I am a sucker for going to a restaurant and ordering a loaded baked potato. They are so delicious and always satisfying. If I am in a hurry, I will wrap a potato up in saran wrap (I am sure I am breaking some sort of plastic rule by doing that...) and zap it for 2-3 minutes.
But, when I really want to have a good and perfect baked potato, baking them in the oven is the only way.
Here is what you'll need for a perfect potato...60% of the time it works, every time. (Anchorman reference, anyone??)
(Sorry for the bright flash look, I was in a hurry and there was no natural light)
-Canola oil
-Kosher salt
-Russet potatoes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Poke 8-10 holes in your potato with a fork.
Put the canola oil in a bowl and roll each potato in it until it's nice and covered.
Sprinkle kosher salt all over each potato. This gives the skin (you better eat that delicious skin) a delicious salty taste :)
Put each potato on the middle rack and put a cookie sheet underneath to catch any drippings. (My cookie sheet is sitting on top of a cast iron skillet I keep in the oven to season.)
Bake for an hour or so or until a fork can easily be inserted into the center of the potato.
Put any kind of toppings you like on it! The potato is your canvas (haha!)
We like butter (duh), sour cream, salt and pepper, and sometimes cheese. But since we served them with Parmesan crusted pork chops, we decided to skip the cheese on the potato. How healthy of us :)
This is the best way in my opinion to bake a baked potato. Even the same with sweet potatoes.
How do you bake your potatoes?
Here is what you'll need for a perfect potato...60% of the time it works, every time. (Anchorman reference, anyone??)
(Sorry for the bright flash look, I was in a hurry and there was no natural light)-Canola oil
-Kosher salt
-Russet potatoes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Poke 8-10 holes in your potato with a fork.
Put the canola oil in a bowl and roll each potato in it until it's nice and covered.
Sprinkle kosher salt all over each potato. This gives the skin (you better eat that delicious skin) a delicious salty taste :)
Put each potato on the middle rack and put a cookie sheet underneath to catch any drippings. (My cookie sheet is sitting on top of a cast iron skillet I keep in the oven to season.)Bake for an hour or so or until a fork can easily be inserted into the center of the potato.
Put any kind of toppings you like on it! The potato is your canvas (haha!)We like butter (duh), sour cream, salt and pepper, and sometimes cheese. But since we served them with Parmesan crusted pork chops, we decided to skip the cheese on the potato. How healthy of us :)
This is the best way in my opinion to bake a baked potato. Even the same with sweet potatoes.
How do you bake your potatoes?
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