All Day Lover of Bacon Ceasar Salad. Confit is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time as a method of preservation. Confit as a cooking term describes when food is cooked in Confit is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time as a method of preservation. Confit as a cooking term describes when food is cooked in it’s own grease, oil or sugar water, at a lower temperature, as opposed to deep frying or frying in its own grease, oil or sugar water, at a lower temperature, as opposed to frying. Bacon loses about 50% of...