I always cook bacon in the oven! You just need to plan a bit ahead as the bacon takes longer. With baking, the bacon grease stays nice and clean and you can reuse it to sauté vegetables or eggs for extra flavor.
Ingredients
- bacon: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place bacon slices, one next to the other, on the prepared baking sheet. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Remove from the oven to flip bacon slices with kitchen tongs and then return to the oven. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake until crispy, 15 to 20 minutes more. Thinner slices will need less time, about 20 minutes total. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS