Name: Thick Cut Air Fryer Bacon
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2-3 slices Thick Cut Bacon

This thick cut air fryer bacon recipe uses the perfect method to get crispy bacon fast and easy using your air fryer. Great for quick breakfasts or any recipes that use bacon. Once you ll try this, you may never be able to cook bacon any other way.

People usually say that Love is the food for thought, but I would disagree with this. For Foodies, Bacon is the only food for thought. Bacon is something that sharpens everyone’s appetite and is used in many recipes.

For a long time, I used to cook bacon in the oven because it was SO easy and you can cook large batches of bacon. These days I make bacon in my favorite air fryer, to cook up a few strips at a time fast and with little clean up.

This helps make healthy breakfasts and recipes using bacon a lot easier!

How to Cook Bacon in the Air Fryer:

Take 2-3 slices of thick-cut bacon and cut them in half with a shiny sharp knife
Place the strips in a single layer on the bottom of the air fryer basket avoiding any overlapping of strips over each other. The amount of bacon you can cook at once depends on how big your air fryer basket is.
Then 10 minutes on 375 degrees flipping halfway through will do the trick for you
Do take a peek inside the basket to check if anything needs to be re-spaced. Tongs are usually very helpful with that.
The bacon will shrink down quite a bit
Now use the tongs to remove bacon from the basket and place them on a Paper Towel to blot the extra grease

How Much Time Does It Take to Air Fry Bacon?

There are a couple things that can affect low long bacon should be cooked in an air fryer. If I am buying a regular cut bacon, cooking at 8 minutes flipping halfway through usually does the trick.

If I am air frying thick cut bacon, I bump up the cooking time to 10 minutes and flip halfway through.

Another factor is the brand of your air fryer. Some air fryers have slightly different temperature variants which is a another good reason to check on your bacon half way through.

The most popular air fryers to cook bacon are: Ninja, Gourmia, Farberware, Philips, Brio and Gowise, Cosori

What Temperature to Cook Bacon in the Air Fryer?

The bacon needs not to be heated more than 375-degree Fahrenheit in the air fryer. Tempering it above this may cause the air fryer to smoke. Every air fryer is different, so make sure you check on it halfway through to adjust cooking time or temperature.

How to Prevent the Air Fryer from Smoking?

Some people experience smoking issues with their fryer so I thought about sharing some tricks to avoid this:

The easiest and productive solution to this problem is to add a little water to the lower pan
You can also add a piece of bread to the lower pan to soak up the grease
Sometimes people add rock salt, which we use to make ice cream. The pieces are big enough not to be blown away with the air blowing through your fryer and they will soak up the grease
You can also use a parchment paper to line your fryer basket, as these papers have little holes in them to allow air circulation. There are a few types of parchment papers, made specifically for the air fryers. Check your model for the exact dimensions, as their size may vary.

Can I Cook Turkey Bacon in the Air Fryer?

Yes! Turkey bacon can be cooked in your air fryer though it may need a time adjustment as turkey bacon has less fat and a different texture.

To cook air fryer turkey bacon, cut the strips of turkey bacon in half.
Place on a single layer in the air fryer basket.
Cook at 350 for 10 minutes flipping half way through.
Add additional 2 minute cooking time increments until desired level of cooked is reached.

Air Fried Bacon Recipe Tips:

Thick cut bacon works best in the air fryer as it doesn’t curl up, spoil its shape and get moved around much by the circulating air
Never get afraid of opening up the air fryer while it is running to check on things. If the bacon is moving around too much, don’t worry, just use the tongs to place the bacon back in a single layer
Always remember to drain the grease from the cooked bacon before starting a second batch
While I use aluminum foil in a lot of my other air fryer recipes for easier clean up, using aluminum foil for air fryer bacon is not recommended.
If you are buying high quality bacon, you can save the bacon grease leftover in a glass mason jar and as a healthy fat or cooking oil.

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