Born in Ireland to English parents, Francis Bacon was a sickly child. He spent much of his unhappy childhood sedated on morphine to battle illness and allergic attacks. As a young adult, Bacon drifted from city to city, relationship to…

As a constant frequent maker of bacon, I tend to stick to the pan-fry method. It's simple and gives me the drippings I require to make everything else in any given meal taste like bacon. Although I have baked it…