NOTE: I've always used an electric oven or an electric toaster oven to broil this bacon recipe. I hope you find it helpful and easier to prepare perfect, crispy bacon every time – in no time – with no clean-up afterward. I’d like to share with those who may not know how much more quickly you can prepare your bacon in the oven by broiling, than frying on the stovetop. So nothing new I discovered with the idea of broiling but preparing it that way was a good experience. According to some posts, and as I experimented myself it takes longer to bake than to broil bacon. Remove from the grill and allow to drain on kitchen paper. Turn the oven to 400 degrees F and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes, depending on how crisp you like the bacon.
I was surprised that there are many posts about oven-broiled and baked bacon. Place the bacon strips on a griddle and place in the cold oven. Please note, each brand will be different and cooking time will vary depending on the cut. Our oven is very basic with many hot spots, so I do start checking on it at 15 minutes and rotate the pan. I actually searched social media before making this post if anyone cooks bacon in the oven. I prefer to cook ours at 400 degrees F, and it takes about 20-30(ish) minutes. A huge time saver! You can get more done at once, like frying the eggs or flipping the pancakes at breakfast, while the bacon is broiling in the oven.īroiling bacon is much quicker than the popular way of frying it, so you should stand close by to pull it out in time. No mess, easy cleanup, and more exciting. So I thought, why not try to broil it in the oven? Good idea! I was very pleased with the result. Also, the organic kind of bacon I like is sliced much thicker and it seems to take twice longer to cook. Depending on the cut of bacon and the desired crispness, bake time will vary, so keep an eye on the oven beginning around the 12-minute mark to ensure the bacon doesn’t burn. The stove gets pretty splattered and greasy afterward. Place the pan in the oven and bake until bacon is crispy, about 15-20 minutes. Sounds fine enough, but cooking for a large family isn’t always that easy and can get downright messy when you must fry multiple panfuls before having enough to go around. I used to fry bacon on the stove, in a pan.