Oh my thank god someone else understands that the smell of bacon early in the morning at a camp sight is the best smell ever and makes u feel so amazing!
Yes!! When we go to the beach, me and my teenage son always gets up early and ride with our golfcart by the campsites around 7am just to smell the bacon.. The best
I almost caused an international incident while in Morocco a few years ago. I was out to lunch with some of my students who because of religious reasons didn't eat pork. One of them asked me if I ate pork? I told him there was nothing like smelling bacon frying in the morning. Yes I loved pork. Needless to say I wasn't well accepted with the class.
Wow. just made bacon for the first time in my ninja foodi. By far the best tasting bacon I’ve ever had . 400f for 8 minutes such a perfect crispy finish ! Thanks for the video!!!
I eat air fryer bacon everyday. I cook it for 8 minutes on one side and three minutes on the flip side. its by far the best way to cook bacon. I use an instapot air fryer. my best tip is to season the bacon first. I like cayenne pepper and cajun seasoning. once flipped I season the other side. its incredible
The taste is amazing and it doesn't smoke up the kitchen or leave a lingering smell, great video you've sold me on air fried bacon with your enthusiasm alone.
First time for me on getting an air fryer and I was not impressed with the recipes I received. Then I stumbled upon this mouth watering channel. You got me at BACON! In all my years of being a bacon addict, I was in pure heaven after using my fryer for the first time makin' bacon. WOW! I am blown away from actually tasting real bacon (Extra crispy, of course 🥓). Thanks Justin. You are an awesome cook and your instructions are great. So many delicious, stomach growling recipes I don't know where to begin.🍗🍟🌭🍝🌮🥪
Thank you. Now, I not only learned the time to cook it etc. in my Cosori, but I realize all my guests might not like it crispy as much as I do. Now, to cook it! Thanks again!
I love regular cut bacon cooked crispy. BTW, after oven roasting, microwaving, grilling, or pan frying, the latter is my preferred method for eating bacon. The down side is all the splatter on the stove. The more hot grease in the pan, the better. So I tried my air fryer and it was a very close second. Delicious! The up side is that there isn't grease splatter! Awesome!
@@dededenver9560 . That’s good to hear. I’m looking forward to buying one and I always wondered if cooking something like that inside of it just made a serious mess. Thanks for the feedback
A great easy cleanup for this (I have a Cosori like this one) is I take the fryer insert out and put it over the square parchment insert for these fryers. Then you can just remove the parchment when it's cooled. Of course, the insert will still need to be cleaned but the large basket will be grease free :)
Hi, I really enjoyed this video. I like crispy bacon & had no idea I could cook it in my air fryer til I stumbled across this video, thank you for sharing w/everyone :D
When you fry bacon in a pan the oil comes out and is in the pan. Put the finished bacon on paper towels to get rid of any residual. I have wanted to try cooking bacon in our air fryer though. I keep my bacon oil in a tin that has a strainer. Put it in the fridge. You can use it for lots of stuff.
I'm a NC southern cook. I appreciate bacon grease .. no guilt. It's the difference between cornbread and fantastic cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet greased with bacon grease 🌷
@@leenaright3949 animal fats are the best imo. Goose fat produce amazing roast potatoes. Lard or even better bacon fat kneaded into flat beads like chapati or naan is great. The only problem I've found is that they do smoke a bit (200-230c), or is that my pans?
Hey, Justin and viewers! DON'T forget to keep the bacon drippings to use in other cooking, esp, fried eggs, potatoes, etc; the added taste FANTASTIC. Just put in container and cover. Y'all Be Safe!
Extra crispy - great for adding crumble bacon to salad, on to deviled eggs or into a burger before cooking, into so many dishes. Regular is best for sandwiches in my opinion.
Bottom line, this works. Check your bacon mid cooking. I used a Bella 8 qt. Air Fryer and cooked 7 pieces crispy 8 mins. But I did check progress at 4 mins and I did not think bacon would be done by 8 mins. It was
My Dad and I picked up a Gourmia Air Fryer at Walmart today for $40.00. I tried the bacon on some very thin strips that fried in a pan not well! It came out crispy and yummy. Did hot dogs also and they have great flavor! Now I want to try to cook everything. I hate to cook but this is fun!
It's been so long since I had a new fun toy. I don't enjoy cooking anymore. It's become a chore, not something "life-affirming." The nuke and I go way back, but it makes lousy fried chicken. LOL. This air fryer keeps me amused, guessing, experimenting, like the early days with a microwave oven. I buy that nuke-bacon, 30 seconds till ready, but it's a decadent experience, a pricey one, just too easy to prepare the entire package at once. What we won't do for a bacon fix. So, maybe now I can bring home the bacon, for real.
Not to mention, a lot safer as you don’t have to worry about possibly getting splattered with the hot grease from a frying pan. Love my air fried bacon.
I love the smell of bacon in the open air. I use to camp a lot and the campground would smell of bacon. Great video. Now that is how I like my bacon, extra crispy.
Also, although it comes with automatic settings for different foods like shrimp, chicken or fish, why and how do you get to know the settings of other non-prescribed foods like bacon?
It was so wonderful growing up when a "full" breakfast of bacon & eggs & buttered toast & potatoes & lots of hot coffee with cream & sugar, was encouraged by nutritionists. To actually eat something with enjoyment has become a thing of the past. In 2023 everyone has food paranoia. Everything you eat is going to kill you. Especially a full breakfast with bacon & eggs. A deadly combination. I was raped by ne
I was raped by Nervous Nelly hypochondriacs issuing daily food warnings against American classics. Everything that tastes good is going to kill you. Nothing is enjoyable once you lose your food virginity. Foodies are nut jobs with problems enjoying life. I can never "un-hear" their crap. Their Gwenith Paltrow crap. She's not that good of an actress. Just a blonde Kardashian. Bacon & butter are good for you if they make you happy. When was the last time something made you happy?
Awesome! You helped me today. My stove broke and I didn’t know what to do. My trusty air fryer came to the rescue!! Thank you! P.S. I have the exact same air fryer you have.
I am a Malaysian and love camping and outdoor cooking on my DIY rocket stove...... yup... thick bacon cooked over wood flame is super delicious ... and easy to cook......
I cook mine at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes. The key is to let the bacon rest for a few minutes in the airfryer, let the oil on top soak back into the bacon so doesn't get dry/brittle.
Nice ! Just got my Air Fryer and learning. I like my bacon cooked medium , but still some softness, kind of like you do ! I even have the same AF . YAY. I was going to ask what kind of Bacon, But I went to your web site (in your description) and got it and want to have your site as regular inspiration !! I will return !!!
Howdy from Yuma, Arizona. The coffee is on and it is "Folgers Black Silk". Thick cut bacon is the only type we eat. I do enjoy the rind-on thick cut bacon but is difficult to find in a local grocery store here. This type of bacon reminds me of when my grandmother would make it in the cast iron skillet. She also made coffee but it was percolated and was strong. I enjoyed it very much but was to strong for the rest of my family. I enjoy my bacon the same as you and the Mrs. enjoys her back also burnt. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! I have been cooking bacon entirely wrong! I like my bacon like yours (husband is more the crispy type) but the thought of pulling out a frying pan or preheating the oven keeps bacon at the grocery store 😂 Now, I have an excuse to buy a package of bacon every once in a while, knowing it’s so easy in the air fryer. Thanks! *ONE Q: Could you do a video explaining how you keep your air fryer clean? I’ve been binging your vids and I’m always amazed how beautifully clean and like-new your basket is* 😊
It's really easy - just throw away the entire unit (please recycle) and use a new one.... Probably the best answer is to clean/wipe out immediately after each use, but who has time for that What works best for me is - if it's going to have fats/oils/cheese I'll pull the basket out completely and line the bottom with aluminum foil to catch most of the drippings - or just line the inside of the basket with Foil/Parchment paper. Bonus tip. Use heavy duty alum foil - the fan won't blow it around - you can fold small 'V's into the foil so air can still circulate underneath (like a folding fan) or if you're feeling lazy, just wrinkle up the foil in hand to make a bunch of ridges.
@@cathylehman7538 I use my fryer often. I have three of those silicone liners that look and work like a coffee- machine filter. They're washable, reusable. Just rotate them, using a clean one every time. The basket proper remains clean looking, but can be washed and rinsed. Go easy on the detergent lest your bacon taste like salty Dawn.
In the South, pork is king. Smithfield is legend. The Chinese now own Smithfield, the town that processes pork hams. It's like Champagne, France, except I doubt the French would trade that place for gold. Chinese do like pork. They also own Hellman's Mayo. As Mammy said, "It ain't fittin. it just ain't fittin."
2:12 "The smell of bacon cooking on the camp fire..." - but it's no longer raw then! It's being fried and that's what you're smelling. I don't think raw bacon from the fridge smells of anything, really. In fact, if it smells, that could be a sign that it's going off.
You should cook a pound of bacon in the air fryer vs frying pan and then check how much grease is left over on both methods. I enjoy both when cooking bacon 🥓
I have my thick hickory smoked bacon in the freezer right now so it's easier to cut extra fat off. Plus I cut some of the bacon in half so it fits on burgers, BLT, breakfast sammies and breakfast tacos. Hubby likes his bacon flabby. It's done, but soft 🐽 I like mine crispy. Not on the verge of burnt, but brown and it doesn't bend when you hold it up. Will look at more of your air fryer videos.
Everyone in my family likes their bacon extra crispy, almost burnt. I, on the other hand, like my bacon to be about medium done. Slightly crispy by still pliable, and even chewy in some spots.
I had THICK cut bacon and did 400F for about 13-14 mins and came out golden brown perfect. I think people really need to test adjust depending on bacon used and machine used. Start off with the 400F 4-5 min range and then go up as needed.
I know this is very basic but I cannot successfully cook bacon in my apt. It gets smokey, the bacon doesn't cook evenly and sometimes it almost burns. Loved this tutorial and your energy.
I’m so glad my method of cooking bacon in the air fryer is helpful for you. I have also struggled with some “easy” things in the past so I know how you feel. I hope you give this method a try. If you do let me know how it works for you. Thanks again!
Air fryer is my favorite way to cook bacon. It cooks evenly over the entire strip. Sometimes pans can heat unevenly. Plus the cleanup is a breeze and for those of us who save our bacon grease, it drains easily into my repurposed pickle jar full of grease.
I've had a pound of bacon sitting in my fridge for a month. Now that I've watched your video I'll be cooking it just like you did on your air fryer. I can't wait. Love your enthusiasm. Thanks!
Yup you are right sir. You can't beat the smell of bacon in the morning camping or hunting outside or in a cabin. All looks good good man. Enjoy. Now i want bacon...lol
Nice video. An even simpler method to make bacon extra crispy is to put raw bacon on paper towels, cover with paper towels, and microwave up to five minutes to obtain crispy or extra crispy bacon!
I like the bacon extra crispy also and I have cooked it every way possible including campfire, grill, etc. You are correct about the smell on a camping trip. Bacon cooking and coffee brewing.....yum.
My wife is exactly the same way as to the extra, extra, crispy, fatty bacon as her favorite way to eat it. That, and almost burn to a crisp. In fact, when we eat breakfast at our local hole in the wall, trucker's cafe, the staff there get a kick out of telling her what she wants even before she can open her mouth to order it. They repeat that exact quote and always laugh at her when they do it like that. She had gastric surgery years back, and somehow this texture of bacon just satisfies her completely. Me, I am like you and enjoy a softer texture, too. Thanks for posting. I was thinking you may have the time incorrect for the extra crispy bacon, but glad you adjusted it and explained before you ended your video. I made the error of not going with the extra time on the very first time I mad this for my wife. She was not happy with just 7 minutes and then an additional 2 minutes. ;-)
What the heck is with those women? My wife also like crispy almost burnt out foods while I like more meaty, more tender and flavorful food. I make delicious sourdough bread and she wants it toasted killing all its flavor. I like my steaks medium and juicy, she wants it well, well done. So on and so on.
@@Tygydyk17 haha it’s the opposite w me - I like my bacon chewy and my steaks rare - my husband wants bacon w cinders!! Crumbling apart and his steak well done like shoe leather- he ruins it ! 🥩
Definitely going to try air frying my veggie (as I have a family history of Cancer I need to avoid the igf-1 and heme in meat) bacon--thanks for posting
Really crispy!! 🥓🥓🥓 And yes! To the bacon on the camp fire. My best childhood memories are from camping on family vacation. Add the sound of someone chopping kindling and the smelk of coffee and you have the perfect morning.
Like it or not (and I do) I want the bacon grease as much as the bacon. Great for cooking veggies. Especially leafy greens. Most times can’t hardly get enough to cook with.
I love how he said..."that's a long minute..." Too funny, as my mom used to say..."a watched pot never boils..." Great video, thanks for posting! All the best, cheers...
I love sayings like that. A favorite when on a trip is "a country mile", cause you're in unknown territory and that mile on the marker seems so much longer when driving it !
A Little Soft! I love bacon from the Air Fryer! Wow! Good Looking Bacon 🥓 Thank-you! I love Dehydration in an Air Fryer! You’re so Entertaining! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Damm I just did what you said and I just had the best "deep fryed" bacon just like I get at the dinner here in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks for the upload. Oh and there is no smoking up the chitchen setting off the fire alrams any more!!!
I have a toaster oven air fryer that has baskets and a grill plate accessory. Do I put the bacon in the basket or on the grill plate? Quick Tip: The appliance trips the breaker consistently when I plug it into wall plugs. Luckily, I have a plug on my stove that is rated for 20 Amps and uses the 30AMP stove line for power. So I love the air fryer over to on top of my stove whenever I use it so I can use that plug. I live in an apartment building built in the 1970s as a senior housing unit. the plugs are only rated for 15 amps (It's a safety measure since we have many seniors and people with mental health and addiction issues leading to an extremely high fire risk in the building. We have at least one minor fire in the building every month and had a major fire that destroyed two apartments in March of last year)
I agree also. It has way more flavor not being over cooked IMO. Just like any other meat. Gotta use the thick cut also if you want it softer. I just cooked a pound that my son had bought. It was thin bacon and it came out too crispy for me. So I'm going to save that for him. Cooking my thick bacon now so I can cook it like I like it.
Thanks for this video…I have a chili recipe that calls for bacon fat to cook some peppers and jalapeños and ground beef and was wondering if air frying would yield enough bacon fat to use for this and ur video just showed me yes so I’m excited to try this tonight and see how it goes. Thanks!
I do mine in a emril 360 on the air fry setting at 400 for 10 to 15 minutes for crispy and 375 for 8-10 minutes for chewy. Most of the time I overlap them to half and half it
Bacon is very very healthy. I lost 30 pounds and my blood pressure dropped from hypertension level to below normal eating only beef, bacon, butter and eggs.
Oh my thank god someone else understands that the smell of bacon early in the morning at a camp sight is the best smell ever and makes u feel so amazing!
It's the greatest!
Yes!! When we go to the beach, me and my teenage son always gets up early and ride with our golfcart by the campsites around 7am just to smell the bacon.. The best
I almost caused an international incident while in Morocco a few years ago. I was out to lunch with some of my students who because of religious reasons didn't eat pork. One of them asked me if I ate pork? I told him there was nothing like smelling bacon frying in the morning. Yes I loved pork. Needless to say I wasn't well accepted with the class.
Hell yeah can't beat the smell of bacon whiles camping 🏕️👍
When a teenager my Mom cooked in Sat. morning knowing it would get us, kids, up & out of bed quickly!!! Hmmm!
6 minutes at 400 degrees. You're welcome lol jesus christ
Thank you!
Thank U my friend
HAHAHAHAH!! Thank you. Indeed. 😂
Preheat? Ha
I literally said Jesus Christ when i clocked that it was 6 minutes long. THANK YOU
Today I cooked my first bacon in the air fryer. You were spot on with the cook time. I like mine crispy 8 min was perfect! TY
Wow. just made bacon for the first time in my ninja foodi. By far the best tasting bacon I’ve ever had . 400f for 8 minutes such a perfect crispy finish ! Thanks for the video!!!
UGGGG! The words "crispy" and "bacon" should never meet! To each his own I guess.
Bacon grease is GOLD!
I just tried this recipe, and I cooked it at 350 for 6 min. It came out perfect! Not too crispy, not too under cooked. 🤗
We love to air fry . I’m going to try bacon .
My kids will only ear it microwaved. Little ding dongs
microwave boils it@@johnwood441
@@johnwood441 Children are overrated.
@@TheGdav0202 I don't understand your comment. Did I miss the part about children ?
Now put that grease in a cup, cover it and sit it next to the stove... that stuff is liquid gold!
Yes, sliced potatoes fried in bacon fat!!!
great video! the thickness of the cut does make a difference. I had some regular cut bacon and at 400F it was crispy in 4-5 minutes.
I eat air fryer bacon everyday. I cook it for 8 minutes on one side and three minutes on the flip side. its by far the best way to cook bacon. I use an instapot air fryer. my best tip is to season the bacon first. I like cayenne pepper and cajun seasoning. once flipped I season the other side. its incredible
What temp do you use?
The taste is amazing and it doesn't smoke up the kitchen or leave a lingering smell, great video you've sold me on air fried bacon with your enthusiasm alone.
Haha so glad to hear it!
ah, you just answered a question I posted regarding how smokey it makes the kitchen.
First time for me on getting an air fryer and I was not impressed with the recipes I received. Then I stumbled upon this mouth watering channel. You got me at BACON! In all my years of being a bacon addict, I was in pure heaven after using my fryer for the first time makin' bacon. WOW! I am blown away from actually tasting real bacon (Extra crispy, of course 🥓). Thanks Justin. You are an awesome cook and your instructions are great. So many delicious, stomach growling recipes I don't know where to begin.🍗🍟🌭🍝🌮🥪
You're not the only one, my AF came with a pathetic little cook book. But thank's to youtube, plenty have cleared the path.
I tried this a few months ago, it's awesome, easy, delicious and much healthier than cooking on top of the stove..
I totally agree!
Thank you. Now, I not only learned the time to cook it etc. in my Cosori, but I realize all my guests might not like it crispy as much as I do. Now, to cook it! Thanks again!
I love regular cut bacon cooked crispy. BTW, after oven roasting, microwaving, grilling, or pan frying, the latter is my preferred method for eating bacon. The down side is all the splatter on the stove. The more hot grease in the pan, the better. So I tried my air fryer and it was a very close second. Delicious! The up side is that there isn't grease splatter! Awesome!
Did you have fun cleaning out your air fryer?
@@timjones147poured out the grease and slapped everything in the dishwasher. Easy peasy.
@@dededenver9560 . That’s good to hear. I’m looking forward to buying one and I always wondered if cooking something like that inside of it just made a serious mess. Thanks for the feedback
@@timjones147 the mess is contained within the airfryer. So much better than pan frying in that regard.
I was wondering if the inside (not the basket) of the air fryer gets all spattered with grease
A great easy cleanup for this (I have a Cosori like this one) is I take the fryer insert out and put it over the square parchment insert for these fryers. Then you can just remove the parchment when it's cooled. Of course, the insert will still need to be cleaned but the large basket will be grease free :)
Hi, I really enjoyed this video. I like crispy bacon & had no idea I could cook it in my air fryer til I stumbled across this video, thank you for sharing w/everyone :D
So happy you like it!
@@cookingwithcoit how come you didn’t flip the bacon over after halfway through the cooking?
When you fry bacon in a pan the oil comes out and is in the pan. Put the finished bacon on paper towels to get rid of any residual. I have wanted to try cooking bacon in our air fryer though. I keep my bacon oil in a tin that has a strainer. Put it in the fridge. You can use it for lots of stuff.
I'm a NC southern cook. I appreciate bacon grease .. no guilt.
It's the difference between cornbread and fantastic cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet greased with bacon grease 🌷
@@leenaright3949 animal fats are the best imo. Goose fat produce amazing roast potatoes. Lard or even better bacon fat kneaded into flat beads like chapati or naan is great.
The only problem I've found is that they do smoke a bit (200-230c), or is that my pans?
What can you use the bacon grease for? I’m gonna start saving it
@@gibreezy Scrambled eggs.
Thanks for the post. I tried this in my air fryer and it turned out perfectly!!!!!
So glad to hear that!
Hey, Justin and viewers! DON'T forget to keep the bacon drippings to use in other cooking, esp, fried eggs, potatoes, etc; the added taste FANTASTIC. Just put in container and cover.
Y'all Be Safe!
My mom always saved it lol
EEEWWWWWW!! Just pack that grease around your heart.
Best way to do that is cook the bacon in foil takeaway containers, you can get 100 for £10 off amazon.
@@standtall7646bacon fat does not harm your heart. Carbs & sugar do !
What about the bacon spatters?
the air fryer really does make everything better and easier
I completely agree. It’s a fantastic cooking tool.
Extra crispy - great for adding crumble bacon to salad, on to deviled eggs or into a burger before cooking, into so many dishes. Regular is best for sandwiches in my opinion.
Yes, the thin normal kind for sandwiches and burgers.🤌
To summarize:6 Mins and 400 degrees for medium bacon and 8-10 mins 400 degrees for crispy thank me later
Thank you so much lol
Being in love with bacon is not weird at all
I am so happy to have found you!! You truly advocate simple techniques and I thank you
Nothing like the smell of some freshly cooked bacon & a nice pot of coffee in the morning ☕🥓
😉
Bottom line, this works. Check your bacon mid cooking. I used a Bella 8 qt. Air Fryer and cooked 7 pieces crispy 8 mins. But I did check progress at 4 mins and I did not think bacon would be done by 8 mins. It was
My Dad and I picked up a Gourmia Air Fryer at Walmart today for $40.00. I tried the bacon on some very thin strips that fried in a pan not well! It came out crispy and yummy. Did hot dogs also and they have great flavor! Now I want to try to cook everything. I hate to cook but this is fun!
It's been so long since I had a new fun toy. I don't enjoy cooking anymore. It's become a chore, not something "life-affirming." The nuke and I go way back, but it makes lousy fried chicken. LOL. This air fryer keeps me amused, guessing, experimenting, like the early days with a microwave oven. I buy that nuke-bacon, 30 seconds till ready, but it's a decadent experience, a pricey one, just too easy to prepare the entire package at once. What we won't do for a bacon fix. So, maybe now I can bring home the bacon, for real.
Thanks for this video. Was getting sick of pan frying my bacon. This is so much more efficient and less messy.
Aye to the messy bit!
Not to mention, a lot safer as you don’t have to worry about possibly getting splattered with the hot grease from a frying pan. Love my air fried bacon.
This is so helpful as I have some left over corn and quinoa and I am going to make a chowder. I will put the bacon top. Thank you very much. Nice
I’m glad this video is helpful for you! Enjoy that chowder 🙌🏻
Love this!!! I cooked mine on 400 degrees for 6 minutes. It was perfect!
Thank you for sharing, I truly appreciate simple and clean process in the kitchen. Also I did make air fryer bacon, it tastes really good, thank you.
I love the smell of bacon in the open air. I use to camp a lot and the campground would smell of bacon. Great video. Now that is how I like my bacon, extra crispy.
you got a thumbs up for having an airfryer thats not completely discusting and properly cleaned
Haha! I clean my air fryer constantly 🙌🏻
Disgusting*
Some qns: 1. You ddnt turn the bacon midway thru frying time. 2. You ddnt tissue dry it before frying. 3. Why?
Also, although it comes with automatic settings for different foods like shrimp, chicken or fish, why and how do you get to know the settings of other non-prescribed foods like bacon?
I put all my crispy bacon into a toasted burger bun with 2 cheese and aioli sauce it was amazing!
OMG. YUM. Bacon rules!
The smell of bacon and eggs brings back so many fond memories of my childhood and I’m 77! Our sense of smell and our brains are gifts fro God.
It was so wonderful growing up when a "full" breakfast of bacon & eggs & buttered toast & potatoes & lots of hot coffee with cream & sugar, was encouraged by nutritionists. To actually eat something with enjoyment has become a thing of the past. In 2023 everyone has food paranoia. Everything you eat is going to kill you. Especially a full breakfast with bacon & eggs. A deadly combination. I was raped by ne
I was raped by Nervous Nelly hypochondriacs issuing daily food warnings against American classics. Everything that tastes good is going to kill you. Nothing is enjoyable once you lose your food virginity. Foodies are nut jobs with problems enjoying life. I can never "un-hear" their crap. Their Gwenith Paltrow crap. She's not that good of an actress. Just a blonde Kardashian. Bacon & butter are good for you if they make you happy. When was the last time something made you happy?
I just found this video. I’m going to try this. Love, love, love bacon. Thank you! Yum
Great!
Awesome from Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Awesome! You helped me today. My stove broke and I didn’t know what to do. My trusty air fryer came to the rescue!! Thank you! P.S. I have the exact same air fryer you have.
Yes! The smell of bacon on a campfire in the morning is why waking up cold in the wild is the best. ❤
Yes and it is the best smell! Being outside also is the best way to eat outside.
Totally agree 🙌🏻
I am a Malaysian and love camping and outdoor cooking on my DIY rocket stove...... yup... thick bacon cooked over wood flame is super delicious ... and easy to cook......
Great idea! Yum. And don’t be afraid of saturated fats. It’s the vegetable and canola oils which are bad for health.
Good tip thanks!
Potatoes fried in bacon grease are so good.
I cook mine at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes. The key is to let the bacon rest for a few minutes in the airfryer, let the oil on top soak back into the bacon so doesn't get dry/brittle.
Nice ! Just got my Air Fryer and learning. I like my bacon cooked medium , but still some softness, kind of like you do ! I even have the same AF . YAY. I was going to ask what kind of Bacon, But I went to your web site (in your description) and got it and want to have your site as regular inspiration !! I will return !!!
So great to hear!
Howdy from Yuma, Arizona. The coffee is on and it is "Folgers Black Silk". Thick cut bacon is the only type we eat. I do enjoy the rind-on thick cut bacon but is difficult to find in a local grocery store here. This type of bacon reminds me of when my grandmother would make it in the cast iron skillet. She also made coffee but it was percolated and was strong. I enjoyed it very much but was to strong for the rest of my family. I enjoy my bacon the same as you and the Mrs. enjoys her back also burnt. Thank you for sharing.
Thick cut bacon is the best!
Wow! I have been cooking bacon entirely wrong! I like my bacon like yours (husband is more the crispy type) but the thought of pulling out a frying pan or preheating the oven keeps bacon at the grocery store 😂
Now, I have an excuse to buy a package of bacon every once in a while, knowing it’s so easy in the air fryer. Thanks!
*ONE Q: Could you do a video explaining how you keep your air fryer clean? I’ve been binging your vids and I’m always amazed how beautifully clean and like-new your basket is* 😊
It's really easy - just throw away the entire unit (please recycle) and use a new one....
Probably the best answer is to clean/wipe out immediately after each use, but who has time for that
What works best for me is - if it's going to have fats/oils/cheese I'll pull the basket out completely and line the bottom with aluminum foil to catch most of the drippings - or just line the inside of the basket with Foil/Parchment paper.
Bonus tip. Use heavy duty alum foil - the fan won't blow it around - you can fold small 'V's into the foil so air can still circulate underneath (like a folding fan) or if you're feeling lazy, just wrinkle up the foil in hand to make a bunch of ridges.
Buy a silicone air fry basket. You put the food in it and place it on the fry basket where it never gets dirty. Silicone basket can go in dish washer
We slaughter a hog one or twice a year and argue over the belly bacon. I'm usually the one doing the work so I save some of that bacon for us.
Don't bother. Give it away.
@@cathylehman7538 I use my fryer often. I have three of those silicone liners that look and work like a coffee- machine filter. They're washable, reusable. Just rotate them, using a clean one every time. The basket proper remains clean looking, but can be washed and rinsed. Go easy on the detergent lest your bacon taste like salty Dawn.
Bacon is the candy of all meats !!! Like crispy !!! Love our air fryer !!!
Yes!!!
In the South, pork is king. Smithfield is legend. The Chinese now own Smithfield, the town that processes pork hams. It's like Champagne, France, except I doubt the French would trade that place for gold. Chinese do like pork. They also own Hellman's Mayo. As Mammy said, "It ain't fittin. it just ain't fittin."
For folks using Celsius, 400 degrees is rounded to 200°c
Thank you 😊
Celsius? Sounds like propaganda to me 🤨🦅
campfire cooking is THE BEST! just got my airfryer LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES AND TIPS! THANK YOU
2:12 "The smell of bacon cooking on the camp fire..." - but it's no longer raw then! It's being fried and that's what you're smelling. I don't think raw bacon from the fridge smells of anything, really. In fact, if it smells, that could be a sign that it's going off.
You should cook a pound of bacon in the air fryer vs frying pan and then check how much grease is left over on both methods. I enjoy both when cooking bacon 🥓
100% agree! Bacon at a campsite with coffee, eggs, biscuits and gravy…….THE BEST!!!
I have my thick hickory smoked bacon in the freezer right now so it's easier to cut extra fat off. Plus I cut some of the bacon in half so it fits on burgers, BLT, breakfast sammies and breakfast tacos. Hubby likes his bacon flabby. It's done, but soft 🐽 I like mine crispy. Not on the verge of burnt, but brown and it doesn't bend when you hold it up. Will look at more of your air fryer videos.
I love hickory smoked bacon, that sounds delicious!
Air fryer bacon is the bacon everyone dreamed of before they made the air fryer. It's a modern miracle.
Haha agreed!
Have found that 400 smokes a bit too much for me. Usually back the heat down to 375 and it seems to not smoke nearly as bad.
That’s a good tip!
5:06 All that bacon grease is *GOLD!* It's *HEALTHY* to cook your eggs in that bacon fat! Do not throw away your bacon grease!
I loved this video...about to try it...the campground story was so awesome you put me there!
Aw thank you! I love camping so much.
New Subscriber!.... (you had me at the Drumstick recipe!).... now I'm just watching easy breakfast quick recipes... TY!!!...
Everyone in my family likes their bacon extra crispy, almost burnt. I, on the other hand, like my bacon to be about medium done. Slightly crispy by still pliable, and even chewy in some spots.
A slight scorch on the bacon is delicious!
I've had a airfryer years and never once did l think of cooking bacon in it lol great idea 💡😉👍thanks for the update
I’m happy that’s the same air fryer I have! Loved your video
That’s so great to hear. Thanks for watching!
I had THICK cut bacon and did 400F for about 13-14 mins and came out golden brown perfect. I think people really need to test adjust depending on bacon used and machine used. Start off with the 400F 4-5 min range and then go up as needed.
I know this is very basic but I cannot successfully cook bacon in my apt. It gets smokey, the bacon doesn't cook evenly and sometimes it almost burns. Loved this tutorial and your energy.
I’m so glad my method of cooking bacon in the air fryer is helpful for you. I have also struggled with some “easy” things in the past so I know how you feel. I hope you give this method a try. If you do let me know how it works for you. Thanks again!
You're trying to rush it. If the pan is smoking, your heat is too high. Try frying your bacon at a lower temperature. Medium is hot enough.
Cook it slow lower flame
Air fryer is my favorite way to cook bacon. It cooks evenly over the entire strip. Sometimes pans can heat unevenly. Plus the cleanup is a breeze and for those of us who save our bacon grease, it drains easily into my repurposed pickle jar full of grease.
I've had a pound of bacon sitting in my fridge for a month. Now that I've watched your video I'll be cooking it just like you did on your air fryer. I can't wait. Love your enthusiasm. Thanks!
Enjoy that bacon!
I just used his method and it came out so well and fast considering how long it does in other ways. Also, much easier clean up in the AF.
Gary. I hope you enjoy your air-fryer cooked bacon as much as I enjoy mine.
Yup you are right sir. You can't beat the smell of bacon in the morning camping or hunting outside or in a cabin. All looks good good man. Enjoy. Now i want bacon...lol
Nice video. An even simpler method to make bacon extra crispy is to put raw bacon on paper towels, cover with paper towels, and microwave up to five minutes to obtain crispy or extra crispy bacon!
I'm with your wife....extra crispy is the way to go! And the smell of bacon and eggs when you are camping is heavenly!
A place I go deep fries the bacon. Just like the air fryer, it folks the lean and fat parts evenly. (They also do a BLT with 9 pieces of bacon!)
I like the bacon extra crispy also and I have cooked it every way possible including campfire, grill, etc. You are correct about the smell on a camping trip. Bacon cooking and coffee brewing.....yum.
Coffee & Bacon roasting on an open fire, jack frost nippin at yer nose.....take me home, country morning. Sometimes
life is good.
Medium is the way to go! It’s a fine meat. Like steak. And it’s a sin to completely cook a steak. Or just about any meat.
Yes yes and yes! Cooking bacon 🥓 with a camp fire 🔥 is the BEST!
My wife is exactly the same way as to the extra, extra, crispy, fatty bacon as her favorite way to eat it. That, and almost burn to a crisp. In fact, when we eat breakfast at our local hole in the wall, trucker's cafe, the staff there get a kick out of telling her what she wants even before she can open her mouth to order it. They repeat that exact quote and always laugh at her when they do it like that. She had gastric surgery years back, and somehow this texture of bacon just satisfies her completely. Me, I am like you and enjoy a softer texture, too. Thanks for posting. I was thinking you may have the time incorrect for the extra crispy bacon, but glad you adjusted it and explained before you ended your video. I made the error of not going with the extra time on the very first time I mad this for my wife. She was not happy with just 7 minutes and then an additional 2 minutes. ;-)
So glad it turned out great in the end! Thanks for watching
What the heck is with those women? My wife also like crispy almost burnt out foods while I like more meaty, more tender and flavorful food. I make delicious sourdough bread and she wants it toasted killing all its flavor. I like my steaks medium and juicy, she wants it well, well done. So on and so on.
@@Tygydyk17 haha it’s the opposite w me - I like my bacon chewy and my steaks rare - my husband wants bacon w cinders!! Crumbling apart and his steak well done like shoe leather- he ruins it ! 🥩
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl And no taste/flavor left
Definitely going to try air frying my veggie (as I have a family history of Cancer I need to avoid the igf-1 and heme in meat) bacon--thanks for posting
Really crispy!! 🥓🥓🥓
And yes! To the bacon on the camp fire. My best childhood memories are from camping on family vacation. Add the sound of someone chopping kindling and the smelk of coffee and you have the perfect morning.
Totally agree!
Great video what I do sometimes is sprinkle Montreal steak seasoning over my bacon it's crazy awesome
Like it or not (and I do) I want the bacon grease as much as the bacon. Great for cooking veggies. Especially leafy greens. Most times can’t hardly get enough to cook with.
I love how he said..."that's a long minute..." Too funny, as my mom used to say..."a watched pot never boils..." Great video, thanks for posting! All the best, cheers...
Haha thanks!
I love sayings like that. A favorite when on a trip is "a country mile", cause you're in unknown territory and that mile on the marker seems so much longer when driving it !
A Little Soft! I love bacon from the Air Fryer! Wow! Good Looking Bacon 🥓 Thank-you! I love Dehydration in an Air Fryer! You’re so Entertaining! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That's hardly unusual to enjoy the smell of raw bacon, particularly if it's marinated with things like maple or other smoked marinations
I agree!
You are so right. Both medium and crispy are great, thanks
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Damm I just did what you said and I just had the best "deep fryed" bacon just like I get at the dinner here in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks for the upload. Oh and there is no smoking up the chitchen setting off the fire alrams any more!!!
So great to hear! 🙌🏻
I have a toaster oven air fryer that has baskets and a grill plate accessory. Do I put the bacon in the basket or on the grill plate? Quick Tip: The appliance trips the breaker consistently when I plug it into wall plugs. Luckily, I have a plug on my stove that is rated for 20 Amps and uses the 30AMP stove line for power. So I love the air fryer over to on top of my stove whenever I use it so I can use that plug. I live in an apartment building built in the 1970s as a senior housing unit. the plugs are only rated for 15 amps (It's a safety measure since we have many seniors and people with mental health and addiction issues leading to an extremely high fire risk in the building. We have at least one minor fire in the building every month and had a major fire that destroyed two apartments in March of last year)
I like bacon soft also. I think it's so much more flavorful and you can taste the smoky flavor better than when it's crispy.
I agree!
I agree also. It has way more flavor not being over cooked IMO. Just like any other meat. Gotta use the thick cut also if you want it softer. I just cooked a pound that my son had bought. It was thin bacon and it came out too crispy for me. So I'm going to save that for him. Cooking my thick bacon now so I can cook it like I like it.
Thanks for this video…I have a chili recipe that calls for bacon fat to cook some peppers and jalapeños and ground beef and was wondering if air frying would yield enough bacon fat to use for this and ur video just showed me yes so I’m excited to try this tonight and see how it goes. Thanks!
Bro extra extra crispy bacon is actually so gross. The perfect chewy crispy medium is easily the best.
Haha I won’t judge a persons bacon preferences! 🥓 Whatever makes you happy.
I do mine in a emril 360 on the air fry setting at 400 for 10 to 15 minutes for crispy and 375 for 8-10 minutes for chewy. Most of the time I overlap them to half and half it
That’s not proper bacon🇬🇧
You're right mate. Why do yanks eat that greasy shite? And they don't even smoke it ! 😊😊😊
There is no bad way to cook bacon, baking is my personal favorite.
Nice! was wondering about the "crowdedness" of the bacon slices..
Thanks buddy!
Turned out great! ☺
I love my air fryer. Just wanted to find out how to bacon. Learning new ways to cook with it
Haha I would always set off the fire alarm in my apartment trying to cook bacon! Air fryer bacon is a game changer
I just tried some turkey bacon in my air fried and it turned out great
Awesome!
Just tried this in air fryer with Nueske’s Applewood bacon from northern Wisconsin. Yum & yum! 😀👍
I definitely love bacon the way YOU like it!!!!!
The best!
Yes cooking bacon on an open fire on a crisp morning is the best!!! 🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓
Oh stop you are making me hungry,
I can smell the bacon all the way here in UK
That’s it I am going to the store and buy Bacon
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Bacon is very very healthy. I lost 30 pounds and my blood pressure dropped from hypertension level to below normal eating only beef, bacon, butter and eggs.
Ya'll, please remember to clean the burner coils just above the basket. Apparently, it can catch fire. Also can cause the smoking of fryer and odor.