The way to Cook dinner Bacon: Oven, Air Fryer, Microwave

I cooked a variety of bacon over the vacations. Lol. So I believed I might share what I’ve discovered to be one of the best ways to prepare dinner bacon.

Effectively, really I’m going to share three strategies and what I like (and don’t like) about every. If you’re eager to make crispy bacon, that is all you could know!

I’m going to share how one can bake bacon within the oven, how one can air fry bacon, and one of the best ways to prepare dinner bacon within the microwave. It is a sequence I’ve been engaged on, and if you wish to learn others, right here they’re:

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Personally, my favourite technique for the feel and ease is cooking bacon within the air fryer. However, this technique is greatest in case you are making bacon for a small group (like 2-3 folks).

So, if I’m eager to make bacon for a bigger gathering, like a vacation brunch (which I simply hosted), then baking bacon within the oven is the way in which to go.

The way to bake crispy bacon within the oven:

One choice is to put bacon strips out on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Should you do that, then bake at 400°F for 15-16 minutes.

The opposite choice is to cowl the baking sheet with aluminum foil and add a metal cooling rack. Then, lay the bacon strips on prime of this. Should you do that, then bake at 400°F for 17-18 minutes.

Each strategies will produce crispy bacon, however the cooling rack technique permits extra of the bacon fats to drip off whereas baking. Each strategies are fairly straightforward to scrub up, too—both approach, you will have parchment paper or aluminum foil catching many of the drippings.

The way to air fry bacon:

Lay the bacon strips within the air fryer basket(s) in a single layer. You don’t need to the bacon to overlap, however it may well contact a little bit, as it is going to get a bit smaller because it cooks. Air fry at 400°F for 7 minutes.

Air fryer bacon is so crispy, and the grate within the air fryer permits a number of the bacon fats to drip off because it cooks. This technique can also be a littler quicker than baking bacon within the oven.

The one draw back to this technique is except you will have an enormous air fryer, you’ll be able to’t prepare dinner quite a lot of servings directly. I’ve the Ninja two basket air fryer and I can solely make 6-7 strips of bacon at a time.

The way to microwave bacon:

One of the simplest ways to microwave bacon is to make use of a silicone bacon maker. You merely fill every cavity with a strip of bacon and shut it up. Place it on a plate with a paper towel and microwave on excessive for 4-5 minutes. Permit the bacon to chill within the microwave for 1 minute after.

This technique is the quickest and likewise the best to scrub up after (the silicone bacon maker can go within the dishwasher).

Whereas the bacon can be crispy, it is going to even be extra dry than the opposite strategies. It’s nonetheless tremendous tasty, nevertheless it jogs my memory extra of bacon bits.

Should you strive any of those cooking strategies for making crispy bacon, tell us within the feedback the way it went!