Make Air Fryer Bacon for breakfast, crispy crunchy and cooked to perfection without using the oven.
You may be wondering, can you cook bacon in an air fryer? YES!! And it’s the best bacon ever. Before air fryer toaster ovens we would cook bacon in the oven, in the microwave, or even on a frying pan. It would take so long, and would mostly sit in the grease, but it was crispy, mostly. Make extra for our bacon egg salad, cheesy bacon potatoes, or breakfast egg muffins.
This gadget is a game changer for making the best crispy bacon that everyone will enjoy.
why should you make bacon in the air fryer?
Cooking bacon has never been easier! Here are the top reasons:
- Cooking time is reduced thanks to the air circulating the bacon.
- Bacon grease drips down when air frying thanks to the holes in the racks or baskets.
- CRISPY bacon without burning.
how to make air fryer bacon
Simply place strips of bacon in a single layer onto the rack or basket.
To prevent the fryer from smoking up we put a little bit of water onto the bottom pan, this will catch the bacon grease. Otherwise, the grease would hit the bottom of the pan and start to smoke.
You may need to flip 5 minutes in depending on your air fryer.
Once the bacon is fully cooked you’ll want to remove the bacon from the air fryer and place onto paper towels or whatever you use to absorb the bacon grease.
Watch us air fry bacon in this easy video.
our recommended air fryer:
We highly recommend a toaster oven air fryer over a bucket air fryer for a few reasons and our favorite is the Cuisinart air fryer
- With the toaster oven, you will also be able to use other functions and they always have more space than bucket air fryers.
- They are sleek and you won’t mind keeping it on the countertop
- You can see what’s happening inside – the Cuisinart actually has an oven light.
- More cooking space – most air fryer buckets are round and can be awkward when fitting things, whereas an oven has a nice tray that you can fit more food onto, great for families. Corn is our favorite example of this.
Air Fryer Bacon
Ingredients
- 5 strips bacon
Instructions
- Place the strips of bacon onto the air fryer rack.
- Air fry the bacon at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes, flipping once if needed.
- Once the bacon is fully cooked remove the bacon from the air fryer and place onto paper towels or whatever you use to absorb the bacon grease.
Nutrition
So which level do you place the basket? Top or bottom?
We do thin on the bottom thicker on the top. 🙂
cannot wait to try this. thanks
You’re welcome! We hope you enjoy 🙂
I am new at this air fry thing. Do I need to preheat?
With our Cuisinart Air Fryer we do not need to preheat, it may depend on your air fryer. 🙂
How much water do you add to the tray?
I usually add about 1/3 cup to my Cuisinart tray, hope that helps! 🙂
I have the same air fryer you used. Followed your recipe exactly and found I actually had to add a minute to get the crispness I like. But, I know, as do *ahem* MOST people, things like altitude, humidity and your ovens actual temp vs set temp affect cooking times. I liked your idea of adding the water to the bottom, too. All in all, this is a great recipe! Thanks, Courtney!!
Thank you for the review, Amy!! Yes, so many different variables even down to the cut and type of bacon with this one. 🙂 Glad it turned out great for you as well!
Won’t the bacon make an oily mess in the oven from the splatter- even if its not as bad as it would be in the oven or stovetop? What is the clean up like? That would be the bigger deterrent for wanting to try this in my air fry oven.
We suggest cleaning with a wet cloth when it’s cool enough to do so safely.
You don’t give complete instructions as to what pans to use
We use the pan that is provided with our air fryer. No additional or added pans.
I air fried bacon last night before I read this. Now I know why my air fryer oven was smoking. Thanks for the tip about adding water. Love my air fryer oven.
yes!! definitely try it! 🙂
I’m so sorry you didn’t have a good result with air frying the bacon. Would love to help troubleshoot for you! Did you use a Cuisinart air fryer? What kind of bacon did you use? Thanks!