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Baking Bacon: A How-To Guide to Making Perfect Bacon Every Time

October 28, 2017

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Baking bacon results in perfectly cooked bacon, every time! Everybody loves bacon, right? Let me show you how to make PERFECT bacon every time – you’ll never make it another way again! How to Bake Bacon for the most perfect bacon you’ve ever seen! Step by step instructions make this so easy – restaurant quality bacon is just an oven away 🙂

Baking Bacon: A How To Guide to Making Perfect Bacon Every Time!

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Everybody loves bacon, right? Let me show you how to make PERFECT bacon every time - you'll never make it another way again! How to Bake Bacon for the most perfect bacon you've ever seen! Step by step instructions make this so easy - restaurant quality bacon is just an oven away :) | Mom On Timeout

Baking Bacon

Making perfect bacon is easier than you might think. I used to forgo making bacon because the gigantic mess it made just wasn’t worth the amazing taste. A few years ago I learned about baking bacon and it has changed my life forever.

How to bake bacon perfect every time

Why should you bake your bacon?

  • Baked bacon does not curl – you get nice straight bacon pieces every time.
  • Cooks evenly – no white fatty pieces on one end and burnt bacon on the other.
  • No splattering of bacon grease all over the place.
  • No need to babysit the bacon. You don’t even have to turn it over!
  • Tastes delicious.

What you will need to bake bacon:

  • Shallow baking sheet
  • Foil (heavy-duty preferable)
  • Metal Cooling Rack (optional)
  • Non-stick cooking spray (optional)
  • Paper towels

how to cook bacon in the oven

How To Cook Bacon In The Oven:

  • Line the  baking sheet with foil. (You will want to use a baking sheet that has enough of a rim that it contains the bacon drippings.)Baking Bacon Laid Out On Foil
  • If using a metal cooling rack, spray the rack with non-stick cooking spray, and place the rack inside the baking sheet.How to bake perfect bacon on oven rack
  • Place the bacon slices in a single layer either directly on the foil or on a rack  Make sure not to overlap slices.
  • Turn the oven on and set to 400 degrees. Do not wait for the oven to preheat. Go ahead and place the pan in the oven.
  • Cook the bacon for 12-17 minutes. Cooking time depends on the thickness of your bacon, and how long it takes for you oven to come to temperature. Start checking your bacon around 10 minutes to ensure your bacon doesn’t burn. (Nothing worse than burnt bacon!)
  • When the bacon is golden brown, the bacon is done.
  • Once the bacon has reached your desired level of crispiness, remove immediately and place on paper towels to soak up the bacon grease.Crispy Bacon In Oven
  • Eat and enjoy!

Tips for Perfect Baked Bacon

  • The oven should be cold when you put the bacon in – do not preheat.
  • Make sure you are watching the bacon closely during the last few minutes of baking to ensure that the bacon doesn’t burn.
  • Remove the bacon from the rack or baking sheet right after removing from oven. The bacon will continue cooking as long as it is left in the pan or bacon fat.
  • It is easy to flavor up the bacon. Try black pepper or brown sugar sprinkled on the top before baking – it will give your bacon a whole new flavor.
  • Want to freeze your bacon? Under-cook your bacon by a couple of minutes , let it cool and then place it in Ziploc bag. To reheat, pull out a couple of slices and cook in the microwave on medium power for 30 seconds.

 How To Bake Bacon

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Baking Bacon: A How-To Guide to Making Perfect Bacon Every Time

Baking your bacon results in perfect bacon every time! Everybody loves bacon, right? Let me show you how to make PERFECT bacon every time – you’ll never make it another way again! How to Bake Bacon for the most perfect bacon you’ve ever seen! Step by step instructions make this so easy – restaurant quality bacon is just an oven away ?
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon
Servings 6
Calories 157kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 8 oz bacon
  • Shallow baking sheet
  • Foil heavy-duty preferable
  • Metal Cooling Rack optional
  • Non-stick cooking spray optional
  • Paper towels

Instructions

  • Line the baking sheet with foil. (You will want to use a baking sheet that has enough of a rim that it contains the bacon drippings.)
  • If using a metal cooling rack, spray the rack with non-stick cooking spray, and place the rack inside the baking sheet.
  • Place the bacon slices in a single layer either directly on the foil or on a rack Make sure not to overlap slices.
  • Turn the oven on and set to 400 degrees. Do not wait for the oven to preheat. Go ahead and place the pan in the oven.
  • Cook the bacon for 12-17 minutes. Cooking time depends on the thickness of your bacon, and how long it takes for you oven to come to temperature. Start checking your bacon around 10 minutes to ensure your bacon doesn’t burn. (Nothing worse than burnt bacon!)
  • When the bacon is golden brown, the bacon is done.
  • Once the bacon has reached your desired level of crispiness, remove immediately and place on paper towels to soak up the bacon grease.
  • Eat and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 157kcal | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 74mg | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Comments

  1. Connie Sullivan says

    October 3, 2021 at 9:53 AM

    I was skeptical, but I finally tried it. I’m a total convert! I’ll never fry bacon or mess up my microwave cooking it again! Thank you!

    Reply
  2. P says

    April 21, 2021 at 8:46 AM

    Mine was done in 13 minutes and came out great. I think some of you people must like eating charcoal if you’re cooking it for 30 minutes and still complaining about it being soggy lol.
    And it was Walmart brand, not some fancy stuff.

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