How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
A simple step-by-step guide to cooking bacon in the oven at home. Learn how to do it, why the bacon cooks better, plus other interesting tips.
Ingredients
- 375 grams regular sliced bacon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F and let it come up to temperature. As it preheats, line a sheet pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it with oil to prevent the bacon from sticking to the metal.
- Lay the bacon out in strips on the sheet pan, making sure they do not over lap.
- Once the oven is preheated, and the bacon tray-ed up, pop the baking sheet in the oven, and set a timer for 12 minutes. I like to set the timer a little lower because you can always cook the bacon for another minute or so if it's not quite done, you can't turn the clock back so to speak.
- When the timer goes off, remove the baking sheet from the oven, being careful not to burn yourself, there will be hot fat on the try.
- Remove the fully cooked bacon from the tray with tongs or a spatula, and allow any excess fat to drain on a paper towel.
- Serve immediately, or cool the bacon for use in meal prep.
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Notes
- Avoid stretching the bacon while you do this to ensure even cooking. When tray-ing up the bacon, get creative and flip the slices around to completely fill the baking sheet while leaving no empty spaces. The slices can touch each other, just not over-lap.
- I like to set the timer a little lower at first because you can always cook the bacon for another minute or so if it's not quite done, you can't turn the clock back so to speak.
Nutrition
Calories: 1404kcal
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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