Do You Need to Preheat the Oven to Cook Bacon?

Preheating the oven is not necessary to make your bacon come out well. I personally don’t preheat the oven because I just want to get it in the oven to start the cooking process. By not preheating the oven, the bacon fat renders slowly and can result in evenly cooked bacon. But without preheating your oven you may have to adjust your cooking time a little so keep an eye on your bacon so that it doesn’t burn.

Does Cooking Bacon in the Oven Still Make Your Kitchen Smell?

You will always know that bacon was cooked in your kitchen, even when you bake it in the oven. However, it does not smell as much as it does if you cook it on the stovetop. Most of the smell is self-contained in the walls of the oven and just a little bit escapes, making this one of the big benefits of doing it this way.

Does Bacon Splatter in the Oven?

Cooking your bacon in the oven instead of on top of the stove saves you a lot of splattering mess. I love bacon so I made the sacrifice and cooked it on the stove for years in spite of the greasy mess. The stove was a big greasy mess, I was a greasy mess, and always had to use an old shirt to fry it because it was inevitable it would be splattered on, and my hair would smell like bacon so a shower was the next step after cooking our beloved bacon. I’m so happy to tell you that you will not get the splatter mess in the oven because the grease stays put in the baking tray. Now I can cook bacon anytime I want to without all the mess and just the good taste of bacon!!

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Bacon is one of my favorite things to write about….after all, who doesn’t love bacon! Here is our Complete Guide to How to Cook Bacon in the Oven.

Whether you like it crispy or tender, oven-baked bacon comes out amazing every time!

Ingredients

1 pound of Bacon

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Instructions

In this section, we are going to explain to you how to make both tender bacon and crispy bacon in your oven.

Tender Bacon

Name: How to Cook Bacon in the Oven - Best & Easiest Way
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound of Bacon

Line your baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
Place your bacon on the sheet, trying not to overlap if possible.
Cook your bacon at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, without flipping over.
Once your bacon is done cooking take it off the tray and place it on a dish covered with paper towels to drain any excess grease.

Crispy Bacon

Line your baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
Next thing, put a baking rack on top of your baking sheet.
Place your bacon on the rack, trying not to overlap if possible.
Bake your bacon at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes.
Once your bacon is completed cooking then place it on a dish covered with paper towels to absorb any excess grease.

Notes

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Make extra bacon ahead of time and wrap it properly and store it in the refrigerator for a week. Use if for breakfast or for a salad topping…etc.

If you are looking for less clean up then skip the rack step. You will get good results without it.

For less clean up make sure to line the baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. When the bacon is cooked just throw the liner out. You barely have to wash the sheet. If you don’t line the sheet it will need some scrubbing.

If you like your bacon crispy then cook it on a rack over a baking sheet because by elevating it off the tray it will be crispier because its not sitting in the grease.

If you like your bacon tender then cook it directly on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil and it will come out more tender.

Once you get closer to the timer going off begin to check it so that it doesn’t burn.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American