Many people enjoy bacon as part of breakfast, but it can also be eaten for lunch and dinner, making it a versatile food. While many favour cooking it on the hob, this can result in needing lots of oil in order to get it crispy. Luckily, there’s a super-easy method to achieve this without a frying pan, and it involves using no oil and an air fryer.
The recipe from Good Food said: “Cook bacon in an air fryer to achieve a crispy texture with less fat. The perfect bacon starts here.” It has more than 30 five-star ratings with lots of people raving about it.
The recipe calls for six rashers of streaky bacon, or three rashers of back bacon, which will serve between one and two people.
Start by simply layering the bacon in a single layer in the base of your air fryer, making sure the layers aren’t overlapping. The size of your air fryer will determine how many you can cook at once, but you should be able to get them all in there.
Set the appliance to 200C and preheat if needed before adding your bacon to the air fryer basket.
Cook the rashers for four to six minutes, leaving them for a further four if you’re after really crispy bacon.
Back bacon will take around four to eight minutes, depending on how you like the end result. If you are cooking in batches, the recipe advises that the second batch will usually be quicker as the air fryer will already be heated up.
Remove the bacon using tongs carefully and place it on kitchen paper to soak off any excess fat, if needed, before serving.
Serve with toast and butter or use the bacon for waffles and pancakes along with some maple syrup.
One woman who commented on the recipe explained how she’s even ditched her toaster to also cook the bread in the air fryer.
