Bakin' Bacon
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Serves: 1 pound
 
Cook up some bacon with no fuss and little mess!
Ingredients
  • sliced bacon (about 1 pound)
To Make
  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (aluminum foil will also work).
  2. Separate the slices of bacon and arrange them in a single layer on the parchment paper-lined pan. It's okay if they overlap a bit since the bacon will shrink as it cooks.
  3. Put the baking sheet on the middle rack of a cold oven and turn the oven on to 400F. Putting the tray in a cold oven and heating slowly helps the fat to render out of the bacon.
  4. Once the oven comes to temperature (about 30 minutes), check to see how well the bacon is cooked. Rotate pans at this point if you are cooking multiple sheets full of bacon.
  5. When the bacon is as done as you like it, use oven mitts to remove the pan from the oven and then use tongs to transfer the hot bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to cool.
  6. For thicker sliced bacon, you will need an additional 5-15 minutes for the bacon to achieve your desired doneness. I typically remove some of the bacon about 5 minutes after it gets to 400F, then put the pan back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes (some like it crispy...some don't).
  7. When the pan has cooled enough to handle, but the bacon fat is still liquid, pour the fat through a fine mesh strainer or coffee filter into a glass bowl or mason jar for future use. If you plan to use it within a few days, it will be fine on the counter top. Refrigerate to extend its shelf life.
Notes
If you are cooking multiple pans of bacon, it will take longer for the oven to come to temperature, and longer for the bacon to cook to your desired doneness. Rotate the pans once the oven reaches 400F and cook for at least 5 minutes more, then check every few minutes to see if it is as done as you like it.

Thin-sliced bacon will cook much faster, so keep an eye on it!
Recipe by Half Indian Cook at http://halfindiancook.com/bakin-bacon/