Perfect Air Fryer Bacon
Making bacon in your air fryer is super quick, convenient, energy efficient and the results are DELICIOUS. Follow these simple tips and tricks to getting perfect crispy Air Fryer Bacon, every time.
Prep Time3 minutes mins
Cook Time7 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 6 Rashers
- 200 g Bacon of your choice
Preheat your air fryer for 3 minutes at 200c (or 390f).
Place your bacon rashers directly into the basket in a single layer (touching is fine but try not the overlap them too much).
Cook for 5 minutes. Drain any fat off, flip over and if you want to avoid back bacon curling up, use scissors to slip a small cut through the fat layer.
Cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes to crisp it up.
For lightly cooked/pale coloured bacon:
For crumbly/well done bacon:
Type of bacon: The common types of back or streaky bacon found in the UK, US and Australia are fine to cook like this. Smoky or unsmoked is also OK.
Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 115mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.2mg