The Best Way to Cook Bacon | How to Cook Perfect Bacon

My 90+ year old WW2 veteran father's idea of "health food" was a breakfast of bacon and eggs with some fried potatoes and onions on the side with a cup of coffee. When I asked him what his doctor had to say about his diet he replied: "I've outlived all my doctors."

Got my attention quickly with bacon in the notification!

“Everybody likes to switch positions once in awhile”🙏 amen to that! 😂

Kent, as a Canadian who loves his bacon, I salute you and everything about this video.

I thought to myself "why do I need a nine-minute video on how to cook bacon", but I'm really glad I watched. Great video, thanks!!

Two tips when frying bacon. Tip 1. cut it in half, it will fit better in the pan and you can fit more without crowding. Tip 2. Put about 1-2 TBS of water in the pan when you start. It will slow the cooking process even more and allow more fat to render out.

This man is hands down the best orator on YouTube. Could you imagine sitting by the fire of his chuck wagon after a long day? Just eating amazing food and listening to him talk about the trail...pure magic I imagine.

May God bless you, sir! When I was a little boy, my grandma and momma told me that the "old ways" were the best, especially when it comes to cooking! Local ingredients, vegetables grown in the garden, and everything made from scratch! I am learning so much from you. You are helping so many become better cooks, and we will all enjoy the best tasting food!

I've tried cooking bacon every which way over the years. I have finally settled on the oven method, turns out perfectly every time. No mess & easy clean up, plus you can still save the drippings.👍🐖

The wife and I found that bacon cooks better if you cut it in half. Can get more in the pan that way also. Great work Kent and Shan👍🏼🇺🇸

At a restaurant I worked at we cooked the bacon in the oven and used the bacon grease for the gravy. Milk, flour, bacon grease, ham base, pepper and chopped sausage.👍

Just stumbled upon Cowboy Kent, I already adore him. National treasure this man is.

We love bacon! 🥓🥓🥓🥓 Thank you for sharing!

The way I've been cooking bacon for about a decade now is to start off with a cold oven, DON'T preheat it. Put your bacon on a crinkled up piece of aluminum foil on your baking sheet to allow it to get some air underneath and it also wont stick too much this way. Put all the strips on there, make sure they don't overlap though. Put it in the oven then set the temp to 450 degrees, then set the timer for 30 minutes. In a fan powered oven, it will be more crispy, but in a regular old conventional oven, it should be "done" at this point. I like doing it this way because it's very minimal work, it cooks very evenly. And YES, pig fat is one of the best cooking fats. It breaks my heart to see people pouring it down the drain. I'd pay money for that stuff.

The oven method is my favorite way to cook bacon. It’s especially great if you need to cook a large batch for several people. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video! God bless you Cowboy!

Been using the baking method exactly as you described for years. It works perfect!

I just changed my bacon cooking method. I’ve always preheated my cast iron skillet before hand or broiled it on a wire rack which works well, but I believe in Kent’s wisdom about cast iron cooking and will try this method for sure. Thank Kent. As always you’re the best.

Always brings a lil smile to the face. Beautiful family! God bless Kent, Shannon and the gang.

You and Shannon are a weekly blessing for me. Always a joy and ALWAYS BRIGHTENS MY DAY

Baking bacon is something I always heard about but since Kent approved the method, I still say that it gives the method more credibility... can't wait to try it. Ain't nothing like doing the bacon dance!