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How to Cook Bacon in a Convection Oven

Learn how to cook bacon in a convection oven for an easy and convenient way to make a big batch of the beloved breakfast favorite. You'll never go back to pan frying with this method in your back pocket! Perfect results each time with no hassle!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bake bacon in a convection oven, convection oven bacon, how to cook bacon in a convection oven
Servings: 12 slices of bacon
Calories: 158kcal
Author: Jenna Fletcher
Cost: 7-12 dollars

Equipment

  • 1 Sheet pan You may need 2 or more depending on how much bacon you cook.
  • 1 Metal cooling rack This allows the air to pass under the bacon and keeps the bacon from soaking in the drippings
  • 1 sheet aluminum foil This is optional and helps with clean up.

Ingredients

  • 16 ounce package of bacon You can use more or less depending on how much you want to make.

Instructions

  • Preheat the convection oven to 425.
  • While the oven preheats, line a cookie sheet (or sheets) with foil.
  • Place the cooking rack on the foil lined sheets.
  • Put the bacon on the cooking racks leaving just a bit of space between each strip.
    16 ounce package of bacon
  • Put the assembled tray into the oven and cook thick cut bacon for 10 minutes for crispy bacon or 15 minutes for extra crispy.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

For extra crispy bacon, cook it for 15 minutes instead of 10.

Nutrition

Serving: 1strip | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 75mg | Vitamin A: 14IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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