Baking bacon on a foil-lined sheet pan at 400°F for about 22 minutes yields evenly crisp, flat strips and lets you cook up to 10 slices at once — the test kitchen’s clear winner. For smaller batches, ...

Cooking bacon in the oven is easier, quicker, and cleaner than frying it on the stovetop. Lay your bacon out on a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet, and start it in a cold oven. The result is a ...

Oven baking my bacon means I don't have to endure splattering oil and I can use the stovetop for other important work, like pancakes and scrambled eggs. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since ...