Ever avoided bacon because you hate dealing with the grease? Don’t miss these simple instructions for cooking perfect no-mess bacon every single time!
Mmmmm….bacon.
If you’ve ever avoided making bacon because you just didn’t feel like dealing with the greasy mess left behind, this post might just change your life. You see, my husband was the exact same way. He loved eating bacon, but didn’t love cooking it. It was just too much cleanup.
And then two years ago, on our big summer road trip, we stayed with some friends in Indiana. Fred, a fellow stay-at-home-dad, introduced my husband Chuck to the genius technique that we have used ever since–the technique I am sharing with you today.
Some of you may already make bacon this way–you are obviously much smarter than we are! But for those of you who are stuck using a griddle or frying pan the way we were–take note. This post is about to change everything.
Quick & Easy No-Mess Bacon
Here is what you need:
1 lb bacon large cookie sheet parchment paper
Step 1: Preheat oven to 415 degrees. Cut length of parchment paper longer and wider than cookie sheet.
Step 2: Fold up edges of parchment paper; trim excess so that each edge is approximately 1″ tall.
Step 3: Layout bacon on parchment paper.
Step 4: Bake 10 minutes; check and flip bacon and then cook 3-6 minutes longer. Cook longer for crispier bacon. Cooking time will differ depending on thickness of bacon.
Step 5: Toss parchment paper, blot grease with paper towel and serve. Could not be any easier!
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Quick & Easy No-Mess Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
- large cookie sheet
- parchment paper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 415 degrees. Cut length of parchment paper longer and wider than cookie sheet.
- Fold up edges of parchment paper; trim excess so that each edge is approximately 1" tall.
- Layout bacon on parchment paper.
- Bake 10 minutes; check and flip bacon and then cook 3-6 minutes longer. Cook longer for crispier bacon. cooking time will differ depending on thickness of bacon.
- Toss parchment paper, blot grease with paper towel and serve.
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Hi Ruth,
I tried this with aluminum foil and it took forever so when my husband saw me trying it again he told me that is going to take a long time. I told him no I’m using parchment paper. When it was done less than ten minutes my husband was so surprised. Thank you so much I can use the time for other important things…
Sarai
I have been doing bacon in the oven on a large sheet pan for years. I After removing the cooked bacon I just put some hot water in the pan and a squirt of dish soap . by the time we are done w/ breakfast the pan is ready to be wiped out with a couple of swishes. No bid effort needed. And if you’re into BLT’s try bacon weaves. And no the bacon does little to no spattering.
Doesn’t the grease splatter in the oven? I saw where someone used two baking sheets with bacon in between. I think that would keep grease splatters down.
So I make mine the same way but a tad differently … my prep is the same but I always put the bacon into a COLD oven, then turn it on to 400, I put the rack in my oven to the middle, I think those are the tricks to avoiding the most splattering! The cook time will always vary so you just need to watch it. I NEVER flip it, I think that’s kind of dangerous actually because if the grease spills in your oven you are in BIG trouble! I also always turn my oven OFF for a minute before I pull the pan out so that if it does spill it won’t cause a fire! bacon grease + gas oven = FIRE DEPT
Yup, just do what Jenn and Tom suggested from the facebook comments above. Line your pan with foil, place a wire cooling rack in the foil lined pan, lay your bacon on the rack and cook. The grease drips into the foil pan and when it is done, you let the grease cool and either scrape it off and save it, or you roll it up and throw it out. I save the drippings to make dog biscuits. And this is how I cook sausage patties, meatballs, steak, breaded chicken, any meat really that you don’t want soaked in grease/drippings. If you get grease spatter on the sides of your oven, I just do a self clean once or twice a year on a nice day when I can open the windows and turn on the fans. Works great for us. Would rather do it this way than deal with the mess on the stove top. Plus, when you do it on cookie sheets, you end up with more bacon in less time.