A simple recipe for cooking bacon in the oven, ideal for feeding a crowd. Less fuss and more even crisping than stovetop or microwave methods.
That’s the beauty of cooking bacon in the oven. It solves all of these problems, and is ideal for:
- Large volume. You can fit a lot more bacon slices on a baking rack or sheet compared to a frying pan. You can even use multiple baking sheets.
- Even cooking and crispness. Bacon laid out on a baking rack or sheet is more evenly heated than bacon crowded on a round frying pan.
- No supervision needed. The stovetop method usually requires turning the bacon for even cooking, but the oven method doesn’t need any intervention.
- No greasy splatters. Never again will you need to dodge bacon grease splatters. There’s much less splattery oil when you cook bacon in the oven, and since it’s a closed space, it also contains the mess.
- Less oily. In the oven, bacon slices are usually cooked on a rack, which means the grease drips down such that the bacon isn’t cooking in its own grease. This produces a less oily but equally crispy slice compared to the stovetop.
For Bacon “chips” cut bacon into 1 – 2 inch pieces with kitchen sheers. This makes the perfect size for guacamole or other cheesy keto friendly dips.
Cook bacon in an oven heated to 400 F. Once bacon reaches your desired crispiness, remove it promptly and transfer it to a paper towel to drain. I like my bacon extra crispy, as you can see in these photos.
Find this recipe and more on my Keto Menus Week 2. Check out all of my menus to get an idea of what I eat each week. You can also find out how I lost 60 pounds in my post about My Keto Journey.
