Easy Bacon Oven

The Easy-bake ovens of the past use a light bulb to cook(harden) small recipes. Taking this step one further you can easily cook bacon with a standard halogen work light with no modifications.

The big box retailers sell these halogen work lights for around $12. You will also need some aluminum foil.

The workshop setting is my way of getting my recommended daily amount of bacon in secret...

You can also make grilled cheese this way ( yes I am that desperate)

Step 1 Make a reflector

The heat output of the light at the safety cage is around 170 degrees F or 80 C. This is just enough to give you food poisoning... You will need to boost the heat.

This is done by making a reflector our of aluminum foil. The foil or torn from the roll at around the 9 inch mark. Then folded shiny side towards the light inside of the safety cage. Just form it in gently and try not to rip it.

You can fold one corner downwards to create a grease trough but that is strictly an advanced option...

If you are wondering I use a Fluke thermocouple attachment that reads in the mV scale on a standard multimeter... 1mV = 1 Degree either C or F.

The safety cage is ten snapped back into place for a quick temperature reading. The temperature shot up to around 330 degrees F in less than a minute. let the cooking begin...