Video: How to Cook Bacon

See three easy ways to sizzle your bacon: stovetop, oven, and microwave.

99,756 Plays

Everything tastes better with bacon. In this video, you’ll learn three of the best ways to cook bacon. We’ll show you the classic stovetop pan-frying method, plus two other easy methods of cooking bacon that minimize the mess and also give you perfect, crispy bacon strips. You’ll find out why baking bacon in the oven is a great way to cook bacon for a crowd. Finally, you’ll discover a few tips for making bacon in the microwave. Find top-rated bacon recipes.

Related Recipes & Articles

Eggs n Bacon Cupcake

Bacon Fried Bananas

Spiced Bacon Twists

Comments

Add a comment View all comments »

LilSnoo

Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)

Apr. 30, 2012 6:53 pm

I haven't had very good luck with the microwave method. The bacon always sticks to the paper towel. I do love making it in the oven though! No mess like on the stove. I've also started cooking mine on our outdoor grill, especially if I'm already making burgers. I just put it over very low flame and turn it frequently. It surprisingly doesn't cause too many flare ups!

Carrie C.

Apr. 18, 2012 3:19 am

I never knew I could overlap my bacon. I always thought it would stick together! Three great ways to cook bacon! Yummy!

Lisa F.

Mar. 26, 2012 9:14 am

I prefer to prepare a few pounds at a time and reheat in microwave as needed. Spread the bacon on wire baking rack placed in jelly roll pan. 400 for approx 20 mins depending on strip size. Grease drips away from meat and easy to clean up, especially if you line jelly roll pan with foil and spray rack with nonstick spray. I like to cool cooked between paper towels to absorb excess fat. Handy to always have cooked bacon for all cooking!

GOLDFNGRNC

Mar. 25, 2012 10:19 pm

The best way I was taught by my Mom was to use yesterdays newspaper. Open to center and place 2 sheets of paper towel on either side. Layer your bacon and close newspaper. Cook till done and remove bacon,put paper in trash and No clean up at all!

Mike Peterson

Mar. 25, 2012 7:58 pm

The Bacon is Great in the George Foreman!! But I Have Yet to Figure out how to do the Eggs!?

GERALDTC01

Mar. 25, 2012 6:09 pm

The New Wave Oven makes awesome Bacon and keeps the flavor!!!

Angelica Speed

Mar. 25, 2012 4:48 pm

I'm with jboutall. It sounds strange, but I like using my "George Foreman" to fry bacon, also. Same thing I do, turn it to cook evenly.

BillyG2

Mar. 25, 2012 9:03 am

I like flat bacon for sandwiches. Oven baking does it with no trouble. Microwave cooking will do it if I use a second plate on top of the paper towels for a weight. I don't have a press to use in the fry pan so that is out of the question.

jboutall

Mar. 25, 2012 4:59 am

The quickest and easist way I found for cooking bacon is using a large George Forman Grill. You're cooking both sides of the bacon at once and the grease drains into the cup. It doesn't splatter. I do turn it after a minute since the bottom unit cooks hotter than the top.

Edward

Mar. 10, 2012 6:52 pm

This little tip was one that we used when baking bacon in the oven. We were doing over 30# of bacon for our park. Putting it under hot water to warm the grease on the bacon made it sooo much easier to seperate and it keeps the bacon from shrinking too. Try it, it works.

Add a comment View all comments »

Recipe Box

Menus

Shopping Lists

See something worth saving?
Register now to save all your favorites in your Recipe Box.