With a fully packed sheet pan, there’s a lot of moisture that has to cook off first. Because the pan is crowded, that moisture doesn’t evaporate quickly.
For the first ~30 minutes, the oven is mostly working on driving off water, not crisping the bacon. That slower cook gives the bacon time to render its fat instead of burning, which is what leads to a better final crisp.
At the same time, the jalapeños are slowly roasting in that bacon fat, which softens them and brings out their natural sweetness. The long bake heavily works to your advantage here and should not be rushed.
I made some of these for Christmas and forgot gloves, like I always do, and I burnt my fingers from the capsaicin. I tried several remedies and the one that worked was soaking my fingers in vegetable oil for an hour. Just in case anyone needs this tip in the future! 😊
Made these for SB party and they were a big hit!! I was cooking them in oven for an hour at 400 and my wife said, "you are going to burn them!" Nope, came out perfect! Thanks!!
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“Won’t they be burnt after 400 Deg for 1 hour?”
Not if the pan is full.
With a fully packed sheet pan, there’s a lot of moisture that has to cook off first. Because the pan is crowded, that moisture doesn’t evaporate quickly.
For the first ~30 minutes, the oven is mostly working on driving off water, not crisping the bacon. That slower cook gives the bacon time to render its fat instead of burning, which is what leads to a better final crisp.
At the same time, the jalapeños are slowly roasting in that bacon fat, which softens them and brings out their natural sweetness. The long bake heavily works to your advantage here and should not be rushed.
Tried this step by step the things were soaked in oil soggy peppers and the bacon wasn’t cooked underneath
They look fantastic, but if I ate an entire tray of them I would really regret it the next day.
Oh oh yummmmmm!
So if my pan isn’t totally full, I only have about 20. Can I turn the temperature to 375?
I’m making them today!
I made these about an hour ago and they came out IDENTICAL. I’d been snacking on them and pretty much finished them 😅
400° cooking bacon for an hour. I think it’s too much to me. This will be more like max 1520 minutes cause you can easily overcook the bacon.
I made some of these for Christmas and forgot gloves, like I always do, and I burnt my fingers from the capsaicin. I tried several remedies and the one that worked was soaking my fingers in vegetable oil for an hour. Just in case anyone needs this tip in the future! 😊
Grill is better.
Nothing special. Soggy af.
Literally how everyone makes them 😂😂😂😂
Those look great sir
Go usa! 🇺🇸
My son and I love these!! We used to make them every week almost! The extra cheese looks delicious 😊
Are u sure 400 in 1hr?
Made these for SB party and they were a big hit!! I was cooking them in oven for an hour at 400 and my wife said, "you are going to burn them!"
Nope, came out perfect! Thanks!!
Guess what I'm going to be making and eating a whole pan of every single weekend for years to come now….
These kind of poppers are addictive
I like a little honey and a pinch of salt mixed into the cream cheese
Wow 🤩 seems to long on such a high temp
Made these exactly as shown and they were a huge hit.
What about habanero poppers?
try 375 for like 25 minutes and check on em. unless you like really burnt bacon and cheese
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you haven't got a clue wtf you are talking about. Mix it. they all melt in the end
Please take this video off. The Super Bowl is done and I don’t give a crap about your poppers anymore. Or did I ever? No.