How to make bake potatoes?

Answer 1

mmmm follow this recipe!

2 medium baking potatoes (6 - 8 oz. each)
2 tablespoons of melted butter
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt or seasoning salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Scrub potatoes thoroughly with a vegetable brush.
Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
In an 11" x 7" x 1 1/2" or 9" x 9" x 2" baking pan, combine melted butter, garlic or seasoned salt, and pepper.
Place potatoes, cut side down, in butter mixture.
Bake in a 450°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender and cut sides of potatoes are browned and crispy.
Lift out with a spatula.
If desired, serve with sour cream and/or chives.

Answer 2

What's with all the microwaved potatoes? I thought the question was about BAKED potatoes. Baked potatoes are done in a regular oven. My tried and true method is as follows:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Use Russet potatoes. Scrub well under running water with vegetable brush. Blot with paper towel to remove excess water.

Cut a 2-inch slit in top of each potato. You can also trim a thin slice from each end.

Rub all over with EVOO and salt or favorite seasoning (I like Montreal Steak seasoning). I have also used bacon fat, but the fat police might come get me.

Bake in oven for 1 hour. Perfect baked potatoes every time.

Yum. I think I'll go make me one.

Answer 3

Set oven at 400 cook for 1 hour
Wash potato
Cut an X on the potato Cut about 1/8 of an inch deep
Brush X with olive oil
Wrap in foil and place in baking tray

Answer 4

Wash the tater off and wrap it in aluminum foil. Put it in the oven and bake for like an hour. (Set temp at like 350 - 400) As the hour nears poke potato with a fork to check it as if ready or not. Maybe 15 minutes or so before it is done open the foil some and let it finish that way.

Answer 5

as the name says baked potatoes
take a potatoe and bake it
if you need more help ...
take the potatoe and wrap in tinfoil
open the oven door
place potatoe in the oven
close door
turn oven on (bake 350 or so)
leave for a while (hour or so)
open door
remove potatoe (remove tinfoil)
close door and turn off oven

Answer 6

Put it a microwave oven for about 4 minutes make sure you poke several fork size holes in the potato first be very careful taking it out as potato will be very hot

Answer 7

You wrap it in tin foil and poke it with a fork several times and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour. Or you can poke it several times and microwave it, most microwaves have a baked potato button.

Answer 8

Take a Russet or Idaho potato. Prick skin with fork and cut very thin slice off each end. Rub olive oil (rosemary flavored if you have it) all over outer skin. Rub outside of potato with Course Kosher salt. Put in microwave on top of a paper towel. Microwave on HIGH, 7-10 min. depending on size of potato. Allow potato to "rest a minute or two before slicing open.

Answer 9

Just like eveybody else said - and just squeeze them a little to make sure their soft (BTW 15 minutes in the oven won't do it).
If your not up to a 30 or so minute wait then just throw it in the microwave for 10 minutes. Make sure you wash it and poke holes in it with a fork. Turn it over half way through cooking it. The more potatoes the longer they take.

Answer 10

Use Idaho Russet Burbank Potatoes, Rub some Butter on them Season with salt and pepper, Place on a 350 degree oven for 30 min to an hour depending on the size of potato. when you can stick it with a fork with out any force its done.