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Arrange bacon in a single layer on a broiler pan with a rack, then broil it while watching closely. Use the rack position, door position and cookware specified in your oven’s manual: broiler setups differ, so there is no reliable universal cooking time. A GE guide gives one model-specific example—about ½ pound (eight thin slices) at shelf position C for 4½ minutes per side—but treat that as a starting reference only.
How to broil bacon in the oven
- Check your oven manual. Find its instructions for broiling, including rack placement, whether the door should be open or closed, and which pans are approved.
- Arrange the bacon. Put the slices in a single layer on the grid of a broiler pan if your oven’s instructions call for that setup. Keep the bacon within the pan so rendered fat drains into the lower section. Check whether your oven already came with a suitable pan.
- Broil and monitor. Follow your manual’s settings and stay nearby. Bacon cooks under intense direct heat, and its progress depends on slice thickness, distance from the broiler and your oven’s heat.
- Turn if needed. Turn the slices if your appliance guide directs you to or if they need more even browning. Remove them when they reach your preferred crispness.
- Cook raw bacon completely in one session. Do not partially cook it, refrigerate it and finish cooking it later.
How long does bacon take to broil?
Cooking time varies with the bacon, the oven and how crisp you want the slices. Begin checking early rather than treating a published time as a guarantee. The GE Appliances broiling guide gives this example for its applicable setup: about ½ pound, or eight thin slices, at shelf position C for 4½ minutes on each side. The guide’s year is not stated, and its shelf label and timing may not apply to your oven. Follow your own manual.
Why use a broiler pan and grid?
A pan with a grid lets rendered fat drain into the lower pan instead of collecting around the bacon. GE recommends this arrangement to help minimize smoke and spattering: “Always use a broiler pan and grid. They are designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan.” Check your oven’s included cookware and manual before using another pan.
Bacon handling and leftovers
- Keep raw bacon at 40°F or below and use it within seven days, or freeze it.
- Do not wash raw bacon before cooking; USDA says cooking destroys surface bacteria.
- Bacon can remain pink even when cooked because it is cured. USDA advises that bacon cooked crisp should have reached a safe temperature.
- Refrigerate leftovers promptly.
For food-handling details, see the USDA FSIS guidance on bacon and food safety. For its appliance-specific broiling example, see the GE Appliances broiling guide.
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