Perfectly Baked Bacon For One

I have to admit…since I started eating meat again, one of my favorites is bacon. There’s something about it’s crispy goodness that just makes my tummy happy. But I hate, and I do mean HATE, the mess that it makes. Even with a splatter guard, grease seems to get absolutely everywhere. Maybe I’m just unlucky. But I think it’s the bacon. Click here for the perfectly baked bacon for one recipe.

Perfectly Baked Bacon For One

So when I heard that you could BAKE bacon, I was intrigued. Yes, I know that this may not be news to you, but this is HUGE news to me!! The idea is that you can drain some of the fat, get crispy, but not hard deliciousness told me that I HAD to try it. But every single person that I talked to baked the ENTIRE pack of bacon.

I love me some bacon, but if I did that, I’d be the size of a house. I like 2-3 strips with my eggs in the morning, and that’s it. Baking the entire package just seemed wasteful.

Besides, I’m usually eating by myself (unless it’s the weekend!), and all that extra bacon is just a bit much. So I decided to experiment. What if I used a small toaster oven pan? Or even used my toaster oven? It took some experimentation, but I think that I’ve got it nailed. Add a nice runny egg and I’m in heaven.

The first thing that you need to realize is that this method does TOTALLY work with the entire package and a larger pan, if you have more people than just yourself to feed, but it makes me a little bit sad to not have bacon because there’s no one else to share with. I digress….

Tired of getting bacon grease all over you kitchen in the morning? Try using your oven to make Perfectly Baked Bacon For One!

Perfectly Baked Bacon For One

  • 2-4 slices of thick-cut bacon

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

Grab a small baking pan and rack. Line your pan with tin foil. Make sure that you cover it well (this will ensure easy clean up later).

If you don’t have a rack that fits your pan, you can lay your bacon directly on the tin foil (I misplaced my baking rack when I moved. Oops!). Just know that you’ll have to blot it before you consume, since it will be greasy coming out of the oven. 

Once you’ve foiled your pan (HA!), lay your bacon (I can usually fit 4 slices) on the rack, then put it into your oven.

You want to start your bacon cooking slowly to get it crispy but not burnt, so it’s okay to put the bacon in BEFORE the oven has finished preheating.

I hate burnt bacon (in case you were wondering). Set your timer for 20 minutes.

While you’re waiting, prepare your eggs.

Notice how you aren’t getting tiny little grease burns and stains all over yourself and you kitchen. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back. You deserve it (seriously. I can’t be the only one…right?!). When the timer goes off, pull your bacon out of the oven, plate next to your delicious one-minute scrambled eggs, and enjoy!

Have you tried baking bacon in the oven?

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6 Comments

  1. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations on July 4, 2015 at 2:40 am

    Thanks for this Brea because I have heard of it, but wasn’t really sure how to do it. And I agree, although bacon is delicious, I hate the mess and cleanup afterwards! Ugh!

    • Brea on July 4, 2015 at 7:15 am

      I’m glad I could help!!



  2. Sandy on July 4, 2015 at 7:22 am

    What a great idea! When I do a few pieces of bacon, I usually do it in the microwave. With turkey bacon it is totally fine, but if you put real bacon in the microwave the grease goes everywhere…I found out the hard way! This is what I will be doing from now on! Thanks!

    • Brea on July 4, 2015 at 7:52 am

      Glad I could help!!



  3. Ashleigh on July 4, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    Amazing recipe!! I eat turkey bacon at least 3x a week! Thank you for sharing and happy 4th!

    • Brea on July 4, 2015 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you! Happy 4th!



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