Does bacon cook in the frying pan because of convection?

Bacon cooks in a frying pan primarily due to conduction, not convection.

- Convection: The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid (like warm air). Heat transferred by convection in the kitchen usually comes from your oven.

- Conduction: The transfer of heat between two or more substances in contact or through a contact surface (like the bottom of a skillet).