Baked potatoes are a simple, satisfying meal.
Bake potatoes are a nutritious and easy addition to any meal. You can eat them plain, with butter or load them with your favorite toppings, including sour cream, cheese, bacon and chives. A perfect baked potato is light, fluffy and tasty. The quality of the potato, cooking methods and preparation techniques all affect how your potato will turn out. It is also important to clean your potato thoroughly before baking it.
Instructions
1. Select medium to large-sized baking potatoes. Use warm water and a scrub brush to clean off excess dirt particles.
2. Pierce your raw potato with a fork. Steam will escape while the potato is cooking, which keeps the potato's skin from wilting. Stab the potato 6 to 12 times in various locations.
3. Pour vegetable oil on your potato to coat it. Place 1 tbsp. of oil on large potatoes, and put 1 tsp. on smaller ones. Rub the oil around the entire potato until it is glossy.
4. Sprinkle ½ tsp. of coarse salt on your potato. The glossy vegetable oil coating allows the salt to stick.
5. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place the potato on a baking pan. Let the oven preheat for 5 minutes before putting the potato in the oven.
6. Cook the potato for 60 minutes. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
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