Cooking frozen bacon in air fryer is super easy and will get breakfast on the table in no time! Air fryer bacon is super delicious, crispy and avoids the oily mess from cooking bacon in a frying pan.
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Do you love a good air fryer breakfast? Frozen bacon in air fryer is about to become your new best friend! Crispy, crunchy and without all the mess!
Best part is, you don’t have to wait hours for your bacon to defrost. You can use your air fryer for the defrosting process too!
Speaking of delicious air fryer breakfast recipes, be sure to check out Breakfast Sausage in Air Fryer, Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls and Air Fryer Nectarines (so delicious on yogurt!).
Why this recipe works
Frozen bacon in air fryer is the quickest and easiest way to get super crispy bacon without all the mess!
Using your air fryer to defrost frozen bacon is a quick way to get breakfast on the table. You know those days where you forgot to pull the bacon out to defrost. Yup! This air fryer frozen bacon recipe is a life saver! Plus, you can use your defrosted bacon to make these air fryer bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers!
You can use your air fryer to cook your bacon at the same time you are cooking your eggs and toast so you don’t have to juggle multiple breakfast dishes at one time. It basically cooks itself!
Ingredients
Bacon: You can use any type of frozen bacon for this recipe including regular cut, center cut or thick cut bacon (note: you will cook longer for thick cut).
Center cut is a great size that fits well in your air fryer basket.
This recipe works for most any brand of frozen bacon including Oscar Meyer, Hormel Black Label, Smithfield, Farmland, Wright, Great Value, Applegate, Signature Farms, Kroger, Boar’s Head, Pederson’s, Jimmy Dean, Sunnyvalley and Bar S.
How to cook frozen bacon in air fryer
Defrost frozen bacon in air fryer
- Place frozen bacon in air fryer (place entire frozen bacon block inside).
- Cook on 350°F (no-preheat) for 4 minutes.
- Using kitchen tongs to avoid burns, flip bacon and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- This should defrost your bacon enough so you can comfortably separate the bacon without it tearing.
Separate thawed bacon
- Remove bacon from air fryer and set aside on plate.
- Using kitchen tongs to avoid burns, carefully separate each strip of bacon and place the bacon strips on a separate plate.
- You will divide strips of bacon into batches based on the amount that will comfortably fit in your air fryer with no overlap in bacon slices.
Cook bacon in air fryer
- Place strips of bacon in air fryer basket. There should be no overlap in bacon strips.
- Cook on 400°F (no-preheat) for 8-10 minutes, flipping half-way.
- Repeat cooking process for remaining batches of bacon.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of bacon in the basket, you flip the bacon and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispiness as needed.
Thick Cut Frozen Bacon in Air Fryer: Cook for an additional 3 minutes above recipe time and add additional 1-2 minutes cook time as necessary.
Pre-Heating Air Fryer: You do not need to preheat your air fryer for this recipe.
This recipe works well with any brand of air fryer including Ninja Foodi, Gourmia, Vortex, Nuwave, Cuisinart, Cosori, Power XL and Power Air.
Can you cook frozen bacon in air fryer?
Yes! It is a common misconception that you cannot cook frozen bacon in your air fryer and that it won’t come out crispy. This couldn’t be further from the truth!
The key to cooking frozen bacon in the air fryer is to use the power of your air fryer to defrost the bacon first.
The air fryer is super quick when it comes to defrosting and will save you a ton of time.
Once the bacon is defrosted in the air fryer, you can separate the bacon strips and continue with the cooking process.
I guarantee you will end up with perfect super crispy air fried bacon!
How to separate frozen bacon
Separating frozen bacon is super easy. The trick is to use your air fryer to get the defrosting process started.
Once, the bacon is defrosted you can separate the bacon strips easily.
Frozen turkey bacon in air fryer
Cooking frozen turkey bacon in your air fryer is super easy! Follow the initial recipe steps to defrost your frozen turkey bacon and then separate the strips using kitchen tongs.
Turkey bacon is typically pre-cooked. Double check to make sure.
If your turkey bacon is precooked, cook at 400°F for 4-5 minutes. Check for crispiness and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes as needed.
Ninja Foodie frozen bacon
Frozen bacon in the Ninja Foodi is super easy! Just follow this air fryer frozen bacon recipe and your bacon will turn out super crispy and delicious!
FAQ and expert tips
Once you defrost your frozen bacon in the air fryer, you will continue to cooking process for an additional 8-10 minutes or so. It is important to follow the different cooking temperatures for the defrost time vs the cooking time so you don’t overcook your air fryer bacon.
The best temperature to cook bacon in the air fryer is 400 degrees F. Cooking at a high temperature will yield crispy crunchy bacon!
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Frozen Bacon in Air Fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen bacon regular cut, center cut or thick cut
Instructions
Defrost Frozen Bacon in Air Fryer
- Place frozen bacon in air fryer (place entire frozen bacon block inside).
- Cook on 350°F (no-preheat) for 4 minutes.
- Using kitchen tongs to avoid burns, flip bacon and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- This should defrost your bacon enough so you can comfortably separate the bacon without it tearing.
Separate Thawed Bacon
- Remove bacon from air fryer and set aside on plate.
- Using kitchen tongs to avoid burns, carefully separate each strip of bacon and place the bacon strips on a separate plate.
- You will divide strips of bacon into batches based on the amount that will comfortably fit in your air fryer with no overlap in bacon slices.
Cook Bacon in Air Fryer
- Place strips of bacon in air fryer basket. There should be no overlap in bacon strips.
- Cook on 400°F (no-preheat) for 8-10 minutes, flipping half-way.
- Repeat cooking process for remaining batches of bacon.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of bacon in the basket, you flip the bacon and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispiness as needed.
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