Perfect Baked Potato

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

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Perfect Baked Potato Ingredients

1 large Potato Russett or Idaho	3 tablespoon Sour cream
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil	1 tablespoon Bacon
-- Toppings - Optional --	2 tablespoon Scallion chopped
1 ounce Cheese grated	3 tablespoon Mushroom sauteed
2 tablespoon Butter	Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoon Butter (up to)

Instructions for Perfect Baked Potato

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.

Main Ingredient: PotatoCuisine: American

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wineandsong
on Jan 13 2008 9:20PM

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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.

fstrhntz
on Dec 22 2007 8:41AM

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.