I don’t love making bacon. ย It pops and sizzles all over the place and really has to be babysat. ย Don’t love it at all. ย BUT, now I know how to make bacon in the oven with minimal mess. ย And it really couldn’t be easier. ย If you haven’t ever tried this method…try it next time!! ย It’s awesome!
How to Make Bacon in the Oven
Bacon.
We all love it, yet itโs not that fun to make. ย It pops and sizzles and has to be babysat when cooked in a skillet.
Well, donโt cook it in a skillet! ย Cook it in the oven on a cookie sheet. ย It takes the hassle out of cooking bacon (not to mention there is practically zero mess to clean up).
Step 1: ย Grab a cookie sheet and line it will foil (I like to use Reynolds Grilling Foil. ย Itโs large enough to cover the edges of the cookie sheet and itโs non-stick as well).*
Step 2: ย Place the uncooked bacon on the foil-lined cookie sheet. ย Place the bacon close to each other, but without touching. ย If you want to do a huge batch of bacon then use 2 cookie sheets.
Step 3: ย Place the cookie sheet in a cold oven. ย Turn the oven to 400 degrees F. ย Set your timer for 15 minutes.
Step 4. ย After the 15 minutes is up, check your bacon. ย If you like it more crispy or if you have thick slices of bacon, you may need to cook it for 5-10 more minutes.
Step 5. ย When bacon is cooked to desired doneness, remove cookie sheet from oven. ย Use tongs to place slices of bacon on a couple of layers ofย paper towels. ย Top the bacon with another layer ofย paper towelsย and press down gently to absorb any extraneous grease.
Step 6. ย Carefully fold the foil and toss it, with all the mess, into the garbage.
Step 7: ย Eat your bacon and enjoy (or use it in one of the recipes below).
*Some people have said that they line their cookie sheet with foil and then place a rack on top. Then they put the bacon on top of the cooling rack. The grease drips down onto the foil and leaves the bacon nice and crispy. I haven’t tried this method yet but I plan to soon!
I tried this multiple times and my oven gets super smoky and when I open the door smoke rolls out and sets off the smoke detector and the bacon isnโt even done cooking! Ugh! What am I doing wrong?
Did this last night for crispy bacon bits on our salads for lunch today. This was the best idea ever!!!! Thank you!! I will be cooking bacon ALOT more now!
Sounds nice & easy, but I’m wondering if you’ll get the oven all splattered up with bacon grease while the bacon is cooking?
I haven’t had that problem!
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this great article. I cooked bacon, just the way you explain it, and it was perrrrfect!!
how wonderful to hear, Jennifer!
I need to start doing this…we all love bacon here and I always make such a mess!
This will be so much better!
Jessica, that is so smart. I will try that next time. Thanks for the tip!
I've made bacon like this for years. I wouldn't do it any other way! I've started putting a metal cookie rack on top of the foil so the bacon doesn't sit in the grease. Works like a charm!