If you didn’t save your bacon grease from a prior meal, just cook your bacon in the waffle iron. The bacon will come out crispy and the fat will render off into the grooves of the waffle pattern.

If you’ve only ever seen a breakfast bread pop out of a waffle machine, allow me to expand your world. The waffle iron is a multi-meal cooking appliance. Watch this video to hear me explain: ...

As needed, the batter can be poured by someone sitting next to the waffle iron, and it only takes about five minutes for a waffle to cook to a crisp golden color. Don't buy a Belgium waffle iron.

We Tested 7 Ways to Make Bacon — One Was the Clear Winner From frying to grilling and baking, we put bacon cooking methods to the test. Here's what came out on top.