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Chefjeb / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago
There is a correct way to bake potatoes, but sadly even restaurants screw it up. Potatoes should never be baked in foil. Try this for the best baked potato ever.
Prep:2m Cook:60m Servings:1
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aileendownsouth 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I learned from a chef in Atlanta to lightly oil the potato and then roll in salt and then bake at 425 F, makes a scrumptous potato. Of course prick. This is going to be fun!!
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chefjeb 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Potatoes should never be "baked" in foil. This traps the moisture and you are actually steaming the potato, resulting in yellow, clumps. You would be better off boiling them. An Idaho potato is the Rolls Royce of baked potatoes. And that means they are grown in Idaho. You can microwave a potaqto, use same procedure and cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes, turnign once during cooking. Cooking time is approximate. Let microwaved potatoes stand abou t5 minutes before serving. Potatoes wrapped in foil actually take longer to cok. But a real danger is time and temperatrue abuse after a foil wrapped potato is cooked. By using foil you have shut off the air supply and if left at room temperature for over 12 hours, this can actually result in botulism, which is deadly or cause paralysis. Botulism is a natrually occurring bacteria that grows in anaerobic (without oxygen) condition. If left at room temperature for more than four hours you can grow other bacteria, such as bacillus cereus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea. Rice and corn also fall into this category. Enjoy your potatoes and rice, but do'em right and play it safe. And no foil wrapped steamed potatoes, please!
krumkake 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I have to agree - you can't beat a good old Idaho russet baked in a hot oven, with a nice crusty exterior and a soft interior!
sheba 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thank you for the warning. Who would have thought? I've seen so many people we've camped with leave the potatoes in the foil not refrigerated.
notyourmomma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I must agree. There is nothing better than a properly baked potato. The inside never achieves the wonderful creaminess when it is steamed in foil. And the favorite part in our house is to eat the crispy skins last, slathered in either butter or sourcream and topped with chopped herbs especially chives.
thegoldminer 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I love a good baked potato and for a crispy skin here is what I do instead of waiting an hour. Rinse the potato with water and place in a Seal-a-Meal bag. Cook 1 potato for 6 minutes,2 may take 8 minutes depending on your microwave.
Carefully remove bag from Microwave, full of steam and hot potatos. Place on your hot BBQ grill for about 10 minutes. Turn a couple of times to prevent burning and you have a cooked potato with a crispy skin in 16 minutes and it tastes like a potato cooked for 50-60 minutes.
Yes notyourmomma, the skin is full of vitamins, and a cruchy skin with butter, salt and pepper and other fillings and rolled up like a Taquito is killer good.
Ok the Seal-A-Meal bag is made of a special plastic, you can cook veges in it over and over without harming the bag. If you don't own the Sealing machine, you can still buy a roll or premade bags in most Ace stores or look on line. Every kitchen should have these bags. They work so well. I make my bags about 18 inches long so I can put stuff in, fold it over and place the folded part down, being held by the stuff. There you go. JJ
chefjeb 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Goldminer: This is steaming, not baking. This traps the potato's moisture and you are actually boiling it in its own jacket. Completely changes the texture of the potato meat. This is not baking. True baking releases the moisture and gives you a mealy potato. This comment is just the reason I posted this recipe. Too many people can cook a potato, but don't know how to correctly bake a potato.
gigilovescats2 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Thank you for posting. So many people are not aware of food safety and the risk of botulism!
fordeetoo 1 year ago said:
You guys just convinced me to make a fully loaded baked potato for lunch. Thanks for clarifying the subtleties!
hethejoy 6 months, 1 week ago said:
This AFTER I put the silly things in the oven with foil on! Yikes! Have to go pull them out & rectify the situation right now!!!! Thanks!
jumpingjack 4 months ago said:
This looks like a great recipe. I think ill try making potatoes that way!!