Last Updated on November 16, 2025 by Michelle Mundy
Skip the splashes and splatters – this Easy Oven Bacon recipe cooks a whole pound of bacon to perfection in the oven!
Cooking bacon seems easy, but there are little things that can make it harder than it needs to be. Bacon can burn, get overcooked and can be really messy!
This oven method has consistent results every time, perfect for when you need precooked bacon that is ready to go and cooked just the way it should be.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cooking bacon in the oven is easy and convenient, and the results are consistent without bacon grease splatters. Many recipes utilize cooked bacon and making it this way is much more economical than buying precooked bacon, and better tasting than bacon bits!
Yes! We have never been successful at cooking the whole pound on one baking sheet though. It is better to use two. If you overlap the bacon, it takes longer to cook and sticks together. By spreading the bacon across two baking sheets, it cooks evenly and the pieces stay individual!
No, but when we have a pound of bacon divided between two baking sheets, we do like to rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through the cooking time for best results. The bacon slices themselves, do not to be flipped on the baking sheets.
How to Make Easy Oven Bacon
East, convenient and recipe ready, oven bacon is a simple household hack that results in perfect bacon every time with very little effort!
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and set the oven racks in the middle.
Place a cooling rack onto each baking sheet and divide the bacon between the two, laying the bacon slices out evenly in a single layer, not overlapping if possible.
Once preheated, place the baking sheets into the oven.
If you aren’t going to save the bacon grease for another use, you can line the baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil. It makes for an easier clean up.
Bake for ten minutes then rotate the trays and bake for another ten minutes.
Check the bacon for done-ness. If you want it a little crispier, rotate the trays again and cook for up to an additional 4 minutes.
Remove from the oven and pat with paper towels to remove any excess grease.
Use immediately or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Enjoy!
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Easy Oven Bacon
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and set the oven racks in the middle.
- Place a cooling rack onto each baking sheet and divide the bacon between the two, laying the bacon slices out evenly in a single layer, not overlapping if possible.
- Once preheated, place the baking sheets into the oven.
- Bake for ten minutes then rotate the trays and bake for another ten minutes.
- Check the bacon for done-ness. If you want it a little crispier, rotate the trays again and cook for up to an additional 4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and pat with paper towels to remove any excess grease.
- Use immediately or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Enjoy!
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