Preheat oven to 400 deg. Just put the bacon on tin foil on cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on bacon thickness. I take mine out just before it's as done as I would like it, because I drain mine, then wrap in paper towel and tin foil and freeze it. Then I just finish cooking it in frying pan or microwave. You can also put a little maple syrup on it while cooking - and you have maple flavored bacon! UMMMMM Good.
I think its 400 for about 20 min I just did a pound yesterday,it really depends on how crispy ya want it,I also cut as much fat off as I can then line a cookie sheet with aluminum wrap an let er rip,sure beats frying
I cook my favorite, Neuske's Bacon, (find it on line) in the oven when I have houseguests. I can cook a pound at a time. I put it on a grid (used for cooling cookies) on top of a cookie sheet... the grease drips through as it cooks and it's delicious. They also love it when I cook the toast in the oven. Four dots of butter on each slice, and toast in the oven. It just tastes so good and different from toaster-toast.
Another hint. For those of you who live alone and worry about a pound of bacon going rancid before you eat it all. Open the bacon package, and separate into four slices each. Roll the slices of bacon into a coil..and wrap each coil in plastic wrap. Place all of the coils into a ziplock plastic bag and freeze. When you want bacon for breakfast, take out one 4-slice coil the night before and place it in the fridge. It will be ready to unroll, and cook, the next morning.
Bacon is not soggy from the freezer. Just set it out a few minutes before you need it and warm it up in a fry pan or microwave. I always bake 2 lbs. at one time, then freeze it all. It separates fine, doesn't break up.
Easier than that is the precooked bacon in the refrigerator section at Sams. Equivilant of 4# of uncooked bacon costs $10. Will keep in the frig. for weeks, or freeze. place slices on paper towel and cover with paper towel and zap 3 slices 30 sec. in the microwave. No splatters or grease mess to clean up and just as good as fresh fried. You will never buy raw bacon again..
Sorry, Imohr*, I used to buy that and never really liked it. Then I started baking raw bacon - and it is so much better. Maybe not easier - but it's more crispy than the precooked, I think.
Vickie, I agree. Knowing that Bacon is NOT Number One on the Heart Healthy Foods List, I still crave it on occasion. That's OK, I'm told. (That's why I was taught the freezing raw bacon in coils trick). IF you have not ever tasted Neuske's Bacon you must. It cannot be purchased in most markets, but usually they have free shipping. It's applewood smoked bacon and so lean, you cannot believe it. I buy the thick sliced peppered bacon and it's amazng. Go to: www:neuskes.com, and it's delivered to your door.
Live a little. Do what I do. Cook the bacon on medium high in the nude. Dodging the splatters is great cardio and learning to absorb the pain is a great way to combine zen and martial arts training. The real problem with us caregivers and caregavers is that while AD tries to excavate our soul one shovelful at a time - we never really get out there enough replacing our positive energy.
Here's some other helpful hints:
Give your spouse their water with a water pistol. Make sure you chase them so that you both get a good workout. Don't worry about missing their mouth, your aim will improve with lots of practise. Make indian war whoops while your chasing them to give the thing some real spirit.
For a different twist on that fill two water pistols with vodka and give them one. This also works with bourbon. After a while no one will remember what they're doing and you can achieve zen of a fashion.
I want to mention other ideas like when I just got my wife a brushcut and started dressing her in men's clothes. I tell everyone she's my twin brother. It works with near sighted people better. I can't tell that story though because it would be off topic. When we go downtown I tell people we're gay. It gets us into some great parties before they realize we're not actually that interesting. Oh well.