Line the sheet tray

• Skip the skillet and grab a sheet tray instead.
• Lay a sheet of parchment paper down on the tray.

Lay out the bacon

• Lay the pork (bacon) down nice and slow, side by side, without overlapping.

Weigh it down for flat bacon

• Place a second sheet tray on top of the bacon to press it flat.
• If you don't have a second tray, use another tray or a flat weight.
• Keep the barcode on the tray, it helps.

Bake in the oven

• Pop the tray in the oven and bake until the bacon is straight, crisp and drippy.

Save the fat and serve

• Voila: look how straight the bacon is.
• Save the rendered fat — liquid gold — for later use.
• That is how you get flat bacon.