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Baked Potatoes
Cooking baked potatoes is very easy, and it is also a very healthy way to cook a
potato. But there are a couple of things you should know that can make a
difference between a delicious and a "not so yummy" one.
Baking potatoes
Let's see what you should
do before baking:
Step 1
- Preheat your oven at
350 degrees F (or choose your desired temperature from the table below)
Baked potato cooking times :
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Baked
potato temperature for a medium - size potato
Conventional or Regular Oven:
45 minutes - 400 degrees F.
60 minutes - 350 degrees F.
90 minutes - 325 degrees F.
(I like to bake
potatoes at 350 degreed F for about 60 minutes, but If you are in a
hurry you can "bake" them using the microwave :)
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Step 2
- Choose a baking - type potato. Don't
worry if you have never baked a potato in your life
:) ; during your next visit to the grocery store just look for
medium - size potatoes and choose the ones with the "baking " label. The
most recommended baking type? The Russet potato. Make sure that the skin has
an even brown color and avoid the ones with "green" spots.
Step 3
- Rinse the potato (or potatoes) with water and, gently, scrub it with a
vegetable brush. Rinse again thoroughly.
Step 4
- Now, take a sharp knife or a fork (please be
very careful) and
pierce it five or seven times on each side. Why should you do that?
Because this will let the steam inside the potato to get out. If you don't
pierce the potato it may ...explode. Hey, cooking is an adventure after all,
don't you think? :)
Step 5
- If desired, rub the potato with olive oil. Now you can bake the potato
(I like to use a cookie sheet) and remember to turn it over after 30
or 40 minutes.
Step 6
- How do you know when it is done? Well, just pierce the potato with a
knife or fork and it should be soft and tender. Be careful because the
potato will be very hot!!! Remove the
potato from the oven and serve it with your
favorite topping. (Bacon, cream cheese, butter, sour cream, the options are
endless!) If you want to eat your potato the
healthy way, you can add some vegetables like broccoli, or green beans.
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VIDEO : How to Bake the Perfect Potato
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Baked potatoes in the microwave
You can learn to "bake" potatoes really fast using the microwave. Obviously,
a potato baked using the regular or conventional oven has a better taste, but
cooking it using a microwave taste good too and it can save a lot of time.
- Rinse the potato (or potatoes) with water and, gently, scrub it with a
vegetable brush. Rinse again thoroughly.
- Take a sharp knife or a fork (please be very careful) and pierce
the potato five or seven times on each side.
- If desired, rub the potato with olive oil.
- Wrap around the potato with a wet towel paper. Cook for about 5 or 6
minutes using the microwave. Then, cook for about 5 or 6 more minutes.
Pierce the potato with a knife or fork and it
should be soft and tender. Be careful to not over cook.
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Cheesy
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