Air Fryer Bacon

In literally 8 minutes, you can have perfectly crispy bacon. Since everything is in the air fryer, you don’t have to worry about grease popping and the smell is contained. All you smell is that glorious bacon smell.

We love using our air fryer for many recipes. We recently made this Air Fryer Salmon Recipe, Air Fryer Beef Jerky, air fryer cookies and Air Fryer Chicken wings and these recipes turned out amazing!

Why We Love This Recipe

I love to make a BLT with slice of bacon but cooking bacon on the stove top or the oven takes time and can get messy. You will love cooking in the air fryer because it is less mess and takes less than 10 minutes to cook crispy bacon strips.

It has become my new favorite way to cook bacon because how easy it is. You can make thick-cut bacon, classic cut bacon and any type of bacon that you prefer.

The bacon grease ends up in the drip tray so it is easy to drain to make clean up even easier.

Ingredients

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How to Cook Bacon in Air Fryer

• Step 1 – Set the temperature for 350 degrees. Preheat for 5 minutes.
• Step 2 – Place the slices bacon (whole) in the air fryer. You want enough to cover the bottom.

• Step 3 – Cook for 8 minutes for soft bacon and 9 minutes for crunchy bacon.

• Step 4 – After the amount of cooking time is finished you can cook in 1 minute increments. Cook until you are satisfied with the crunchiness. Then remove the bacon with tongs and place on a paper towel lined plate to cool. 

• Step 5 – Bacon will continue to get crispy as it cools. Continue doing this until all the bacon is cooked.

Recipe Tips

• Prepare Air Fryer – Make sure to preheat air fryer before cooking bacon. If your air fryer does not have the preheat function, then turn it on for about 5 minutes.
• Single Layer – Cook the bacon in a single layer in the air fryer basket. You may need to work in batches.
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What to Serve with Bacon?

Slices of bacon is a great addition to any meal. We have even topped it on this Breakfast Sandwich Recipe and Fried Egg Sandwich. It adds the perfect flavor and cooking in the air fryer makes clean up a breeze.

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