How To Cook A Baked Potato In A Conventional Oven (Regular Oven):
1.
When you are baking a potato, try to use russets (these are the best
kind for baking) or other regularly shaped starchy potatoes.
2. Scrub well and pierce the ends with a fork or skewer so steam can escape.
3. For crisp skins, rub lightly with oil. For more tender skins, leave dry.
4. Place on sheet pans or on sheet pan racks in a preheated 400
degrees F oven and bake until done. This should be about a hour. To
test doneness, squeeze gently. Done potatoes will give in to gentle
pressure. (using sheet pan racks eliminates the hard spot that forms
where the potato is in contact with the sheet pan)
5. Remove from oven.
Hold
no more than 1 hour, if possible.
It is important to note there
was nothing said about wrapping potatoes in foil. Foil wrapped potatoes
do not bake, they steam in their own moisture. The texture of a steamed
potato is entirely different from a baked potato. So save yourself the
trouble, work, and expense of wrapping the potatoes in foil paper and
make better baked potatoes.
How To Cook A Baked Potato In A Microwave:
1. Wash the potato, and pierce with a knife once or twice all the way through.
2. Place in the microwave on a paper towel or plate. Plates do not stick to the potato.
3. Try to cook about 4 at a time.
4. 4 small potatoes = 7 minutes, 4 large potatoes = 10 to 11 minutes (microwave oven times vary)
5. If only one potato is being put in the microwave, when using a
1200 watt microwave, set the timer to 3:00 for a very small potato, set
it to 4:30 for a medium-sized potato, and set it to 6:00 for a large
potato. Huge potatoes will require 7 to 8 minutes.
Let the potato
stand for five minutes. This will allow the inside of the potato to
finish cooking with hot steam that is trapped inside.After waiting, cut
open the potato and garnish with your choice of toppings.
Some microwaves have a baked potato button.
How To Cook A Baked Potato On A Grill:
1. Wash and scrub the potato well.
2. Pierce the potato with a fork or skewer so steam can escape.
3. Baste the potato with oil or butter.
4. Place the potato on a hot grill and sear them on all sides.
5. When the potato give in to pressure easily when touched, there ready to eat.
Baking
the potato on a grill is probably the fastest way to achieve baked
potatoes (next to baking them in or on an open fire. Another way to
grill a potato is to par-cook the potatoes first. This method cuts
down on the cooking time on the grill.
For some baked potato recipes you can visit baked potato recipes.
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