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Bacon from the Oven

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The best way to cook bacon is to make it in the oven! It keeps the strips flat and you can easily collect the bacon grease afterwards—win win!

Cooked bacon pieces on a wire rack.

What do you do if you’re making bacon for a crowd and you don’t want to spatter grease on your pretty frock?

You bake bacon in the oven!

I first learned of this technique from Cook’s Illustrated and the initial batch I baked was revelatory. Oven-baked bacon crisps up beautifully, stays flat, AND you can easily collect a nice container of bacon fat that you can keep in the fridge for cooking. I love twofers.

Time to make Bacon from the Oven!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound of bacon (U.S. Wellness Meats sells Whole30-approved bacon)

Equipment:

  • rimmed baking sheet
  • stainless steel wire rack
  • heavy duty foil (optional)

Method:

Preheat oven to 400ºF with the rack situated right smack in the middle of the oven.

Grab your bacon…

Someone holding Whole30-approved bacon packages.

…and line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil if using. Place a stainless steel cooling rack on the lined tray…

Lining a baking sheet with aluminum foil and putting a wire rack on top.

…and put the bacon in a single layer on the rack.

Raw bacon slices on a wire rack, ready to be cooked in the oven.

Pop the tray in the oven and cook for 10-20 minutes (thicker bacon requires longer cooking time).

Someone putting in a tray of bacon to be baked in the oven.

Rotate the tray halfway through the cooking process and keep a close eye on the bacon near the end of the cooking time to make sure it doesn’t burn. You can smell if your bacon is ready, so trust your schnauze.

Bacon from the oven on a wire rack.

Line a plate with a few sheets of paper towel. Place the crispy bacon on the paper towels to drain.

Crispy and cooked bacon drying on a paper towel.

Tilt the pan to carefully pour the bacon grease into a jar or glass container.

Bacon grease in a glass measuring cup.

You can keep bacon grease in a sealed container in the fridge for about a week. If you strain out the bacon bits, it will last longer in the fridge!


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Bacon from the Oven by Michelle Tam / Nom Nom Paleo
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Bacon From The Oven

The best way to cook bacon is to make it in the oven! It keeps the strips flat and you can easily collect the bacon grease afterwards—win win!
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten-free, keto, low carb, paleo, Whole30
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 473kcal
Author: Michelle Tam

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of bacon U.S. Wellness Meats sells Whole30-approved bacon
US Customary - Metric

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400ºF with the rack situated right smack in the middle of the oven.
  • Grab your bacon and line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil if using. Place a stainless steel cooling rack on the lined tray and put the bacon in a single layer on the rack.
  • Pop the tray in the oven and cook for 10-20 minutes (thicker bacon requires longer cooking time).
  • Rotate the tray halfway through the cooking process and keep a close eye on the bacon near the end of the cooking time to make sure it doesn’t burn. You can smell if your bacon is ready, so trust your schnauze.
  • Line a plate with a few sheets of paper towel. Place the crispy bacon on the paper towels to drain.
  • Tilt the pan to carefully pour the bacon grease into a jar or glass container. You can keep bacon grease in a sealed container in the fridge for about a week. If you strain out the bacon bits, it will last longer in the fridge!
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Nutrition

Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 45g
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Comments

  1. Carrie R says

    August 15, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect every time. Leftover bacon grease for cooking is collected neatly. Sometimes we add honey and red pepper flakes to make restaurant style Millionaire’s Bacon!

    Reply
  2. Jill says

    August 16, 2020 at 1:16 pm

    5 stars
    This is the only way I make bacon now. It’s perfect every time, completely hands off, comes out super crispy, and much less messy than pan frying!

    Reply
  3. Gail says

    January 19, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    My husband and I like to sprinkle our bacon with garlic powder.
    Try it, you’ll like it!

    Reply

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