Secret Ingredient for the Crispiest Bacon

October 4, 2025 by admin

Can You Use Other Flours?

Yes, you can! It’s best to stick with all-purpose flour, although it may be fun to experiment with other flours, like rice flour or cornstarch. My sister-in-law uses gluten free flour and as she told me, it works just fine. Honestly, just use any type of flour that will absorb moisture – so it can create a crispy coating.

How to Make the Crispiest Bacon: Step-by-Step

Below is the process on how to make the crispiest bacon of your life. It is very easy, but you should prepare for it beforehand, which I know we don’t always have time for. But trust me, my kids and my husband, it’s worth it! Ha!

Ingredients:

• Bacon strips (2–3 per person)
• All-purpose flour (or your preferred type of flour)
• Parchment paper
• Beeswax wrap or an additional piece of parchment paper

Instructions:

The Night Before:

1. Grab a medium-sized bowl and put some flour in it.
2. Take each bacon strip and dip it into the flour, ensuring it is well coated. Shake off the excess flour.
3. Place the flour-coated bacon strips on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan so that the bacon pieces are not touching. Or get your kids to do it. Mine like to help me in the kitchen sometimes. If you need to layer the bacon, put a sheet of parchment paper between each layer.
4. Cover the pan with beeswax wrap or an additional layer of parchment paper.
5. Put the pan into the fridge and chill the bacon for a few hours, or overnight.

The Morning Of:

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
2. Take the bacon out of the fridge and put them in a single layer on a parchment paper on a baking pan.
3. Cook it in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes.
4. Using tongs, flip the bacon slices over. Bake for an another 5 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy and evenly browned.
5. Once the bacon is golden brown and super duper crispy, use the tongs to put it to a paper-towel-lined plate to soak up the excess oil.
6. Serve the bacon warm and don’t let your kids and husband eat ALL of it! You’ve definitely earned it too, since you’ve started preparing it the day before.