How to Cook Bacon in the Oven Recipe
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven! Guaranteed delicious, crispy, and evenly cooked each and every time, this super easy Oven Baked Bacon Recipe is ready in under 15 minutes and so much faster than batching in a frying pan.
Servings: 8 servings
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Rimmed Baking Sheet
- Cooking Rack
- Aluminum Foil
Ingredients
- 6 ounces bacon 8 slices
Instructions
Oven Bacon (without cooling rack)
- Position the oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C).
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Remove the bacon from its packaging and place the slices on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer side-by-side. Do not overlap your bacon slices.
- Transfer baking sheet to the oven and cook for 12-15 minutes, or until bacon slices are cooked to your desired doneness.
- Remove bacon from the oven and transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb any excess grease.
- Enjoy immediately or cool bacon to room temperature, transfer to a reusable storage container, and refrigerate for up to one week.
Oven Bacon with a cooling rack
- Position the oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C).
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a baking rack (cooling rack) on top.
- Remove the bacon from its packaging and place the slices on the baking rack in a single layer side-by-side. Do not overlap your bacon slices.
- Transfer baking sheet to the oven and cook for 15-17 minutes, or until bacon slices are cooked to your desired doneness.
- Remove bacon from the oven and transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb any excess grease.
- Enjoy immediately or cool bacon to room temperature, transfer to a reusable storage container, and refrigerate for up to one week.
Notes
- Use a large rimmed baking sheet to prevent bacon grease from dripping everywhere.
- Line your baking sheet with foil (or parchment paper if you're out of foil).
- Cooking bacon on a baking rack is not necessary. If you want to run an experiment to see which method you prefer, go for it! But I find little difference (if anything, I prefer when my bacon is cooked directly on the baking sheet).
- You DO NOT need to flip your bacon.
- Cooking time may vary depending on how thick your bacon slices are cut and how crispy you like your bacon.
- Refrigerate leftover bacon in the refrigerator for up to one week and reheat in the microwave at 10 second intervals.
- Serving size: 1 slice bacon, cooked
Nutrition
Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 42mg | Vitamin A: 8IU | Iron: 1mg
