacon as easy as toast, seriously. Put in the bacon, turn the dial and wait, eat the bacon. SO EASY. You can legit eat bacon all day with this and not even hate yourself.

All the one star reviews are accurate. GREAT idea, terrible execution. Flimsily built, difficult to clean, takes forever and a day to cook 6 slices of thin bacon, although the bacon has no grease ( the only redeeming feature). One time through, with the timer on max setting, the bacon was still practically raw. To get the bacon crispy (not burnt) I had to run the bacon through twice, at about 20 minutes per cycle. Certainly not satisfied and will be donating to Good Will tomorrow when they open. Kind of upset as I purchased this in March as a Christmas gift (FAIL). I would not recommend this product to anyone.

Product really works and works pretty well, very easy to use and easy to clean up. The only thing is if like me you like your bacon crispy you have to flip them over otherwise one side is great and the other is still kind of soft.

Me encantó! La compre porque una amiga la tiene y su tocino siempre sale doradito y perfecto!

This worked great the first time but now the timer part is not making it heat up. We also placed it over a plate with tin foil on it vs having the grease drip into the supplied pan, it makes for a much better clean up. We purchased the protection coverage from amazon so hopfully they can get this fixed for us.

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So there's two of these lifesaving bacon creating masterpieces they sell on Amazon, this one with a "lid" and another one where you close up both sides that are like doors. Yeh, well, those "doors" work fine for a while eventually not closing securely and the effectiveness of the machine and the quality of your food from the Gods is diminished. This item, however, has a curved lid/top that is not attached to the unit and it doesn't bend or wear with use as the other one does. It's not as fancy pants as the other one and the controls are technologically similar to an egg timer but all it has to do is keep time and it does. I was very happy to be shoving bacon into my gullet again.