Get perfectly crispy air fryer bacon with ZERO grease splatter in just 9 minutes. No mess, no smoke, no babysitting — the easiest bacon you'll ever make. Follow our tested method and you'll get perfect results every single time.
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Unlike most air fryer recipes, do NOT preheat for bacon. Starting in a cold basket allows fat to render slowly without splattering.
Lay bacon strips flat in the air fryer basket. Slightly overlapping is OK — they shrink as they cook. Do not stack.
Set to 350°F. Cook regular-cut bacon 7-8 min, thick-cut 9-10 min. Check at 7 minutes — every air fryer is slightly different.
You don't need to flip the bacon! Hot air circulates all around creating even crispiness. Just let it cook.
At 7 minutes check doneness. For extra crispy: add 1-2 more minutes. Watch carefully — the difference between crispy and burnt is about 60 seconds.
Transfer immediately to paper towels. Do NOT leave in the air fryer after cooking — it keeps cooking from residual heat.
Smoking usually means the temperature is too high or the grease tray is dirty. Cook at 350°F and add 2 tbsp water to the drip tray to prevent smoke from grease burning.
No! The hot circulating air cooks bacon evenly on all sides without flipping. This is one of the big advantages of air fryer bacon.
350°F for 7-8 minutes for regular-cut, 9-10 minutes for thick-cut. Check at 7 minutes as every air fryer varies slightly in actual temperature.
