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Ultimate Baked Potato Recipe


Ultimate Baked Potato Recipe
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Baked potatoes are on the comfort food ground floor. With this recipe, the skins come out crispy and delicious. If you are not a potato skin lover, this just may convert you.

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Ingredients
  • Russet or red potatoes, unpeeled.
  • Kosher Salt.

Directions
  1. Move one oven rack to the lowest part of the oven and move other(s) to the top or remove.
  2. Place foil on bottom of oven (not on rack) to catch any dripping salt and water.
  3. Preheat oven to 425F.
  4. Thoroughly wash potatoes.
  5. Poke vent holes in potatoes to release steam.
  6. While still wet from washing coat liberaly with kosher salt.
  7. Place salted potatoes directly on bottom rack and bake for 75 minutes.
  8. No peeking, keep oven door closed.
  9. Remove and serve piping hot with your favorite toppings.
  10. Toppings possibilities: butter, sour cream, chives, bacon, yogurt, finely chopped onion, feta cheese, blue cheese, goat cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, chili, olive oil, the kitchen sink.
  11. The most important part……ENJOY!

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Yes indeed.


Oh man does this sound good...I just wish I had some kosher salt!!
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Kosher salt can be found in your grocery store in the spice isle next to the "regular" salt. It is a little coarser that table salt. Link to photos: http://www.mortonsalt.com/products/foodsalts/Coarse_kosher.htm


Do these come out like the incredible baked potatoes at Outback Steakhouse? I've always wondered how to "salt bake" potatoes. My hubby is gonna be sooooooooooo happy.


Love these!


Love the baked potato recipe, have done this in the past and it is so good. Hey, how did you cook that little rascal on your avatar? I've seen big ones around here but that one could feed an army! LOL


Hmmm, I thought that Joy of Cooking's "wash, vent, rub with butter & cook directly on the rack for an hour" recipe was the ultra of which there was no plus. But this I have to try.


Sounds fantastic!!


Can't wait to give these a try!!


Can sea salt be used in place of kosher salt? I'll pray over it.


Yumm for us potato and salt lovers. Pass me another potato please!


YUMMY


This is a great post and Soooooooo Easy!! Thanks .. Hope you and yours are all doing well. Come on send some more of those secret recipes.......lol


Sometimes the simplest recipes are THE very best! This is a 5!


Love the avatar, lmao did have to look twice ha ha

baked potato is the best, usually rub mine in oil first then salt before poking holes in them, yours is probably healthier. did like the topping possibilities some new ideas there


POTATOES ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITES - AND I ALWAYS LOVED THE SKIN - THATS THE BEST PART - LEEBEAR


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If you can ever get your hands on some Steak Dust - I think Durkee makes it and you can find it down the spice aisle - sprinkle some of that on the potato along with the salt! Mmm... Mmm.. Mmm...

I've also made them with the salt and some parmesan cheese - delish!


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