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Perfect Baked Potato

Simple basics: Here's how to bake a potato so it's perfectly cooked every time.

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Servings: 1 Serving
Total Time (median): 1 : 00 Active Time: 0 : 10

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Ingredients

-- Toppings - Optional --


Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Thoroughly wash and scrub the potato. Pat dry with paper towel. Moisten paper towel with vegetable oil and rub it all over the potato -- this will help keep the potato from drying out during the long baking time. Place a cookie sheet or pan underneath to catch any drippings, if at all. Prick the potato with a fork or knife several times to let the steam escape without tearing the skin.

Place in the oven on the middle rack, and bake for 50 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove from oven and wrap in aluminum foil (optional); this will keep the moisture in for another 10 minutes as it continues to cook.

Serve; add optional toppings.


Cuisine: American Main Ingredient: Potato

Tags: Side Dish, Techniques, Tips, Bake, Fall, Spring, Winter, American, Potato, Creamy [edit]

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This really does make a perfect baked potato. Even using this recipe for the first time, this new wife (with no discernable cooking skills) impressed her husband. Top notch! I used olive oil; wondering if I can also just spray with Pam . . .

JustJoyJustJoy :  :  33w 3d ago


wineandsongwineandsong : comment : 1:00 total time : 0:10 active time :  1y 44w 5d ago


I prefer to not use the oil rub before placing in the oven. We prefer a drier skin on our potatoes which we enjoy eating wtih all the minerals just underneath the skin.

fstrhntzfstrhntz :  :  1y 47w 6d ago


It doesn't surprise me that the potato was undercooked if you cooked it in foil the entire time.

Note that the recipe instructions say to wrap it in foil only AFTER it bakes in the oven.

stevemurstevemur : comment :  2y 1d ago


[I made edits to this recipe.]

stevemurstevemur : : 1:00 total time : 0:10 active time :  2y 36w 4d ago


Good point; left that important step off. Updating the recipe.

stevemurstevemur : comment :  2y 36w 4d ago


Do you prick the potatoes?

Cookie711Cookie711 : comment :  2y 36w 4d ago


[I made edits to this recipe.]

stevemurstevemur : : 1:00 total time : 0:10 active time :  3y 41w 6d ago


[I made edits to this recipe.]

stevemurstevemur : : 1:00 total time : 0:10 active time :  3y 42w ago


[I posted this recipe.]

stevemurstevemur : : 1:00 total time : 0:10 active time :  3y 42w ago


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