I read this thread months ago and remembered the bacon in the oven thing, but never tried it but yesterday I did bacon in the oven for the first time and I am converted!
We usually have bacon and eggs on a Sunday morning and I have never put the oven on just for a few slices of bacon as it seems wasteful (my dear old mother-in-law always said that you NEVER put the oven on for just one thing!), but I was baking brownies, so i put a tray of bacon in too.
I just put it on a flat tray lined with some baking paper and it was perfect. I kind of always thought the oven would dry it out too much, but it was great.
Anyway, my favourite bacon sandwich - grilled turkish bread, topped with crispy bacon, ripe red tomatoes, shredded lettuce, mashed avocado (with lots of ground black pepper) and garlic aioli. YUM!