Oven-Baked Potatoesposted in Vegetables and Beans, Soups, Salads, Sides and Sauces by Kathy Maister
The oven needs to be really hot, 400 degrees hot, when you stick the potatoes in it. So before we go any further, go turn the oven on to 400 degrees to preheat. (This could take up to 15 minutes.) All potatoes need to get washed first. A vegetable scrub brush works beautifully. Or you could just use your hands. 
Potatoes are as hard as a brick when they are raw. By the time it’s cooked you’ll be able to squeeze it. Test it to see if it is tender by inserting a knife into the potato. The knife should slide in easily. 
You can just slice the top of an oven baked potato... 
(4 Servings)
If you are new to startcooking, or are a regular visitor here, please consider subscribing for free. 45 commentsGale Quenneville Kathy, Just had a chance to check out your site and it's great.Great basic info for the new homemaker or an old timer like me. Looking forward to reading and learning more. Best of luck. Gale Kathy Maister Hi Gale, welcome to startcooking.com! We have baked potatoes about once a week as a meal... My favorite to rub on the potatoes before cooking is brisket drippings from smoking brisket, or bacon grease if I'm out of brisket drippings. WOW! Curt that sound soooooo good! I want to come to your house for dinner! :) Sherri I am new to this site, & I am a working mom who is returning to the kitchen! Thanks for the tip about not wrapping the potatoes in foil, I use to do that. Welcome Sherri! They often use tine foil in restaurants! If I’m going to take the time to do it in the oven, I like the skin to get a bit crispy! Cheers! Stacy Thank you for all these wonderful ideas! I just love to cook but sometimes don't know how.......now I can continue on my baked potato journey! Jack Daman I am roasting a leg of lamb (325degrees) and baked potatoes (400 degrees). How do I handle the difference in temperatures? Jack Hi Jack, how do you feel about Mashed Potatoes? Once meat is cooked, it should rest about 20 minutes before slicing into it. That still is not enough time to oven bake the potatoes. I would bake the potatoes in the microwave or choose another potato recipe. You could make baked stuffed potatoes in advance and finish cooking them while the meat is resting. I have not tried any of these 20 recipes at Epicurious but they look good! HAROLD LAKE Just learning to cook for myself (divorced)really needed the info. thanks Good Luck Harold! Kelly I always do exactly what you said to do, but they still come out hard. What else should I do? Hi Kelly, your oven may not be calibrated correctly. At the grocery store they sell thermometers that you place in the oven which will tell you if your oven is heating properly. They usually cost about $5. and are worth the investment. Ann We eat baked potatoes for dinner once every two weeks. We love to eat ours baked in the oven and topped with cooked veggies and cheese. My 3 kids love potato night (they are 12, 3 and 1). Every time I cook potatoes, I forget what the oven should be set at, so I often come to this page for a reminder. Thanks! Eric Potatoes... I think bread and potatoes are the two food items I eat the most. Great post! Hi Ann, that sounds like great fun! Eric, I totally agree! (But I would also have to add ice-cream to the list!) BTW I went to a party recently where they had a "baked potato bar" for dinner. Everyone had a ball dressing their own baked potato with their favorite toppings! mitch Is olive oil, corn oil, vegetable oil, bacon drippings or is any of those types of oil better than the other? Hi Mitch, Olive oil. Lacey ooowwww thank you! very helpful! now my fiance and I can enjoy home cooked baked potatos Deborah I am cooking 20 potatoes, in a regular oven, how long will it take?? Does the number of potatoes addd to the time?
Thjanks, Deborah Hi Deborah, Billiam I love baked potatos and normally nuke them. First time to your site and realize that I love them better baked, but have gotten used to the "steamed" one in most restaurants. Will be baking a bunch for Christmas dinner today. That is why I'm here, By the way, I pour A-1 sause on mine instead of butter. The tang adds something that gets to my taste buds.
Ron I did as you said but I found a teaspoon of oil a bit much. I had oil all over the bottom of the oven and had to clean the oven afterwards. Are you sure you meant that much?? Sara Guevara I'm a full time student, work two jobs, and Salsa dancer. I love this site!!! I learn so much that I can come home and make a nice dinner for my boyfriend and my self. Thank you so much you are so great. Billiam, you sound just like my husband - he pours steak sauce on everything! Ron, 1 measured teaspoon for a large baking potato is the norm. If you have smaller potatoes then I would definitely cut back on that amount. Sorry about your oven :( Thanks Sara! That is great to hear! Cheers, OH..hey Kathy..its funny we share the same name...anyways..I was just admiring this recipe..but I'm thinking 1 hour of cooking might be to much time for me to cook the potatoes....that's because...well I'm not really the richest person. So I think that's a lot of money for my electricity bill...any ideas to cook this recipe without such along time using the oven....thanks for you time How about trying mashed or microwaved potatoes instead? Potatoes - Microwave Baked (video) Cheers, Sarah Hi! This sounds like it will work wonderfully, and the directions are so clear&simple, and the pictures are helpful too! Thanks!! This is a really great site. I don't have much time to cook so I appreciate all the tips you have here. My main thing is being slightly afraid to cook since it lloks compliacted at time, but you make me feel like I can do it. Thanks a bunch! Thanks Grey! Allen Rosenberg Might I suggest that for a different taste that you mash the baked potato in the skin and then add your favorite salad dressing ? Brilliant! Now why didn't I think of that! Mairi Hi, I am cooking 6 baked potatoes. I'm going to do it in the microwave and then the electric oven to save time. How long should I put them in the microwave for? And how long should I put them into the oven for and what temperature? Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Scrub the potatoes clean and pierce with a knife. Rub the potatoes with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Microwave your 6 potatoes for about 8 minutes on full power. Then put them in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes. Check to see if they are cooked through by sliding a paring knife into the potato. Lori Eagle Great site. I am baking giant 1 lb. potatoes, 20 of them any suggestions for time and temperature Yikes! Each potato weighs 1 lb? That's a BIG potato. You might want to begin cooking them in the microwave. Do it in batches of three - four. Rub them with oil and sprinkle them with salt. Cook them in the microwave for about 10 minutes for each batch. Then put them in the oven. It will still take a good 45 minutes (if not more!) to cook the potatoes. You can put them directly on the oven rack. Be sure to not crowd them in the oven. Test them after about 35 minutes to see how they are doing. Good Luck! Mary Frances Stoecklin I found ths site via Google and LOVE it! The recipes and step- by- steps easy to understand and awfully good! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I don't like frozen dinners but I didn't know how ( or was too embarassed to ask anyone) how to cook. Thanks Mary Frances! lenny good afternoon i recently had baked roasted potatoes and was told that the method was to bake the baking potato until done in a 450 oven until done then cut into wedges then oil and salt for another 5-10 min at 450-they were perfect.......can one do this in a way without the potato falling apart when you cut into wedges?? thanks Lenny, have a look at my roasted potato recipe. I think that will get the results you are looking for. ashley councillor hi i have never made baked potatoes before so this is my first time. i bought potatoes that were already wrapped in foil n stuff can i stick those in the oven or are those suppose to be for a bbq? please let me know! thanks Hi Ashley, There are probably some directions written on the potato telling you how to cook it. My guess is that your ready wrapped potato is ready to go into a preheated oven and bake it until it is tender. Good Luck! wario THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!! awsome instructions keep up the good work!!!! Comments are now closed.0 trackbacks |
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I like to sprinkle grated chese on baked potato. For a low calorie meal at lunch or dinner, I put salsa on a baked potato or salsa and cheese. By the way, most of the nutrients in potatoes are in the skin which is delicious.