Makin' Bacon

 Step one...acquire bacon

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Bacon is nature's perfect food.  Works well as it's own thing, such as a pork belly steak, or in a dish.  You can even use it in largely sweet dishes to balance out with a bit of salty and smoky goodness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_bacon_donut). However, the process of cooking bacon on a stovetop is messy and can add an odor to your domicile that some find unpleasant.  The best way to cook bacon is using a sheet tray, your oven, and parchment paper.  A press grill will work well for this also, but you'll need to clean the plates afterwards.  

Ingredients

Bacon. I prefer thick cut.  Thin cut will cook faster but you'll run the risk of burning it faster as well.  The timings here are for thicker bacon. 

Parchment paper. Will do the heavy lifting of making sure the bacon is nice and crispy as well as make clean up minimal.  

Sheet tray.  Unless you plan on just throwing the bacon in your oven (not recommended), you'll need something to cook it on.  

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350F.  

2. Place sheet pan on a stable surface.  Cover it with parchment paper to fit.  If you do not fit the paper to the pan, you risk having to clean the pan after cooking, and what was the point of doing all this?

3. Add bacon to pan.  Try to leave a little space around each piece of bacon.  Avoid eating the bacon.  The wait will be worth it.  

4. Cook the bacon for approximately 25-35 minutes, depending on the thickness and efficiency of your oven.  

5. Remove the bacon from the sheet pan and drain on paper towels.  Once cooled, enjoy.  

6. As a bonus, once the pan and bacon grease has cooled slightly, carefully pour it into heat proof bowl to save for cooking.  It's wonderful stuff!