How to Bake Bacon

A few years ago, the only way you cooked bacon was on top of the stove in a frying pan. Next came the microwave method and now baking or oven fried bacon is becoming a more common way to cook that delightful smoked meat that smells as good as it tastes. Follow the steps below to bake bacon.

Things You'll Need

• Thick sliced bacon
• Baking rack
• 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan
• Oven
• Tongs
• Paper towels
• Orange juice
• Brown sugar
• Dijon mustard

Instructions

1. Shop for the best bacon you can find. Applewood smoked bacon is very popular and it does have a different taste reminiscent of apples. You will want to have a fairly thick sliced bacon for baking.

2. Place a baking rack in a 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan. There is no need to grease the pan.

3. Lay thick sliced bacon in a single layer on the baking rack that is in the jelly roll pan.

4. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes, turning bacon after 10 minutes. Remove from the baking rack and drain on several layers of paper towels. Serve warm.

Tips & Warnings

• Have a fire extinguisher close by when baking bacon to use in case a fire breaks out from spitting grease.

• Kick up your baked bacon by glazing it with a mixture of 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice and 2 tsps. dijon mustard. After the first 10 minutes, brush the glaze on the bacon slices and continue cooking for the last 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve warm.

• Watch bacon that is baking in the oven very carefully to make sure none of the splattering grease causes a fire.

Resources

• Website will direct you to information on baking bacon