A closeup of sizzling bacon strips.
What Oven Temperature Should You Be Cooking Bacon At?

NEWS

By TONY COOPER
Cooked bacon strips being pulled out of an oven.
Recommended cooking temperatures for oven-made bacon vary from recipe to recipe, landing anywhere from 350 to 450 degrees F. However, most hover around the 400 degrees F mark.
Raw bacon on a cutting board.
400 degrees Fahrenheit is a good starting point for your bacon, whether it's thin or thick cut, but the ideal temperature fluctuates depending on how well-done you want it to be.
A person setting the temperature on an oven.
If your bacon is thin, for example, a hotter temperature will make it crispy in no time, but for thick-cut bacon, you'll want to cook them at a lower temperature for a longer time.