Air Fryer Bacon - Crispy Perfection

Cooking bacon in the air fryer is a game-changer! Achieve perfectly crispy bacon with minimal effort using just one ingredient.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword air fry bacon, air fryer bacon

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings slices

Calories 168kcal

If you have the tray type of air fryer, remove them before preheating otherwise you will preheat the basket type with the basket in the oven.
Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees.
Add bacon in a single layer to the air fryer tray or basket. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may have to cut the bacon slices in half. Make sure the bacon slices aren't touching each other or barely touching.
1 package bacon
Set the temperature to 350 degrees and the timer to 10 minutes. This is for normal sliced bacon. For thicker sliced bacon, you will set the timer to 12 minutes.
Line a plate with paper towels. Once the bacon is at the crisp you want, remove it from the oven with tongs and place it on the paper towels to absorb any grease. Take another paper towel and blot the grease off the bacon.
Make as many batches as you like. If you make more than one batch, keep the cooked bacon warm by placing the slices on a foil-lined pan in an oven set to 200 degrees.
Serve
Smile
Enjoy

Adjust cooking time: Depending on the thickness of your bacon and personal preferences, you may need to adjust the cooking time. Experiment to find your perfect level of crispiness.

No need to preheat: Some air fryer models do not require preheating. Check your manufacturer's instructions to see if this applies to your air fryer.

Batches of bacon: Depending on how many bacon strips you want to cook and the size of your air fryer, you'll most likely have to cook them in batches. I keep what I've cooked warm in the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit as I cook additional batches.

Flip, if needed: Depending on how the bacon cooks, you will decide if you want to flip the bacon mid-cooking. But I don't flip my bacon slices because both sides crisp nicely.

Save bacon grease: Don't discard that delicious bacon grease! Drain it from the basket and store it in a jar for later use in cooking other dishes, like fried eggs.

Clean-up is a breeze: Air frying bacon is mess-free compared to stove-top cooking. Remove the basket and tray, wash them, and you're done.