Air Fryer Bacon Recipe

Strips of cooked bacon in a single later inside the basket of an air fryer.

4.86 from 7 votes

Delicious, crispy bacon ready in about 10 minutes! Learn how to cook bacon in your air fryer with just a few simple steps.

Keto and low-carb.

Prep Time2

Cook Time10

Total Time12

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Air Fryer Bacon, How to cook bacon in the air fryer

Servings: slices of bacon

Author: Jessica Randhawa

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

6-7 slices of bacon see notes below

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Place the bacon in a single, non-overlapping, layer inside the basket of your air fryer.
Set the temperature of the air fryer to 400 degrees and the timer to 10 minutes (see notes below on different cooking times for thick-cut versus thin-cut bacon).
Check the bacon after approximately 7-8 minutes to make sure it isn't over-cooking. Add additional time if necessary.
Use tongs to remove the cooked bacon from the air fryer. Enjoy!

Notes

Bacon comes thinly sliced, super thick cut, and sometimes somewhere in the middle. The bacon pictured in these images is neither super thick nor super thin and the entire package came with 12 slices. Unless you purchase super thick-cut bacon (more than 6-7 slices) you will need to divide the bacon in half and cook in 2 batches.

Bacon your bacon cooks at different rates depending on its thickness,

Thinner bacon: 8-10 minutes
Somewhere in the middle bacon: 10-12 minutes
Thick-cut bacon: 12-14 minutes

I like placing one of these silicone liners on the inside of my air fryer. It makes for easier clean-up.

This method is also great for turkey bacon. I suggest reducing the air fryer temperature to 350 degrees.

Important note: If you plan to cook the second batch of bacon right after you've cooked the first batch, drain the bacon fat from the basket and wipe it out. You will also want to reduce the cooking time by 3-4 minutes (it cooks faster the second time) or reduce the heat to 350 degrees.

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