Oven-Roasted Bacon
Roasting bacon in the oven cuts down on the splattered grease mess, makes more room available on the stovetop, and is a fast way to prepare big batches. It keeps both the cook and the bacon lovers in your life happy!
Ingredients
- desired quantity of the side or streaky bacon of your choice
How To Make This Recipe
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Pre-heat the oven to 400 ℉ and line as many baking trays as you need with parchment paper or foil.
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Place the bacon strips on the prepared tray. If you're making a lot they can be very close together or even touching since the bacon shrinks as it cooks. Place in the pre-heated oven and roast for 15 minutes for well-done but still pliable bacon. My family likes their bacon super -rispy so I leave it in a few minutes longer for them. Since ovens and tastes vary, use trial and error to achieve just the texture you prefer.
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Once cooked, remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate or tray, and top with more paper towel to absorb excess fat before serving.
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Set the baking tray aside to cool until the bacon fat has solidified. Then you can fold up and discard the parchment paper. If you want to save the bacon fat, scrape it off and store.
Recipe Notes
If you're cooking the bacon at the same time as another dish that requires a slightly lower temperature, just leave it in longer. I've made it at 375 ℉ before and it turned out fine; I haven't made it at a lower temperature.