This crispy oven bacon is an easy recipe for perfectly cooked bacon every time. Cooking bacon in the oven is a low-mess, hands-off way to prepare delicious crispy strips. This recipe is the best way to cook bacon, and I usually bake a batch each weekend for meal prep.
Ingredients and supplies for oven bacon
Baking bacon in the oven is the best way to make bacon! It’s way less messy than cooking bacon on the stove, and it’s easy to pop the bacon in the oven and work on other meal prep while the bacon cooks. I call it a “set it and forget it” recipe, which I love!
The only required ingredient for this oven bacon recipe is…drumroll…bacon! However, I would highly recommend parchment paper to make the clean up extra easy.
I get my bacon from ButcherBox each month as part of a subscription. ButcherBox bacon is high-quality meat, and it is perfect for making bacon in the oven.
The steps for making bacon in the oven
- Arrange the bacon on a sheet pan, making sure the bacon isn’t too crowded. If your bacon comes in a large pack, you may need to cook the bacon in two batches.
- Bake the bacon at an oven temp of 400 degrees. After pre-heating, add the bacon to the oven and cook for 22-25 minutes. I recommend checking the bacon after 22 minutes and each minute after until the bacon is as crispy as you like it. Finally, after removing the bacon from the oven, I recommend placing it on paper towels to soak up any extra grease.
Cook times can vary depending on the initial bacon temp, the bacon brand, etc. Once you cook the bacon once, note the time, and then you can have perfectly cooked bacon the next time you try this recipe. I cooked the bacon in these pictures for 25 minutes, as I LOVE extra crispy bacon!
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Crispy Oven Bacon (Perfectly Cooked Every Time)
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Description
This crispy oven bacon is an easy recipe for perfectly cooked bacon every time. Cooking bacon in the oven is a low-mess, hands-off way to prepare delicious crispy strips. This recipe is the best way to cook bacon, and I usually bake a batch each weekend for meal prep.
Ingredients
- One pack bacon
- Parchment paper (highly recommended)
- Large pan / cookie sheet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- While the oven is preheating, place parchment paper on a pan and arrange bacon in rows, making sure the bacon is not too crowded.
- Once the oven is heated, put the pan in the oven, and set a timer for 25 minutes.
- Between 22 and 25 minutes, check the bacon to see how crispy it is. Remove the bacon when it’s cooked to your desired level of crispiness.
Notes
- The bacon in the pictures was cooked for 25 minutes, but this time may vary depending on the thickness of the bacon and also your desired level of crispiness.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: Bacon
- Method: Oven
