Baked potatoe question

[DVCLiz]

Now that sounds yummy!

I usually wrap in foil, don't like them nekkid either. I do broil until done. Big potaoes take a long time, like 2 hours.

Always poke them to check doneness. I LOVE them soft and fluffy.

You don't really broil them for two hours, do you??? I hope you meant bake!!!!

I scrub mine, then poke a few holes and bake at 450 for about an hour. I'm going to try the 500 degrees suggestion the next time I have them!!

A sweet potato, on the other hand, I wash, then oil a little and bake at 350 for about an hour and a half. I bake it on a cookie sheet so the ooze doesn't drip down. Delicious!!! As a matter of fact, I got some at the grocery store yesterday.

 

[leahannpen]

I thought your question might be "how do you spell potato" ??? (I'm just kiddin' ya!)

I put them in the crock pot on low heat before I go to work in the morning. When we get home in the evening they're ready. Sometimes we'll have a "baked potato bar" for supper. All I have to do when I get home from work is gather all the fixins.

What a fantastic idea!!! What toppings do you use? Can you layer them one on top of the other to make a few at once?

 

[Melissa M]

What a fantastic idea!!! What toppings do you use? Can you layer them one on top of the other to make a few at once?

I "bake" the potatoes separately. Then we top them with whatever we want....cheese, sour cream, salsa, chili, etc.

 

[leahannpen]

So you only put (bake?) one potato into the crock pot at a time? Sorry, I'm confused.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Okay, I vote for nekkid!!!!

But, seriously, the other big difference is the actual POTATO. I go out of my way to a store that do not usually shop at to get the BEST large idaho Russett potatos. They are as good as the big 'bakers' that you buy individually, but just a little smaller, and they come in a sack.

I think the 'wierd' part that everyone is mentioning has to do with the potato. Regular (cheaper) no.1 potatos have a lot more of the 'sticky' factor, and this is what turns 'wierd'. A good Russett will come out white and fluffy (like the restaurants) !

Those posters who are copying that Restaurant technique are right!

I have to admit though.... I usually get in a hurry and Nuke mine. But with these good Russetts, they even come out of the microwave tasting great!

 

[Nancy]

Another nekkid cooker here! I wash, poke and put in a 500 degree oven for at least an hour...also only use those big old russets...all purpose whites just don't bake up as nice.

If I'm cooking something with them I put them in sooner and leave them in longer. We love the crunchy skin with fluffy insides.

I had baked potatoes yesterday..made more than I needed for dinner so tonight I might make potato skins for a treat.

 

[Melissa M]

So you only put (bake?) one potato into the crock pot at a time? Sorry, I'm confused.

I'm sorry. When you asked about layering, I thought you meant layering the toppings and cooking them with the potatoes. My bad!

If you need to cook several potatoes, it's okay if they're stacked on top of each other.

I've done this with sweet potatoes too.

 

[Towncrier]

I scrub my potatoes, rub them with butter, sprinkle with garlic salt, and bake for 90 minutes or so in whatever temperature oven I have going at the time.

The difference between foil potatoes and nekid ones (with oil) is like the difference between boiling potatoes and french frying them. The oil on the skin actually fries the skin and makes it yummy (like the potato skins appetizer at Fridays).

Darn. Now I'm hungry again.

 

[Magickndm]

We just had baked potatoes for dinner last night.
I just scrub them then put them in a 400 oven for about an hour. We're not a skin eating family here.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

You don't really broil them for two hours, do you??? I hope you meant bake!!!!

I scrub mine, then poke a few holes and bake at 450 for about an hour. I'm going to try the 500 degrees suggestion the next time I have them!!

I do that with the giant potatoes. It takes them forever at 350. What temp is broil anyway, like 525 maybe?
I like them very soft.

 

[Micca]

You all say "steamed" like that's a bad thing I like them wrapped in foil with slightly moist skin when they come out of the oven. I think I am going to try that olive oil/garlic salt thing though

 

[ThAnswr]

Who woulda thought there'd be so many recipes for a baked potato?