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This Oven Baked Bacon is the only way I make bacon anymore! Learn how to make Oven Baked Bacon that’s perfectly crispy and evenly cooked. An easy, no-mess method for cooking bacon for breakfast or recipes.
Oven Baked Bacon is the easiest way to cook bacon evenly without standing over the stove. This hands-off method delivers perfectly crispy bacon every time while keeping your kitchen cleaner and making it easy to cook large batches at once.
Whether you’re serving bacon for breakfast, brunch, or using it in other recipes, baking it in the oven is a game-changer.
Why cook bacon in the oven?
If you have not made bacon in the oven then this post may change your life. Like most people bacon is one of my favorite foods.
Making it on the stovetop makes a mess and I am chasing my kids out of the kitchen the entire time worried that grease would pop on them.
Making it in the oven is life-changing, I really mean that. I have been doing it this way for a few years now and I will never make it another way.
Here are a few recipes that you can use your cooked bacon with.
Ingredients:
- Raw Bacon – Use whichever style and brand you like.
Directions:
Step One: Preheat oven then prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside. Next prepare a plate with paper towels and set aside.
Step Two: Lay bacon out on prepared baking dish in a single layer.
Step Three: Now it’s time to bake. In the picture above I cooked the bacon for 11-12 minutes and it was still a little chewy (see below).
In the pictures below I baked for 15-20 minutes, and the bacon was crispy.
I prefer my bacon to be crispy like the second picture.
Step Four: Remove from oven and use tongs to place the bacon on the paper towels to soak up the grease.
Step Five: To clean up allow the pan too cool to touch and pull off the foil and throw it in the garbage. Easy cleanup!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to flip the bacon?
Flipping isn’t required, but you can flip halfway through if you want extra-even crisping.
Can I cook bacon on a rack?
Yes! Using a wire rack allows grease to drip away, resulting in extra-crispy bacon.
Can I save the bacon grease?
Absolutely. Let it cool slightly, then strain and store in a jar in the refrigerator.
Other recipes with Bacon in them:
- Broccoli Salad
- Cheesy Bacon Spinach Dip
- Bacon Cheeseburger Dip
- Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
- Bacon Cheeseburger Quesadillas
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Oven Baked Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside. Prepare a plate with paper towels and set aside.
- Lay bacon out on prepared baking dish in a single layer.
- Bake:11-12 minutes chewy15-20 minutes for crispy
- Remove from oven and use tongs to place the bacon on the paper towels to soak u grease.
Nutrition
Hi Jennie, Thanks for the chuckle at the end of a long day. I was avidly reading every word about how to bake bacon and looking carefully at every picture. When I came to this line: Step Five:
To clean up allow the pan to cool to touch and pull off the foil and throw it in the garage. Easy cleanup!
I wondered what your garage looked like and if you always clean up that way… One little letter can make SUCH a difference in a word. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes. I will be trying several of them soon.
Hahaha!! Thank you Cherrin and glad I could give you a laugh. My garage is pretty messy but not piled with bacon foil! 😉
Thanks so much for letting me know and I hope you liked the recipe!
THANK YOU!! Cannot wait to try this method