For this experiment, I cooked bacon three ways: in a frying pan, in the oven and in the air fryer. I also cooked a few strips in the microwave, but let's get one thing out of the way: while the ...

Cook the bacon. As your bacon starts to cook, use a pair of tongs to separate and toss the strips of bacon so that all sides ...

What is the easiest, least messy, and best tasting method for cooking bacon? Nicole finds out firsthand by cooking bacon in five different ways! From baked in the oven to crisped in the air fryer, ...

Plus, cleaning up afterward is so much easier. • All six chefs interviewed agree that cooking bacon in the oven produces the best results. It ensures even cooking, reduces splatter, and makes cleanup ...

Baking bacon on a foil-lined sheet pan at 400°F for about 22 minutes yields evenly crisp, flat strips and lets you cook up to 10 slices at once — the test kitchen’s clear winner. For smaller batches, ...