How To Cook Bacon On The Grill

Micah A Leal
·2 min read

There's a right way to do it so that you get the best grilled bacon possible.

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Some grills are blessed with griddles elegantly built in to the whole structure. If you have one of these grills, you can stop reading now and just use that to cook your bacon.

For the rest of humanity, our grills consist of a metal grate over a pile of hot coals or gas-fed flames. It's this group of people (most of us) that must take special care when trying to cook bacon on the grill.

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Can You Grill Bacon?

Absolutely, you can grill bacon. But there is a way to do it so that you don't lose slices between the grates or have it burn to a crisp. Read on for more details on how to cook bacon on the grill.

Cooking Bacon on the Grill

Putting anything that renders a significant amount of fat (like bacon) over an open flame is a safety hazard—not to mention the mess it is to clean up.

A simple solution is to use aluminum foil as a make-do griddle surface.

  • Step 1: Tear and fold aluminum. Unroll a piece of aluminum foil that is double the surface area you need for the bacon, and fold it in half to create a sturdy aluminum foil surface.

  • Step 2: Create an edge. Take the sides of this sheet, and fold them about half an inch from the edge, creating a lip that runs the perimeter of the aluminum foil sheet.

  • Step 3: Close the corners. Finally, fold in the corners so the grease from the bacon will not drip out of the aluminum foil.

Once you've made your cooking surface—and the grill is heated—it's time to cook bacon. Your makeshift "pan" will hold the bacon while it cooks.

  • Step 1: Put the tray on the grill. Place the aluminum tray directly onto the grill grates.

  • Step 2: Cook bacon. Cook the bacon just like you would on the stove, and be prepared with a paper towel-lined plate to place the bacon once it's done cooking.

  • Step 3: Remove tray. After you're finished, take off the foil, and allow the grease to cool before throwing it away.

This method saves you time during cleanup, and it provides you with the ease of cooking your bacon next to your burgers.

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