I LOVE bacon, but I hate to fry it on the stove top. It makes a huge mess and the bacon smell just sticks to me. So, I started baking my bacon in the oven. I cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (I use the 18" width kind for this job), spray it with non-stick spray, and spread the bacon in a single layer across the pan. The non-stick spray really is an important step. I know bacon has plenty of fat in it, but the bacon sticks if I don't spray it first. Bake at 425 degrees for 15-23 minutes, depending on how crispy you like it and how thick your bacon is. I like my bacon thick and crispy!
After it's done cooking, I fold one hot pad in half and set the pan on it and a flat one so that it create a tilt.
Place the pan on the folded hot pad as well as a flat one for the other end. I push the bacon to the top half and let the grease run down to the bottom.
Remove the bacon and place on paper towels to absorb any extra grease. Once the pan cools a bit, I put a couple of paper towels down to soak up/contain the grease, fold the foil up into a neat little packet, and throw it in the garbage. No mess no fuss. If I cooked any extra bacon, I crumble it up and store it in the fridge for bacon bits.
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