I Baked Bacon 4 Different Ways To Find Out Which Hack Turns Out the Crispiest Bacon Ever

Was anyone else raised in a household that would go through five pounds of bacon in two days? Let me preface this with saying that I was the only child during this time, so having multiple mouths to feedcouldn’t even justify this usage. My mother just loved bacon, and it was always in the house. So naturally, I’ve become an expert at pan frying it, and even microwaving it. I didn’t start using the method of baking until I was in college, and thank goodness because it saves me so much time and energy. I also do not have to worry about bacon grease burning my skin. 

Although the oven is a convenient way to cook bacon, I was always told it would not be as crispy as frying it in a pan. The crispness of bacon is super important. You expect that texture when eating it with pancakes or even on a BLT. One deli I worked at took it to the next level and would deep fry the bacon for its famous BLT sandwiches. Well, move over deep fryer, because I am here to defend the use of an oven.

We’ve seen claims to the crispiest baked bacon thanks to hacks all over social media—like coating the bacon in flour, adding water to the baking pan, baking it on a rack, etc. So I decided to find out once and for all the absolute best way to get the crispiest bacon from the oven.

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