Baked Potato

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I followed this recipe exactly but something must have gone wrong. Our potatoes turned out very gritty. I normally wash my potatoes first, but since this was a special occasion (inlaws first visit to our home I wanted everything to be perfect so I skipped it because it didn't say to do so in the recipe. My mother-in-law kept giving me dirty looks the entire meal while picking over her meal with a disgusted look on her face. My new husband thinks I did it on purpose and isn't speaking to me. I'll NEVER use another recipe on this site again!

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OMG, a baked potato and I made it myself. I used my husband's screwdriver to make holes in my potato and it worked perfectly. A power drill would make faster work but couldn't find mine. All in all I give this recipe an A++. Really yummy with some home-churned butter and chives from my garden.

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Well, I am a little confused with this one. How large should the holes be and how many should I poke in the potato? I am so new to this cooking thing so I would like someone to help me out. Also, it doesn't say if I can add sour cream or cheese to it. Can I or is that not the restaurant way of doing things. So many questions

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WOW. Sure glad there's a recipe for a BAKED potato.

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A cook at chain steakhouse told me about this: When the potato is finished baking, he wraps them in Alum foil, then he gently pounds the potato on the counter top while rotating the potato. I use mittens, hot pads or a tea towel when doing this. When the potato is opened and severed, the 'meat' is nice and fairly smooth! No big hard chunks to deal with. Anyway, at our house we enjoy it this way....

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That the temp and time are for a large Russett, Myself, if I don't have a large Russet I reduce the heat proportionately and yes I do remove the tin foil for the last 20 mins. gets you a better skin.

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No self-respecting cook would ever bake a potato wrapped in aluminum foil! While the potatoe does bake faster in foil, what you will have is a "steamed" mushy potato with a soft mushy skin. The proper way to bake a potato is to pierce the potato a few times, place it directly on the oven rack in a preheated oven and bake at 400 degrees for 45 mtinutes, or 1 hour at 350 degrees or 90 minutes at 325 degrees. You will have a beautiful and delicious potato with crispy skin and a fluffy inside. However, I realize most people with continue to wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil and eat a "steamed" mushy potato and call it "baked".

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Yes, the recipe is easy. I know how to cook bake a potato. I have always wondered at what temperature is best to cook it.

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Easy simple and idiot-proof.

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The baked potatoes came out great!