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How to Make Bacon in the Oven

Name: How to Make Bacon in the Oven
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 strips bacon; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)

Want to know the secret to perfectly crispy bacon every time? Use your oven! It's easy to make and easy to clean up, so say goodbye to bacon grease splatters on the stove, and start making our crispy bacon in the oven.

25 min total 5 min prep 20 min cook 6 108 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

12 strips bacon
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (optional)

Instructions

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1 If you have an oven-safe baking rack, place it inside a sheet pan. (For even easier clean-up, you can also line the sheet pan with foil.) Lay out the bacon strips on the wire rack. Make sure they don’t overlap. Sprinkle bacon strips with black pepper, if you want.
2 Place the bacon in a cold oven, and set the oven temperature to 375°F. Bake the bacon in the oven for 15-20 minutes total. If you are doing more than one pan of bacon, rotate sheet pans from top to bottom halfway through. If you are not using a baking rack, flip the bacon strips halfway through cooking. Start checking the bacon around 18 minutes, as some bacon cooks faster depending on the fat content. The bacon is done when it turns a dark tan color. Remember that the bacon crisps up as it cools, so don't worry if it's not completely crispy when you take it out of the oven.
3 When the bacon comes out of the oven, place it on a few paper towels to drain and cool. If you like, pour off the bacon grease from the pan and save it for cooking. (I love to cook eggs in my bacon grease!)
4 Bacon can be kept in the fridge for a few days and reheats well in a skillet over low heat. You can also freeze the bacon if you made a big batch. Just make sure to freeze the strips individually, or in between pieces of parchment paper, so they don't stick together. Did you love the recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!