After all of these years cooking, I have finally found the best way to cook bacon. In just a few easy steps, you can make the perfect bacon every time without grease splattering everywhere!
I love to serve this delicious bacon with a stack of my famous Homemade Pancakes, Chocolate Chip Waffles or Pumpkin French Toast.
Easiest Way To Cook Bacon
I used to cook bacon in a frying pan on the stove top, but it always curled up and got too crispy. Even though I love a nice crispy piece of bacon, I don’t like it tasting like charcoal. Plus, I can’t ever figure out how to cook more than 3 pieces of bacon at a time without them cooking unevenly or needing to stir them constantly. But I’ve recently started to BAKE my bacon and I have to say, this is the best way to cook bacon ever! Have you tried it?
Why Is This The Best Way To Cook Bacon?
- Set it and forget it! Cook all your bacon at one time while you prep the rest of your meal.
- The pieces lay flat and don’t shrink as much as they do in a hot pan.
- The bacon soaks up less fat since it is elevated by the cooling rack away from the grease
- No more third degree burns as you try to flip the bacon without having the grease explode all over your hands
- My house doesn’t smell like burnt grease for 4 days when I bake them in the oven! SWEET!!!
Here is how I will do it from now until forever:
How To Cook Bacon The Best Way
Here are the few simple items you’ll need to cook bacon this way:
- Cookie sheet
- Aluminum foil
- Cooling rack
- Bacon
How Long Do You Cook Bacon In The Oven?
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Set a cooling rack on top of the pan. I always use one because I like crispier bacon, so having the bacon sit on top of the pool of grease as opposed to directly in it makes them less greasy and a bit crispier.
- Place your bacon on the rack or on the foil, then place the sheet of bacon in the oven for 20 minutes. (The time may vary slightly depending on how thick your bacon is and how crispy you like it.)
Easy Recipes That Use Bacon
- Bacon Breakfast Pizza
- Best Breakfast Sandwich
- Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
- Classic Cobb Salad
- Croissant Omelet Casserole
So next time you’re planning a nice breakfast with all the fixings, try baking your bacon in the oven!
Oven Baked Bacon Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Set a cooling rack on top of the pan. I always use one because I like crispier bacon, so having the bacon sit on top of the pool of grease as opposed to directly in it makes them less greasy and a bit crispier.
- Place your bacon on the rack or on the foil, then place the sheet of bacon in the oven for 20 minutes.
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This was a great idea. Thanks..
You bet!
I’m excited to try baking it. I’ve never tried this way before, but one thing is for sure, it will be a tasty journey 🙂
LOL, you’ll love it. The bacon turns out great!
My husband is the primary cook in our home. (It is just the two of us now, and he is retired and I still work full-time.) He has cooked bacon like this for a long time now and you are so right, it is a much better way.
I am glad you agree Sharon! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve been baking my bacon for several years, since I learned that is how hotels and restaurants cook it for buffets. The directions I found online say to cook for about 7 minutes, turn the pan 180 degrees and bake 5-7 minutes more. I have found that thick bacon doesn’t cook well in the oven. I still fry it up in a pan.
That is good to know! Thanks!
I’ve been baking bacon for years. I raised 8 kids and if we were to have bacon, it had to be cooked quickly and in large quantities! I don’t use a rack, however. I line a 1/2 sheet cake size pan (13″ x 18″) with foil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange bacon strips in the pan, barely touching.(Bringing the bacon to room temperature by placing the sealed package of bacon in a sink of warm water for 5 minutes or so, or briefly warming in the microwave before cooking makes the strips much easier to separate.) Check after 15 minutes, turning bacon and moving slices closer together. Drain bacon fat from a corner of the pan into a jar for storing, or another container to cool down and dispose. Place any remaining uncooked bacon on the pan and bake for another 10 minutes, repeating steps and removing any bacon that is cooked to paper towels to drain. This method is great and even if you don’t have a big family, you can cook a bunch up to freeze for unexpected company, or to crumble for a casserole or use for sandwiches. In the summer we “live on” bacon and fresh tomato (from the garden) sandwiches on toast! Yum!!! The frozen bacon can be made “frying pan” fresh by popping into the microwave for 20 – 30 seconds between paper towels.
It is just fantastic
I always bake bacon. I purchase it a few pounds at a time and cook it about 3/4’s of the way, except what I am using at the time, and after it’s cool, I roll it in waxed paper and store it in freezer bags in the freezer. Then when I want a quick BLT, all I have to do is microwave it for about a minute right from the freezer and it’s ready. I also line the pans with foil and spray the racks for a quick clean up.