Air Fryer Bacon

Cooking bacon in the air fryer is the absolute key to perfectly crispy bacon. Not only that, it’s super easy and hands off – no flipping or grease splattering! We just adore our crispy air fryer bacon; you’ll never cook bacon any other way.

Why This Recipe Is So Good

• Talk about easy! Popping bacon in the air fryer is the most simple way to get perfectly crispy bacon!
• Not only is air fried bacon the easiest, it’s also almost completely mess-free and hands-off. No grease splattering all over the stove (or you, ouch!), no flipping, no accidentally burning your bacon because you walked away for two second.
• Bacon in the air fryer is perfect for a breakfast side, but we also love it for bacon chips, bacon for guacamole, making easy bacon bits for salads and baked potatoes, and almost any recipe that needs cooked bacon.

How To Cook Bacon in the Air Fryer

1. Line your bacon in a single layer on the bottom of your air fryer basket.
2. Cook at 400º for 10 minutes. (See notes for additional cook times.)

Top Tips For Making

• Test  halfway through the cook time, especially when cooking your bacon in the air fryer for the first time. 10 minutes is usually just about perfect, but you may want to adjust your time after checking the bacon.
• For thicker bacon, you may need to cook for 15 minutes. Thin bacon, or bacon that you prefer chewier, may only need 8 minutes.
• You can fold over your bacon once when placing in the air fryer, but no more. Otherwise your bacon may not crisp on each side!
• For easy clean up, line the bottom of the air fryer with a piece of parchment paper.

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• Dreamy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice
• Simple Asian Cucumber Salad

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Air Fryer Bacon

Bacon cooked in the air fryer couldn't be easier! It's the perfect way to get crispy, hands-off bacon for a side dish or for recipes.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword easy basics, easy side, under 30 minutes

Prep Time 1 minute

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 1 serving

Calories 459 kcal

Author Cheryl Malik

Ingredients

• 5 pieces bacon

Instructions

1. Place bacon in single layer in air fryer.

2. Cook at 400º F for 10 minutes. See notes.

Recipe Notes

• Test your bacon halfway through the cook time. 10 minutes is usually just about perfect, but you may want to adjust your time after checking the bacon.
• Thick bacon: Cook up to 15 minutes.
• Thin bacon/chewier bacon: Cook 8-10 minutes.
• Do not fold bacon more than once.
• Easy clean-up: Line bottom of air fryer basket with parchment paper.

Nutrition Facts

Air Fryer Bacon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 459 Calories from Fat 396

% Daily Value*

Fat 44g68%

Saturated Fat 15g94%

Cholesterol 73mg24%

Sodium 728mg32%

Potassium 218mg6%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Protein 14g28%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.