Cooking bacon in the oven creates perfectly crispy, delicious bacon. It's also super easy, creates less mess, and allows you to multitask in the kitchen. Watch the video below to see how easy it is!
Recipe by Lisa Bryan on January 15, 2020
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT20M
Rating
4.94 stars (365 reviews)
Keywords
cooking bacon in the oven, how to cook bacon in the oven, oven baked bacon
Ingredients
8 bacon slices
Categories
Snack
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper, then place the bacon side-by-side on the tray.
Cook the bacon for 10 to 20 minutes or until it's reached your desired level of crispiness. Make sure to check on it after about 10 minutes, as some ovens cook faster. Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the bacon with tongs to a paper towel-lined plate.
If you're rendering the bacon fat, line a fine mesh sieve with a paper towel. Then place the sieve over a glass storage container and pour the bacon fat from the sheet tray into the sieve. Cover the glass storage container and place it in the refrigerator for future cooking needs.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 2 slices of bacon
Calories: 183 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 6 g
Fat: 17 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 29 mg
Sodium: 291 mg
Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
Reviews
Angel on 2025-11-27 (5 stars): You can place another sheet of parchment paper over the top of the bacon. Press down just a bit so it adheres to the bacon underneath it. This will prevent splatter - and don't worry... it won't prevent the bacon from getting crispy.
Kimberly on 2025-11-07 (5 stars): Hi, I am constantly searching for ways to keep the grease splatter from cooking bacon un my oven, down to a minimum. Do you have any suggestions of what I might put over the top of the bacon to contain splatter better? Thanks.
Keith on 2025-11-06 (5 stars): What can I say, it turned out great and this is the way I’m going to cook bacon from now on!
susan ferguson on 2025-10-26 (5 stars): Did exactly what you wrote.. it was awesome and so easy... it took me 20 min to get it crisp. Thank you.... no more stove top mess.....
Bobbye Adams on 2025-10-17 (5 stars): Perfect solution for what we call, “Nana Breakfast “, when alllllll the kids and grands come for breakfast feast! Five pounds of bacon perfection without fretting!
Penny on 2025-10-11 (5 stars): 10/10. Love my bacon. ,!,,,!
Keith on 2025-10-11 (5 stars): Works great, I had to leave the bacon in for 25 minutes to get the crisp that I wanted.
Which is hard bacon that doesn’t bend. I’m going to make my bacon like this for now on!
Donnyk915 on 2025-10-06 (5 stars): Easy peasy. I will never make bacon on the stovetop again. Bacon turned out perfectly.
Thanks!
