{"id":1125,"date":"2026-01-23T17:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:18:13","slug":"bacon-in-the-oven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/bacon-in-the-oven\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Bacon in the Oven"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Bacon in the Oven (Perfect Every Time!)<\/h2>\n<p>Crispy, evenly cooked bacon with <strong>zero splatter<\/strong> and almost no effort\u2014this method is a game-changer<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What You Need<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bacon slices (regular or thick-cut)<\/li>\n<li>Baking sheet<\/li>\n<li>Aluminum foil or parchment paper<\/li>\n<li>Optional: wire rack (for extra crispiness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>How to Make It<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Prep the Oven<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>200\u00b0C \/ 400\u00b0F<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Line the Pan<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Place a wire rack on top for crispier bacon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arrange the Bacon<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lay bacon slices in a single layer<\/li>\n<li>They can touch, but don\u2019t overlap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Bake<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular bacon: <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Thick-cut bacon: <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong><br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f Flip halfway if you\u2019re not using a rack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Drain &amp; Serve<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer bacon to paper towels<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot and crispy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Pro Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Start in a <strong>cold oven<\/strong> if you want extra-rendered, super crispy bacon (add ~5 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Save the bacon grease for cooking eggs or veggies \ud83d\udc40<\/li>\n<li>Add black pepper or brown sugar before baking for a flavor twist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perfect for <strong>breakfast, BLTs, salads, or meal prep<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Bacon in the Oven (Perfect Every Time!) Crispy, evenly cooked bacon with zero splatter and almost no effort\u2014this method is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1127,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125\/revisions\/1127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}