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My review
Baking Perfect Bacon for a BLT
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Chef John
"By using heavy duty aluminum foil and creating some valleys for the bacon fat to flow results in perfectly flat, perfectly crisp, yet still succulent strips of bacon. Perfect for a BLT!"
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Ingredients
35 m servings 577Original recipe yields 2 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Cut a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil about twice as long as a rimmed baking sheet. Pinch and fold every inch or so of the foil to create ridges for the bacon to drain into while cooking.
- Place bacon side by side on the ridged foil.
- Bake in preheat oven to your desired level of doneness and a bit of foam forms on the surface, 25 to 30 minutes.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Your cooking time is going to vary depending on how thick the bacon is, so I'd start peeking at about 15 to 20 minutes, and go from there. You can crowd the bacon a bit if you need more, and it's okay if it's very slightly overlapping, since it will shrink as it cooks. Just check after about 10-15 minutes, and re-space the pieces if needed.
- Partner Tip
- Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
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Most helpful positive review
9/2/2016
Having used the foil method for a while now, I can vouch this is a great way to cook bacon, relatively unattended. Chef John improves, of course, on the standard oven foil method by introducing...
Most helpful critical review
10/21/2018
I prefer to use a pan with a rack and just have the foil on the pan to catch the drippings while the bacon lays neatly on the rack above.
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9/2/2016
Having used the foil method for a while now, I can vouch this is a great way to cook bacon, relatively unattended. Chef John improves, of course, on the standard oven foil method by introducing...
2/21/2017
If I could give this a higher rating I definitely would!! I LOVED IT AND WILL USE IT ALWAYS!!! It worked like a charm, but my biggest problem was the pinch and fold for the foil. My fingers just...
9/13/2016
Cleanup is a breeze, and I don't get burned by splattering grease. Perfect bacon for a perfect BLT. Nice.
1/26/2018
I’ve been baking bacon for 10 years, no muss no fuss but most of all no popping grease on me . I bake mine at 350 , you’ll smell the bacon in about 20 min. Then you have to check for the chris...
12/21/2017
Bacon baked in the oven is the best. I line a 1/2 sheet pan with foil then place a baking rack on top of the foil spray the rack with non-stick cooking spray so the bacon will release from the r...
6/29/2017
I bought a cookie sheet pan with a rack from Bed, Bath, and Beyond to cook bacon. Definitely worth it. Keeps the bacon above the pan bottom and out of the grease , cooks both sides at once, and...
3/28/2018
This worked great! I always cook my bacon in the oven, but never thought about doing it like this. I used the bacon to make party-sized BLT sandwiches, which were a HUGE hit~YUM! Thanks for shar...
12/12/2017
Perfect bacon with no mess. Be sure to save your bacon fat! I pour it off into a small, wire closure, lidded butter/mustard/cheese crock. Let it cool to room temp then place in the fridge. A...
4/19/2017
Amazing!! Best method ever for making bacon and clean up could not get any easier! For some reason I cannot cook bacon to save my life, regardless of the method, cast iron, skillet, griddle. I o...