Having a baby at home is a TON of fun!!  I am loving my life as a stay-at-home-mom (at least for this school year)!  But, as all parents know, the simple things in life aren’t always so simple anymore.  Take frying bacon, for instance.  When you don’t have a baby, it’s pretty simple to fry bacon.  Put it in the pan, turn it on, flip it occasionally and watch out for splatters!  But, if you have to hold a baby, or have one in the kitchen with you, it can be nearly IMPOSSIBLE to flip that bacon, or even get near it, for fear of having bacon grease splatter the baby!

I’ve heard of people baking bacon before.  I know this is not a new thing.  I’ve seen methods using a wire rack on a baking sheet, or the broiler pan… but those methods seem like they would involve A LOT of scrubbing after.  Maybe I’m lazy, but I don’t want to spend my time scrubbing a wire rack that has bacon fat and little crispy bacon pieces stuck to it!

So, I did some research, and I found the EASIEST, most convenient, and-believe it or not- the most tasty way to have perfectly cooked crispy bacon!

Here’s my method!  I found it on about.com and adapted it very slightly to suit me!

1.  Get a baking sheet and line it with aluminum foil (this makes clean up simple!)

2.  Lay out your bacon slices on the sheet.  It’s best if they’re not touching, as they’d cook together, but it’s ok to get as many on the sheet as you can WITHOUT them touching!

3.  Put your baking sheet in the cold oven, THEN turn it on to 400°.  Set your timer to 17 minutes.  Walk away.

4.  When the timer goes, check your bacon!  If it’s golden brown and cooked the way you like bacon, it’s done- if not, let it cook for a few minutes longer (I usually use thicker bacon slices and they take about 22 min).  Take it off of the baking sheet and place it on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the extra grease!

5.  Eat your bacon!

Perfectly cooked bacon! YUM! I know it looks greasy, but once it's been on the paper towels, it's not too greasy (about the same as frying it!)

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