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· 19 Nov 2021

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How To Bake Bacon In An Oven

You can't compare cooking bacon in the oven to the most perfectly crispy, uniformly cooked bacon. However, it's incredible how few people have ever tried it. The cooktop, it appears, is in charge.

Today, I'll explain why you should switch to how to bake bacon in an oven, and believe me when I say that after you've cooked bacon in the oven, you'll never go back to cooking it on the stovetop!

When you cook the bacon in an oven, the heat evenly distributes across the bacon slices. They cook because they sizzle gently and don't spatter. It's pretty lovely.

Cooking Bacon In The Oven Has A Lot Of Benefits:

•    First and foremost, you can prepare food for a large group (and sometimes that crowd is just your immediate family). It is imperative during the holidays or when you have a large gathering. It's also essential for maintaining your sanity in a crowded kitchen.

•    Second, how to bake bacon in an oven rather than frying it on the stove is much cleaner. Because I probably cook my bacon too hot, I'm notorious for getting splatters all over the burner. However, there are no splatters when bacon is in the oven since the bacon sizzles until it is perfectly crispy (or done to your liking).

•    Finally, you can multitask in the kitchen while cooking bacon in the oven. Because once you've tossed that lovely bacon sheet pan into the oven, you'll have about 15 minutes to make some eggs or pancakes or waffles.


Instructions:

•    Preheat oven to 400°F. Place the bacon side-by-side on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

•    Cook bacon for 18-20 minutes, or until desired crispiness. With tongs, remove the bacon from the oven and place it on a paper towel-lined dish.

•    Line a fine-mesh strainer with the paper towel if you're rendering bacon fat. After that, set the strainer over a glass storage container and drain the bacon fat from the sheet tray into it. Refrigerate the glass storage jar for future cooking requirements.


Additional Advice:

Is it necessary to cook the bacon on a rack? No, I do not believe that is true. I put it to the test, and the difference is insignificant. However, I needed to clean a cooling rack afterward (and those buggers are hard to clean).

It can be regular bacon at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Preheat the oven to 350°F and cook the bacon for 18-20 minutes, or until crisp. I rotate the pan midway through to ensure even cooking, but that's all there is to it. Also, keep in mind that once your bacon has dried, it will crisp up even more.

Conclusion:

Bacon cooked in the oven is crispy and tasty. It's also quick, easy, and allows you to multitask in the kitchen. So now you don't have to worry about how to bake bacon in an oven.