Quit standing by the stove getting splattered by bacon grease. Learn to bake bacon in the oven to make it easier -- so you can eat more bacon, more often!
Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil.
Separate the slices of bacon and lay them on the sheet. Try to avoid overlapping if you can.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, turning the slices over about midway through cooking time. Use cooking tongs so you don't burn yourself.
As oven temperatures and thickness of bacon can fluctuate, check often to prevent burning. Don't burn the bacon!
Drain on paper toweling and serve.
How to Freeze Cooked Bacon
Place the bacon strips on a cooling rack until cool, then chill it in the fridge.
Lay the cooked and cooled slices out on a sheet of parchment, plastic wrap, or wax paper and roll it up.
Place the roll in a ziptop freezer bag. Freeze until ready to use.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate and based on 1 ounce of bacon. Promptly store baked bacon in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 4 days.Frozen baked bacon should be good for up to a month.For homemade bacon bits, chop the bacon finely and open freeze it on a tray before bagging it up and storing in the freezer.Recipe cost: $0.50 to $0.66 per serving, based on purchase price of $3 to $4/pound