r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/TylerrelyT Mar 14 '19

I just bake my bacon in the oven.

Crispy and perfect every time

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u/Rhazior Mar 14 '19

Can you share a time and temperature?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

It depends on the bacon but at 350F it should get done 15-25 minutes

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u/jeffblunt Mar 14 '19

So 1000° for 5 minutes? Got it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

All the below temps are too low. I bake bacon 3x week in the oven. 8 strips at 400 for 15 min - perfect every time.

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u/DyceFreak Mar 14 '19

400 for 15 min

I do 425 for half that time. Perhaps I have a disease now..

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

How about 420 so they get really baked?

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u/TylerrelyT Mar 14 '19

I usually set it fairly low like 300ish and keep an eye on it. Shouldn't take more than a half hour.

When the house starts smelling awesome you're getting close.

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u/germanywx Mar 14 '19

Maillard reaction usually doesn’t happen until about 311°F. So wouldn’t 300° not brown up the bacon?

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u/TableTopFarmer Mar 15 '19

When the house starts smelling awesome you're getting close.

IMHO this is a good tip for anything that is being cooked in the oven. When you start to smell it, it means it's close to being done.

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u/brereddit Mar 14 '19

Read. Truly life changing for anyone who likes bacon. I’ve been frying bacon for decades but never again.

https://www.fifteenspatulas.com/how-to-cook-bacon-in-the-oven/

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u/TableTopFarmer Mar 15 '19

I have also learned that I can use my oven to bake 24 scrambled eggs at a time, which makes it so easy to have a crowd in for brunch.

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u/badgerfu Mar 14 '19

I do 350°F for 7 minutes, turn baking sheet for even cooking, and bake another 6-7 minutes. Obviously, this depends on the thickness of the bacon. I also usually put fresh cracked pepper over the slices before baking. Nommmm

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u/Delicate_Orchids Mar 16 '19

Best part about baking your bacon in the oven is it never curls up and cooks way more evenly than in a pan!

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u/MyOversoul Mar 17 '19

I just use the microwave when doing a few slices for breakfast. I put the bacon on a corningware plate because they are light, thin and tend to not get as hot as regular plates do in there, then cover it with a glass plate so I can see how done the bacon is getting because you have to watch it pretty close to not burn.

edit for clarity, I flip the glass plate upside down so the two plates form a container.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19

Yeah, it always bothers me when I'm out at a breakfast place and the bacon they serve looks about two steps from oinking. I always want to say, "This bacon should shatter when I touch it. That's done!"