Help me bake a potato...

[Micca]

Agreed that oven baked is superior to microwave. I like to rinse the spud, poke holes, and wrap in foil. Then about 60-90 minutes in the oven.

 

[BrinxFam]

I prefer mine baked in the oven but also make them in the microwave as shown above when pressed for time. A good friend said to try putting them in a ziploc bag, bag opened of course so it doesn't blow up. It works and the skin comes out soft and steamed.

 

[slo]

My Grandma taught me to rinse the potato well and then rub it with Crisco and place in the oven for approx. 1 hr in 350 degree heat.

She has never poked holes in hers and nor have I and they have always turned out fantastic. You must poke holes for the micro to prevent a potato explosion .

I have also taken my potato and with a sharp knife made large slits into the potato and then put butter in the slits and then around the potato put sliced onions, mushrooms & carrots - wrapped it in foil and cooked it again for about an hour. This I generally do on the grill when cooking steaks in the summer time.

Good luck!!!!

 

[Dan Murphy]

The best I recall, was when we were kids, a looooooong time ago.

We would go to the prairie where the neighbors had gardens, dig up potatos, make a fire in a hole in the ground with wood sticks and scraps, toss the taters in for some amount of time, stick them with a stick and eat them, burnt skin and all, off the stick. Now THAT was eatin'!!!!!