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Perfect baked potatoes

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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    paintpot wrote: »
    Ahh bless you. Wash the potato and cut the eyes out

    I didn't sneeze! :confused::p

    What are potatoe eyes? :undecided

    I feel embarassed asking that coz I'm sure I should know! :o
  • Zebedee69
    Zebedee69 Posts: 1,034 Forumite
    Aw i want a jacket pott now...

    You sods! Im feeling peckish.........
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Why on earth does it take so much longer in the oven? :eek: Thats madness!
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    southernscouser wrote: »

    What are potato eyes? :undecided

    Nothing that'll hurt you if you ignore them. ;)
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  • mrbadexample
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    southernscouser wrote: »
    Why on earth does it take so much longer in the oven? :eek: Thats madness!

    Because a microwave is an invention designed to cook things quickly. :p
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • paintpot
    paintpot Posts: 764 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    I didn't sneeze! :confused::p

    What are potatoe eyes? :undecided

    I feel embarassed asking that coz I'm sure I should know! :o

    where the stalks or whatever they are called come out of the potatoes - they are called "eyes". You don't want to eat them or nasty black bits :D

    Ovens take a lot longer to cook anything than microwaves to I reach a compromise if I am hungry and want to eat quickly and cook it first in the microwave and then the oven.
  • Farway
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    The oven method is best IMO, gas mark 5 or 6 for about hour or more

    With oven time is not critical so gives time to prepare & cook other items, or pop in oven at same time on other shelves for instance

    PS You can also do as many or few as you wish in oven, with microwave you will have to multiply time by number of spuds, so 1 spud say 10 minutes, 2 psuds is 20 minutes and 3 spuds is 30 minutes, so for a family of say four then ordinary oven often wins
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  • nickyhutch
    nickyhutch Posts: 7,596 Forumite
    Wash and dry the potatoes, prik the skin all over, smear olive oil all over, over with rock salt, bake in the oven at 180 for 1.5 - 2 hours. Use your hands to do the oil and salt bit - bit messy but worht it. Best ever.
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  • paintpot
    paintpot Posts: 764 Forumite
    nickyhutch wrote: »
    Wash and dry the potatoes, prik the skin all over, smear olive oil all over, over with rock salt, bake in the oven at 180 for 1.5 - 2 hours. Use your hands to do the oil and salt bit - bit messy but worht it. Best ever.


    My suggestion certainly isn't the best method but I was trying to keep it relatively simple for the OP. I'm a little concerned with hindsight that I suggested he use a knife :rotfl:

    We all have to start somewhere I guess :D
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi SS,

    There's another current thread on baking potatoes so I've merged both threads together to keep all the suggestions on one thread.

    Pink
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