This is what I've found to be the optimal way for cooking perfectly crispy bacon in the air fryer.
This has potential but as written you will end up with very burnt bacon. I went ahead and experimented with the entire pound package. The basket only holds a few pieces at a time so this was quite a lengthy test. On the very last batch I got it right. I ended up reducing the temp to 350, cooking it for 5 minutes, flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Another helpful hint is to cut your bacon pieces in half prior to putting them in the basket. If you do not, the pieces that overlap never get as done as crisp as the parts that are not overlapping.
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this recipe makes Almost Burnt Bacon. some people like that. I don't at all. I want melt in my mouth Bacon. 350 cook 6 flip then 4 more I feel is perfect. not gummy at all crispy without the meat overcooking and becoming tough. add water to the bottom to prevent the smoke detector from telling your neighbors it's bacon time.
Read More This has potential but as written you will end up with very burnt bacon. I went ahead and experimented with the entire pound package. The basket only holds a few pieces at a time so this was quite a lengthy test. On the very last batch I got it right. I ended up reducing the temp to 350, cooking it for 5 minutes, flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Another helpful hint is to cut your bacon pieces in half prior to putting them in the basket. If you do not, the pieces that overlap never get as done as crisp as the parts that are not overlapping.
this recipe makes Almost Burnt Bacon. some people like that. I don't at all. I want melt in my mouth Bacon. 350 cook 6 flip then 4 more I feel is perfect. not gummy at all crispy without the meat overcooking and becoming tough. add water to the bottom to prevent the smoke detector from telling your neighbors it's bacon time.
We like our bacon crispy but not burnt. After several tests, I settled on 3 minutes on each side at 390 degrees. That is cooking 5 half strips at a time. Very tasty and quick. Tradeoff is the multiple batches required if you're cooking a whole pound of bacon.
made half a package. cooked for about 7-8 minutes and it was done perfectly. I'm sure time cooked varies based on different air frying ovens. Still quicker, easier, and less mess than conventional pan frying.
Burnt! So much so I threw it away. And if I won’t eat a piece of bacon, it’s really really bad
needed to take out earlier on 2nd batch....this is a great air fryer bacon recipe tho
OMG! I don't think I will make bacon any other way now! I have a 3.6qt air fryer. I cooked 1lb of bacon in 3 batches. I did overlap them a bit but it's great if you like cooked med well to well done, especially if you are using it for bacon bits. The other big PLUS is that my kitchen (which I usually close off from the rest of the house) doesn't hardly smell like bacon and there was hardly any grease on the bacon!!! Of course the clean up was great too! I used a baster to get the grease out of the fryer and the rest was easy!
If you cook bacon this long you will set your air fryer on fire! 9 minutes, 5 then flip, at 390 degrees makes perfectly crisp, delicious bacon. You go any longer than that you'll have black strips of nothingness.
This was deeeelish and the perfect method for the air fryer! The only thing I switched up was that I sprinkled some brown sugar on top of the bacon about halfway through. So good!
I cook bacon for 15 minutes at 320 degrees in my Cosori air fryer. It is so delicious and crispy. Will never fry on range again.
My air fryer makes fantastic bacon in 7-8 minutes if preheated to 390°. This method would burn my bacon to a blackened mess! I also recommend cutting package in half and placing the 1/2 strips around the basket with minimal overlap. Check with 2-3 min remaining and turn, toss, or shake up as needed for most even cooking.
