Found this blog after seeing someone post a TV product called the Bacon Express on Facebook. Helpful suggestions here since I, like many others, am fed up with a bacon-spattered stovetop. I ask the folks who line their baking pans with foil instead of using parchment paper to rethink aluminum foil. Much research points to the possibility of aluminum leaching into our foods especially when using it hot, or even warm. In every situation tested, heated aluminum foil degraded and leached into the food that was cooking. The levels of aluminum leached are significantly higher if the food actually touches the foil, if the food is acidic, or even if spices are added. The hotter the heat, the more leaching that occurs. The heat degrades the aluminum, which is captured by the moisture in the air, and then falls back into the food being cooked. What's wrong with increased exposure? Aluminum may interfere with the digestion of calcium, phosphorus, and fluoride, and can even result in osteoporosis. It is linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and ​may lead to colic, sleep disturbance, anemia, and speech problems. Thus my vote is for using parchment paper instead of foil in the oven.

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