Method and system for processing ready-to-eat bacon with pan fried bacon characteristics

A method for preparing bacon comprising

• (a) providing a bacon slab;
• (b) slicing said bacon slab into bacon slices;
• (c) cooking said bacon slices in a microwave oven;
• and
• (d) finishing said bacon slices in a gas searing unit.

A system for making pre-cooked bacon comprising

• (a) a slicer for slicing bacon slabs;
• (b) a microwave oven for cooking bacon slices;
• (c) a infrared searing unit for searing bacon slices comprising both infrared and convective heating elements;
• (d) an interleaves for interleaving and stacking the bacon slices;
• and
• (e) a packaging machine for packaging the bacon slices.