Oven Baked Bacon
Why not make bacon in the oven?! Oven Bake Bacon is much less of a mess and here are two methods of oven baking bacon that result in a piece of crispy or chewy bacon. Try them both and decide which you like better.
Servings: 6 Serving
Ingredients
- 16 ounces 12-14 slices raw bacon
Instructions
Chewy Bacon
- Line a baking sheet with 3 sheets of foil, two to cover the sides and one down the middle. (This prevents the grease from leaking onto the baking sheet). Or 1 sheet of foil down the middle, folding the sides up.
- Lay bacon strips crosswise on baking sheet, being careful not to overlap.
- Bake 400°F for 15-20 minutes, until golden and crisp depending on the thickness of the bacon
- Transfer to a paper towel lined baking sheet to absorb the grease.
Crispy Outside Edges & Chewy Inside Bacon
- Line a baking sheet with 1-3 sheets of foil down the middle. (This prevents the grease from leaking onto the baking sheet).
- Place an oven-safe wire rack inside the foil-lined baking sheet.
- Lay bacon strips crosswise on wire rack, being careful not to overlap.
- Bake 400°F for 15-20 minutes or a few minutes longer, until golden and crisp depending on the thickness of the bacon.
- Transfer to a paper towel lined baking sheet to absorb the grease.
Notes
- Baking time will depend on the thickness of the bacon. Thicker bacon will take longer to bake.
- About 8-9 slices fit per pan, so you might need to bake two pans at once or one after the other.
- For thick cuts of bacon the baking sheet and wire rack method is always better because it lifts it out of it’s fat and becomes more crisp.
- To Refrigerator: for up to 4-5 days. Store in a shallow airtight container, a Ziploc bag layered on parchment paper, or wrap tightly in foil.
- To Freeze: for up to 3 months. Wrap bacon slices individually in cut parchment or foil heavy-duty freezer bag or airtight container. Take out of freezer as needed.
- To thaw frozen bacon in the refrigerator and it will last about 3-4 days.
- It can be reheated in a skillet for a minute or two. Or wrapped in a paper towel and microwaved for a few seconds.
- Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon- For about 1 pound of bacon, sprinkle ⅓ cup light brown sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until desired crisp and caramelized.
- Maple Bacon - Bake for 12-15 minutes; remove from oven. Brush maple syrup on the bacon slices and bake for 3-5 minutes until golden and crispy. Do not overbrown the maple syrup.
- Maple Dijon Black Pepper- For 1 pound of bacon, whisk together ¼ cup pure maple syrup, 1 Tablespoon Dijon, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Bake for 12-15 minutes; remove from oven. Brush generously with maple glaze and bake for another 3-5 minutes until golden and crispy. Do not overbrown.
- Honey-Sriracha Bacon - Mix together 2 Tablespoons honey and 1 teaspoon Sriracha or more. Bake for 12-15 minutes; remove from oven. Brush with honey-sriracha and bake for 3-5 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Be careful not to overbrown the honey.