I cooked bacon with 4 different appliances to find the best method. After this, I'll never make it on a stovetop again.

I made bacon using my air fryer, oven, microwave, and stovetop. In the end, only one appliance made perfect strips of bacon. Steven John I cooked bacon using my stove, oven, air fryer, and microwave to see which had the best results. A pan on the stove may be the classic approach, but it was messy, and the bacon seemed extra greasy. The oven is great for big batches of bacon, but the air fryer created the perfect taste and texture. I cook a lot of bacon — maybe about a pound a week. Historically, my preferred way to prepare it is by cooking a large batch in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. When it's done, I'll chop up the fatty meat into bits and store it in the freezer for breakfast omelets .