Frozen Bacon in the Air Fryer
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Frozen bacon in the air fryer is a game changer when you’re cooking for a crowd. No mess and no prep! Out of the freezer and into the air fryer! Whether you like crispy bacon or limp bacon – you can have it your way when you make it in the Air Fryer!
What You Will ❤️ About Air Fryer Bacon
- Cleanup – Making bacon on the stove top is a mess – but not in the air fryer! Check the tips area for the best cleanup tips.
- No prep needed – You literally take it out of the freezer, remove the packaging and put it in the air fryer!
- Great for Crowd – Whether you’re hosting a brunch or just prepping bacon for the week – you can do the whole pound all at once!
Ingredients for Air Fryer Frozen Bacon
So this is difficult – you need bacon. Yeah – frozen bacon.
This recipe was made using the Paula Deen Air Fryer.
Uses for Bacon
If you have extra bacon, you can always use it in other dishes! Here are a few of my favorite uses for leftover bacon:
- Egg Bites – I have quite a few recipes for egg bites and quiches – or these mini bacon & egg pies!
- Breakfast Casserole – I love this french toast breakfast casserole!
- Dips & Spreads – add to cream cheese or sour cream for a dip like this bacon scallion cream cheese or this 7 Layer Salad Dip.
- Wraps & Sandwiches – Bacon is great on any sandwich like these BLT Roast Beef Wraps or a Grilled Ham & Cheese with Tomato & Bacon.
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How to make Frozen Bacon in an Air Fryer
I think the air fryer makes the best bacon ever!!!! I like it a little limp so it’s so easy to just set it and forget it for perfect bacon every time!
- Lay frozen bacon in one piece in your air fryer basket
- Air fry at 300º for 8 minutes – this is basically thawing the bacon. We use a lower temperature so it doesn’t cook the outside pieces more than the inside pieces.
- Open air fryer basket and, using silicone kitchen tongs, separate all bacon strips into as much of a single layer as you can. Some overlap is fine.
- If your air fryer is small, you can remove half of the slices of bacon and cook the bacon in batches.
- Air fry at 360º for 8-10 mins more until reaches the level of crispiness that you like. There’s no need to turn your bacon.
- Remove bacon slices and lay on paper towels to absorb any excess grease.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Nope! Just take it out of the package and put it in the air fryer basket.
Nope – I never do.
There is grease in the air fryer from cooking the bacon which can cause your air fryer to emit a little smoke. Place a piece of bread in the bottom of the air fryer basket to soak up the grease and this should take care of the smoking.
It may take a minute or two longer depending on how crispy you like your bacon and the thickness of your bacon.
Well there’s going to be bacon grease – so you can do a couple of things to make cleanup easy! First – put a couple pieces of bread in the bottom of the basket under the tray. This will soak up the grease. Second – if you don’t have extra bread – after cooking – let the grease cool. Then use a spatula and scrape out the bacon fat into the trash – or into a container if you save it for re-use. Then, clean air fryer as usual.
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the fridge for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave for 1 minute.
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Frozen Bacon in the Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb frozen bacon slices
Instructions
- Lay frozen bacon in one piece in your air fryer basket1 lb frozen bacon slices
- Air fry at 300º for 8 minutes – this is basically thawing the bacon. We use a lower temperature so it doesn't cook the outside pieces more than the inside pieces.
- Open air fryer basket and, using silicone kitchen tongs, separate all bacon strips into as much of a single layer as you can. Some overlap is fine.If your air fryer is small, you can remove half of the slices of bacon and cook the bacon in batches.
- Air fry at 360º for 8-10 mins more until reaches the level of crispiness that you like. There's no need to turn your bacon.
- Remove bacon slices and lay on paper towels to absorb any excess grease.
