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Don’t you just want to bite into that crisp piece of salty bacon? I think everyone can agree (except maybe vegetarians) that bacon is one of the best foods on the planet. The sizzle when it fries, the delectable salty aroma, the crave-worthy crisp texture. Bacon makes everything better.
But sometimes frying up some bacon is a pain. Especially when you’re using your stove-top to make pancakes and eggs and there’s just no room for the bacon. When you oven-fry bacon you free up room on your stove and you don’t end up with bacon grease all over your counter and shirt. In fact, cleanup is a breeze with oven-fried bacon. And the bacon is just as crisp, promise.
Bacon makes sandwiches, breakfasts, pastas, and salads so. much. better. So here’s a tip so you can add bacon to anything, anytime in less than 2 minutes:
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For bacon throughout the whenever, roast the bacon on soft side of being fully cooked. Store cooled bacon in an airtight container in freezer for future use. Reheat 2 slices of bacon in microwave on medium-high heat for 30 seconds or until warm. Cook longer when reheating more slices. Do not reheat with high power, it burns the bacon. Remember, you’re simply warming the bacon.
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Oven-Fried Bacon
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Ingredients
- 12 slices bacon, thin or thick cut
Instructions
- Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the bacon slices on a rimmed baking sheet lined with tin foil. Roast until the fat begins to render, 5 minutes, then rotate pan front to back. Continue roasting until the bacon is crisp and browned, 5-6 minutes for thin-cut bacon and 8-10 minutes for thick-cut (less time altogether if freezing for later, see tip above). Transfer with tongs to a paper-towel lined plate to drain.
Recipe Notes
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Made bacon in the oven for the first time recently. Turned out great! I was a little leary of this method. I was picturing having bacon spattered all over the oven. Miraculously, it doesn’t! On top the stove it is always messy, even when I keep the heat down. Plus, you can make more at one time. I would still watch it closely though. Times are approximate, depending on the thickness of the bacon.
Awesome! Since there’s no direct heat it won’t splatter the grease as much as the stovetop. Glad you liked this method 🙂
This works even better if you have a cooling rack set on the baking sheet, then the grease drops to the bottom and they cook up really nicely!
Mmm crispy bacon is the best!