By Ali Slagle

Time: 20 minutes

I tried this recipe and was happy with the results.(Used aluminum foil – lined baking sheets!)

“Cooking bacon in the oven gives you perfectly crispy slices without any flipping or fussing, and the cleanup is super speedy. It’s also the best way to make bacon for a crowd. You can cook the bacon directly on aluminum foil-lined baking sheets or on a wire rack set on top of the baking sheets. The latter method will give you extra crispy bacon, but you’ll have to wash that greasy rack. Your choice!”

INGREDIENTS

Yield: 4 to 8 servings

  • 1 pound bacon

PREPARATION

  1. Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Arrange the bacon in a single layer on 2 aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheets, or, for extra crispy bacon, arrange on 2 wire racks set over 2 foil-lined rimmed baking sheets.
  2. Bake until the bacon is browned and starts to ripple, or to desired doneness, 10 to 20 minutes. (Because the cook time depends on the thickness of the bacon and how you like it cooked, start checking doneness at the 10-minute mark.)
  3. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

If You’re Cooking Bacon, a Few Chef-Approved Tips

So you’ve brought home the bacon — what now? You’ve got two main choices: Opt for pan-frying or cook in the oven. As for the chefs, the oven is, overwhelmingly, the way to go. “Stop cooking your bacon in a frying pan — this is Sisyphus’s work!” pleads Chef Morgan Jarrett of STATE Grill and Bar, the flagship restaurant of the Empire State Building. “Instead, take a small sheet tray and line it with parchment paper. Lay the bacon in a single layer, and cook it at 350ºF.” After about six to eight minutes, much like you’d do while tanning on a hot beach, give that bacon a flip.