I have a very large frying pan (with a lid I seldom use) which I can use outdoors with my little ten-quid one-ring camping stove for anything smelly or spattery. The pan is big enough to hide the stove, which doesn't thereby get dirty. I can cook a fair amount of bacon in that, or enough fish for three or four people, or brown several pork chops or a pound of mince for a chili. I can't imagine being able to fit enough bacon in a microwave for even just me, and I must have brown, crispy edges. Cooking is all about doing it best, not about saving on the washing-up. I'll cook my streaky under a hot grill most times. Mine is quite capacious with a big grill pan and it does a good job. I can easily do enough for butties for two or three, and I'm not known for parsimony when it comes to sandwich fillings. And no back bacon for me, please!

What's one dirty grill pan!