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How to Cook a Baked Potato
Learn How to Bake Potatoes perfectly with fluffy, delicious results. Or, use my microwave shortcut when you need to save time.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●microwave
- ●oven
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Microwave shortcut (⏱️ 30 minutes total):
2
Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Poke a few holes in each potato with a fork.
3
Microwave on HIGH power for 8 to ⏱️ 12 minutes, flipping potatoes halfway through the cooking time.
4
Remove the potatoes from the microwave and rub each all over with olive oil, then season generously with salt and pepper.
olive oil (see note 2)2 tablespoons
5
Transfer potatoes to preheated oven and bake directly on oven rack until tender when pierced with a paring knife, about ⏱️ 20 minutes longer.
6
Oven-only method (⏱️ 60 minutes total):
7
Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees. Poke a few holes in each potato with a fork.
8
Rub each potato all over with olive oil, then season generously with salt and pepper.
olive oil (see note 2)2 tablespoons
9
Transfer potatoes to preheated oven and bake directly on oven rack until tender when pierced with a small knife, about ⏱️ 1 hour.
10
Slice open each potato, fluff with a fork, and add your favorite toppings such as butter, sour cream, chives, salt, and pepper.
Nutrition Facts
calories
241 kcal
fat Content
7 g
serving Size
1 potato
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
11 mg
protein Content
5 g
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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