According to food blogger and recipe developer, Madeline, “you have to bake” bacon; that’s right, no frying pan in sight.

Sharing her go-to method for deliciously crispy bacon, Madeline said: “I have to give my older brother all of the credit for opening my eyes to the magic of baked bacon.”

She shared to Mad About Food: “It makes the bacon perfectly crispy every single time, which is a huge cooking win.”

Plus, Madeline is impressed with the lack of cleaning up she needs to do afterwards, as well as removing the task of getting rid of unwanted oil.

While she typically makes her bacon for breakfast, she also likes batch cooking bacon.

“I realised that I could prep bacon ahead of time, store it in the fridge and then heat it up whenever I need it,” Madeline said. “I like reheating mine in a toaster oven.”

Madeline revealed: “I like to grab it as a quick snack on the go with some cheese. I also love to have a crispy piece of bacon crumbled over my salads.”

How to make crispy bacon

First, preheat the oven to about 200C (400F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, Madeline instructed.

Then arrange the bacon strips on the baking sheet, making sure they don’t overlap; the bacon is then cooked in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

And that’s how Madeline ensures she cooks tasty and crispy bacon “every time”.

If she ever did resort to using a frying pan to cook her bacon, Madeline makes sure she cooks it “slow and low”, meaning it’s on low heat.

But there is a hoard of people who prefer their bacon soft rather than crispy, who may want to stay away from baking bacon in the oven.

For squidgy bacon, that still tastes delicious, the frying pan on medium-to-high heat is still a good option.