Air Fryer Bacon

Air Fryer Bacon – You’ll never want to bake bacon in your oven again!

Over the past couple of days, I’ve been trying many different methods for cooking bacon.  There’s baking bacon in the oven, cooking bacon on a stove top, and even in your microwave to name a few different methods…. Since moving into my new house I have to be careful whenever I cook bacon because the smoke detector always goes off. One time, I had my oven set to over 400 degrees and right as I opened the oven door I heard beep beep beep. The smoke detector is even on a high vaulted ceiling as well. This even happens when I’m cooking bacon in my air fryer. The smoke or steam comes out of the air fryer and reaches the smoke detector. To prevent this from happening, I need to move my air fryer to a different room other than the kitchen in order to cook bacon in the air fryer because it lets off so much steam! Don’t let this scare you from trying out bacon in your air fryer! I have a safe way below.

Also, since moving into my new home, I’ve had to buy a new fryer and I recently just purchased a Power XL 5.3 QT air fryer. I love it because the basket itself is so much bigger than my old one. P.S I had to get rid of my old air fryer because the steam vent in the back of the air fryer was starting to melt. In the past couple of years, I’ve had about 3 different ones, and I’m ok with that because an air fryer is a kitchen tool that I use daily now. I don’t care if it has to be replaced and I almost get excited whenever I can by one. So far this Power XL air fryer has done really well and no problems with it yet.

How to cook bacon safely in the air fryer?

If you’re worried about the steam setting off your smoke alarm as it did to me you can protect your bacon with some aluminum foil. Aluminum foil is safe to use in an air fryer. I’d wrap the bacon up in the foil to protect from any splattering. If you use foil this will also protect the bottom of your air fryer from getting any grease spillage from the bacon on the bottom. Cleaning out bacon grease in an air fryer really isn’t any fun.

How to make bacon in an air fryer?

Lay strips of bacon out onto the bottom of your basket. Set your air fryer to 350 degrees and the time to 7 minutes. If the bacon isn’t crispy enough for you set the timer for 2 minutes longer. You can use a wire rack below to keep your bacon from flying around in the air fryer. If you don’t have one, no problem.

What is an Air Fryer?

An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that cooks by circulating hot air around the food using the convection mechanism. It is a downsized version of the convection oven.

Is air fried food healthy?

When you compare air fried food to deep fried food it is much healthier because there is hardly any oil used at all. The only oil I use is from my Pam cooking spray. I spray only the food once or twice because most air fryer baskets are nonstick. If you are concerned about using aerosol sprays for the environment or your health buy a Misto Brushed Aluminum Oil Sprayer can from Amazon and fill that with your favorite oil.

What are the Best Large Size Air Fryers?

If you are researching air fryers and looking to buy the best ones out there on the market I have tried and tested 2 different ones before. If you want to be able to cook more food for your family at once then get an air fryer with a large basket such as 5.3 quarts. Look for ones that say nonstick on them and has multiple program settings.

Power XL Air Fryer 5.3 Quart Basket.

EFFORTLESS COOKING: Our 5.3QT Power Air-Fryer comes in handy in preparing amazing meals from your cookbook, and frying a variety of dishes, such as: French fries, chicken, steak, roasts, fish tacos and sticks, waffle fries, pies, pudding and donuts. Make yourself feel like a professional chef in your kitchen with the digital air fryer that can easily replace baking pans, deep fryers, a grill pan, convection toaster oven or any one of your kitchen appliances.

FEATURES: 5.3 Quart Easy Load Basket with Non Stick Coating; 7 Preset Programs with easy one-touch digital control let you Roast, Air Fry, Bake, Steam, Saute and Grill; Digital Timer with automatic Shut Off; Manual Time and Temperature programming option; 1700 Watts of Turbo-Cyclonic Power; Super Heated Air heats up to 400 degrees, cool to the touch easy grip handle.

GoWISE USA 1700-Watt 5.8-QT 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer 

Air fryer temperature settings vary according to brand and model. If your air fryer does not have the exact temperature setting called for in the recipe, consult your manual for suggested temperature settings.

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This youtube video shows you how to make Candied bacon but it basically is the same process. Just cook it for 8 minutes instead of 12 if not using any brown sugar. Check out my youtube channel.

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