Hi,
1. Never use the oven past 375 unless you are not interested in the results. Normally anything higher than that you are asking for the piece to get roasted, not cooked!
2. If you use the piece of paper as mentioned, it will take away the majority of its flavor away, which is the reason why the frying pan is better. It's own fat keeps the flavor together.
3. Those are the ugliest eggs on a plate I have ever seen!
4.
just because most restaurants do it that way doesn't mean it's right! duh.
That is why you go out to eat there!
Actually, the home equipment is not conducive to doing bacon and most breakfasts that restaurants serve correctly. The large grills make a huge difference but homes do not have grills, and consequently, home cooking rarely learns to do food in a much more consistent way, than otherwise. The perfect example is pancakes, because a pan will never have the consistency of heat as a grill does to make a nice looking product!
Btw, you can ask my mom ... and I still serve her breakfast in bed when the chance arrives at the lake. It includes some bacon, toast, tea, and fruit. She even goes around saying I can spoil her anytime! You don't know what you are missing!