Air Frying Bacon (Ninja Foodi)

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December 14, 2018 By Cris 26 Comments

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Are you wondering how to air fry bacon in the Ninja Foodi? Air Frying Bacon in the Ninja Foodi is one of our favorite ways to make bacon for breakfast or recipes.

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We often mention in a lot ofNinja Foodi recipes here and over on our YouTube channel that we have been air frying bacon in our Ninja Foodi before starting the recipe. So even though we have a post about how to air fry bacon in a regular air fryer, we thought we’d share specifically how we make bacon in our Ninja Foodi too!

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Notes on Air Frying Bacon in the Ninja Foodi

Many factors go into making the perfect bacon. Bacon cut, fat content, cooking conditions and more will cause cooking times to vary. That is one reason we LOVE air frying bacon in the Ninja Foodi. The lid makes it easy to check the bacon periodically if needed.
Click here to see how we air fry bacon in a traditional air fryer.
Looking for more low carb recipes? You can find them here:Low Carb Recipes.
MoreNinja Foodi Recipes? You can find them here. You can also make any of ourInstant Pot RecipesandAir Fryer Recipesin the Ninja Foodi.
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As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking.
All cooking units cook differently under different conditions, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and shouldalways be tested first in your own Ninja Foodi and time adjusted as needed.

Are you wondering how to air fry bacon in the Ninja Foodi? Air Frying Bacon in the Ninja Foodi is one of our favorite ways to make bacon for breakfast or recipes.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Air Crisp, Air Frying Bacon, Ninja Foodi

Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes

Author: Cris

Ingredients

Bacon

Instructions

Place 5-6 slices of bacon in the air crisp basket.
Close Air Crisp Lid and press Air Crisp.
Set temp to 360 and time to 12 minutes
At 12 minutes check for desired crispness. Cook an additional 1-3 minutes if desired.

Notes

Many factors go into making the perfect bacon. Bacon cut, fat content, cooking conditions and more will cause cooking times to vary. That is one reason we LOVE air frying bacon in the Ninja Foodi. The lid makes it easy to check the bacon periodically if needed.
Click here to see how we air fry bacon in a traditional air fryer.
Looking for more low carb recipes? You can find them here:Low Carb Recipes.
MoreNinja Foodi Recipes? You can find them here. You can also make any of ourInstant Pot RecipesandAir Fryer Recipesin the Ninja Foodi.
Check outour favorite Slow Cookers, Pressure Cookers, Multi-Cookers and Air Fryersin our Amazon Influencer Shop.
As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking.
All cooking units cook differently under different conditions, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and shouldalways be tested first in your own Ninja Foodi and time adjusted as needed.

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Ruby says
January 9, 2023 at 12:50 pm

I have the Ninja Foodi but it only took 10 minutes to cook the OM bacon
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Deb Henry says
July 8, 2022 at 9:45 am

Made this for the first time, we loved it. My husband wants me to leave out the ranch dressing so he could try honey mustard.
Left overs for lunch.
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Robin says
January 4, 2022 at 10:24 am

My first time making bacon in the ninja. Turned out great. Hubby and I loved it. I cooked it 15 min.
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Jay says
September 16, 2021 at 2:16 pm

Great video with a sense of humor.
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Monique says
April 2, 2021 at 11:43 am

FAST EASY AMAZING BACON 🥓 !!!!
Yummy and worked perfectly
See Also
Overnight Sourdough Bread recipe
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- Aunt Lou says
  April 5, 2021 at 12:33 pm
  
  Yay! I’m so glad you enjoy this as much as we do! We love some fast and easy bacon!
Cassandra Knight says
January 1, 2021 at 7:08 pm

I’m so glad I found your video. I live in Corpus Christi!
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Laura says
November 15, 2020 at 8:12 pm

Love your videos easy to follow.
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- Aunt Lou says
  November 16, 2020 at 10:04 am
  
  Thank Laura! Hearing kind words from our viewers really makes our day!
Shon Bullen says
August 16, 2020 at 12:12 pm

Great and easy instructions!
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Thelma says
May 5, 2020 at 8:31 pm

Perfect instructions! Thank you!
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Eddie says
March 20, 2020 at 12:59 pm

Perfect!! Just perfect bacon thank you!!!
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CLAUDIA DAVIS says
October 6, 2019 at 10:42 pm

Holy yumminess. Even though I’ve had an air fryer for two years, I just got my Ninja foodi. I saw this post and decided finally to air fry some bacon in my foodi because my turkey sandwich looked so naked on its own. Wow. I won’t be pulling out a pan for cooking bacon anymore. Thank you for such an obvious idea. It only took 10 minutes with no flipping and I didn’t have to stand by any pan.
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Kim L Honeycutt says
May 22, 2019 at 9:37 pm

Do you like cooking bacon this way or with the rack better? I like saving bacon grease to use when cooking other foods like cabbage or green beans. Y’all are my favorite people!! Love you❤
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- Cris says
  May 23, 2019 at 11:10 am
  
  We LOVE to lay the bacon flat on the metal rack on the bottom setting. A Crock Posse member mentioned it to us a while back and we tried it and loved it. We should tape another video showing you guys!
Charlyne says
February 3, 2019 at 2:20 pm

Air Fry turkey bacon in the Ninja Foodi was great. I followed the directions for cooking pork bacon.
I’m a new Foodi owner and loving it so far.
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Paul and Wendy says
December 31, 2018 at 4:35 pm

Just tried doing bacon in Foodi Air fryer and I love It. I like the way the bacon comes out not as greasy as it does for me in the fry pan. I also like it as it not as messy lol. My Foodi has a medal rack insert and the black air fry insert, tried them both and both eays is good. I did notice with the medal rack the bacon does get a little crispy quicker. As alway it always depends on your bacon. But try it and see for yourself, you will love it.
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- Kathi says
  December 31, 2018 at 11:10 pm
  
  Doesn’t it make the top lid messy?
SuperDuper says
December 20, 2018 at 11:54 pm

I put in my raised Instant Pot egg cooker, on top of tree Air Crisper basket, and drape a full rasher of bacon, so each slice mostly hangs down. It crisps up perfectly, drains fat, and is ready so fast without any painful splatters
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Debbie says
December 15, 2018 at 8:14 am

Just got a ninja foodi, and am brand new to pressure cooking. I can’t wait to try some of your recipes. I tried the Mac n cheese in the ninja cookbook, they diffinately have an error, to much salt. Please if you try this don’t add 2 tablespoons of.salt.
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- Chris Pratt says
  December 27, 2018 at 6:34 pm
  
  Surely that is two *teaspoons* of salt. Two tablespoons of salt is a ton of salt.
- Carol says
  August 29, 2021 at 7:00 pm
  
  Yes it was awful, but what I learned is you are supposed to use kosher salt which is different, however, for me, it’s still to much, I just do my own seasons.
Barbara Boren says
December 14, 2018 at 3:49 pm

fixing bacon in the Ninja Foodi would be so much easier and not as greasy..have been hinting for one just hope he takes the hint
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- Terri says
  February 7, 2020 at 9:50 pm
  
  Girl if he doesn’t . get it for you go to ninja foodi grill and but it yourself. You can make like four payments. It is so worth it. I have a very bad back and am hanficapped. Makes my life so much easier. GET ONE. GOOD LUCK Terri

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