You will never stand in front of a splattering frying pan again after you learn How To Cook Bacon In The Oven. Really – if you are going to cook bacon – you might as well cook a pound of bacon all at once right? This will make your bacon-makin’ a whole lot easier…
How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
For a larger family like mine, eating a pound of bacon in one sitting is not a problem at all. And you can take any leftovers (if there are any) and crumble them into a salad for tomorrow. You can add cooked bacon to your EASY SCHOOL LUNCH LIST to make your school lunch packing ideas simpler.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of bacon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400C
- Position baking racks so that you can put two cookie sheets in the middle (or middle and bottom) rack in the oven
- Line two cookie sheets with aluminum foil
- Lay the bacon (one layer only please) on the baking sheet. Do not overlap as overlapping bacon strips will stick together.
- Bake in pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes (dependent upon how crispy you like your bacon).
- Once the bacon has reached your desired crispy-ness – put on baking gloves and remove cookie sheet from oven. Transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate to allow to cool (and catch and bacon fat drips).
- For clean up: simply allow cookie sheet to cool, wrap up aluminum foil and discard foil into garbage. Wash cookie sheet with soap and warm water.
- If you wish to save your bacon fat drippings, allow cookie sheet to cool and then pour drippings into a re-usable container. Refrigerate drippings.
What goes great with bacon? This Spanish Tortilla Recipe. A Spanish tortilla is a kind of frittata (also known as an egg omelette). You could make bacon in the oven and create an egg, potato, and bacon frittata as a solid brunch idea or an easy family dinner idea!). 
Nothing beats bacon and eggs…in any form.
Thanks for sharing, I have never tried cooking it in the oven before!
Yum, time to find some bacon that’s on sale!
Great tips for cooking bacon…we too have a large family and this method would really be efficient.
It saves so much time!
I have not cooked bacon in the oven before. Never thought of it. 🙂
Thank you, now I am craving BACON! 🙂
thanks!! I have never cooked bacon in the oven, but this looks easy!
This is genius, I never thought of this and it’s so easy and minimal clean up.
I also have never cooked bacon in the oven, will have to try it out!
Wow, talk about easy, peasy! Thanks for sharing this tip with your readers.
I love this! Its so easy and mess free.
And it is yummy!
My sister in law burnt herself really bad taking a tray of bacon out of the oven and it tipped a bit and the grease ran down her arm 🙁
I’ve never thought of doing bacon in the oven but it’s such a great idea and much easier !
I’ve done it in the oven, but my oven gets very messy…ugh….
Nancy
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I hate getting splattered by my bacon. Thanks for the tip. I will try it next time I need to cook bacon.
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Miz Helen
Great tip!
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It is by far the healthier way to cook bacon. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks this works so well !
Thank you for the tip on how to cook bacon in the oven
I started cooking bacon in the oven a couple of years ago and it really is the best way to cook it I think.
This is a great way to cook bacon
Cooking bacon in the oven is the best thing I learned how to do.
I tried it once and I didn’t care for it, so I still fry it
Always wondered how to do this. It’s the best way to make a big batch.
I never tried to cook bacon in the oven. Thank you.
I have never cooked bacon in the oven before but this is a must try. Thanks for sharing.
great idea! I love bacon but I hate making it because it always splashes at me lol
You have me convinced! I have reverted to the microwave to cook our bacon because of the worry over splatters and splashes of grease from pan or oven cooking. I am definitely going to try your method as it sounds easy and healthier.
I love this and how it frees up my hands to make the eggs and toast. This is so handy. Thanks for sharing.