Sistema 1143 Easy Bacon, White/Red, 28.7 x 21.9 x 7 cm

I have only recently come to microwave cooking since moving into a centre city apartment with a much smaller kitchen and my daughters eventually convinced me to make more use of the machine, not just defrosting items from the freezer.I purchased several items from the Sistema range of microwave dishes including this one. To my utter surprise it actually works with bacon. I have now experimented successfully with crispy streaky bacon, thick and thin back bacon, bacon chops, and found it very simple to get exactly the results I wanted with a little bit of patient experimentation cooking in 30 sec. increments. I have even cooked sausages in the dish, which only take 2-3 minutes and then a couple of minutes under the grill function to crisp the skin.Perfect for that Sunday cooked breakfast treat!An ideal accessory for the man living alone who doesn't want to mess with frying pans and piles of washing up. The microwave dishes are sturdy, well made, simple to clean and wash out in warm soapy water without any stains or sticky mess.

Amazing results from this simple to use product. Crispy bacon in a matter of a few minutes. My only criticism is that personally I would prefer it a little larger but I do understand that some microwaves are smaller than mine and if it was larger it wouldnt fit . Its large enough to cook enough bacon for one person but its so quick putting it back in a second time to do a second portion isnt the end of the world. Definitely a must have if you like a bacon butty with minimal washing up and time. Worth every penny.

They must have some funny sized bacon in New Zealand .....To be fair, the concept of this is easy .... put some bacon inside, close the lid and Nuke it for around 3 minutes in the microwave, and then do again in 30 second increments until your happy.Problem is, it's not quite that simple (for me).First of all, I only managed three rashers inside, so the size of your bacon will thus dictate the number of rashers you can cook at any one time. For my first attempt, I used Asda Butchers own.After 3 minutes, the middle rasher was VERY crispy whilst the outside two were not that well cooked - the bottom of the dish however was full of water - testamount to Asda Butchers bacon needing water wings.I did cook for a while longer and all was fine(ish), so yes, it does cook bacon, but the speed of which and the number of rashers cooked will depend on the quality of the bacon itself.One major niggle - the button on the top of the lid is fixed in place, and once you wash it up, you'll find enough water trapped underneath to keep a goldfish happy. Squeezing the sides does release the water, but it's a swine for drying inside. Several thousand points deducted for a poorly designed lid handle.

I have a fair amount of Sistema products from soup mugs to microwave containers with baskets inside for cooking veggies. I must admit that I was sceptical about cooking bacon in the microwave, but I had to eat my words when I first tried this out. You can't overlap the bacon, so I placed 4 rashers of Tesco Finest streaky bacon on the rippled plate, then put the included cover over it. I totally ignored the instructions of zap it for 30 seconds at a time, and just went for 2 minutes in my old 800 watt microwave, and the bacon came out perfectly.The rippling in the bottom tray and the reservoir means that the fat has somewhere to go, rather than your bacon swimming in it. Sistema have also considered how to pour away the residue by including a spout on either side. My advice is to pour the old fat into a container as soon as you remove the bacon, as it will make this easier to clean. Please don't pour it down the sink!A very good product that I would be happy to recommend.

This was great the first time I used it - bacon was good and crispy and easier to clean than a pan on the hob. Second time I used it I noticed a crack in the bottom. Just over a month after I bought it so too late to return. Very annoying.

I am vegetarian. I use this container to microwave mushrooms. I then use the mushroom juice for favouring soups etc and fry the mushrooms with garlic. Once crispy I add salt and olive oil. Yummy.The container fits in my microwave, with no problems.

What’s not to like 👍🏻 It does what it says on the tin, so easy to use and clean. My partner loves crispy bacon (done the American way) and this cooks it a treat without the mess and once you’ve finished just wipe it with some paper towel and then either soak it or just wash it in soapy water. We’ve bought another since so we can cook several streaks of bacon at a time. Would recommend

In terms of the end-product (cooked bacon), the Sistema 1143 Easy Bacon product offers no real advancement on other, more tried and trusted methods of preparing bacon, aside from fact that both spatter and run-off waste is confined to inside the vessel for easy disposal.When cleaning the unit, you will need to prize-off the red protuberance from the top of the lid. You can do this with a standard dining knife; carefully pushing-in one of the red tags underneath the beastie. Aside from this minor inconvenience the unit is easy to clean.I find that for three rashers of back, or four rashers of streaky bacon, a total cooking time of three minutes is more than adequate for 900w and adequate for 800w.It is crucial that you move the bacon around a bit at regular intervals during cooking time, otherwise you end up with stiff-as-a-board, overcooked bits near the edges and somewhat undercooked bits in the centre of the vessel.Although the virtual vacuum inside the unit retains moisture during cooking, it will not compensate for failure to cycle the bacon at regular intervals.In my opinion this is why thirty-second increments during cooking are a good idea.