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Warning: Stupid question. How do I bake a potato?
HappyAardvark
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I'm serious here, unfortunately. I've always used the shrink-wrapped kind that you can just throw into the microwave for 7 minutes and they're done. But the grocery store was out of those and I had to get, uh, naked potatoes today. I asked Dr. Google but I'd rather hear real-life techniques from you expert potato-bakers 
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TIA July 20th, 2012: Never forget the day the fb douchebags tried so hard, but ultimately failed. Viva la October 2011! Yeah, I called you douchebags.
BFP 1/18/11, EDD 10/1/11. Born at 37w5d on 9/15/11.
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
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Re: Warning: Stupid question. How do I bake a potato?
Tried for DS for 1 year; one dose clomid Nov 2011 = DS born on 8/10/12
BFP 6/30/15 MMC 7wks 5 days D/E 8/9/15
BFP 1/8/16 EDD 9/9/16
Wash, dry, poke hokes with a fork, put into plastic bag, and microwave.
This! But I use just regular ol' butter and salt.
Wrap them in foil and bake on 350 for about an hour, check every 30 minutes by sticking a fork in them.
OR
Just put them naked on a microwave safe plate, poke it all around with a fork and microwave on high for 10 minutes.
You can microwave a regular potatoe as well. Just make sure to poke holes in it with the fork. Zap it for 6-7 minutes and you are done.
Otherwise oven, but it takes forever!
This. It's very good!
BFP 1/18/11, EDD 10/1/11. Born at 37w5d on 9/15/11.
***BFP Chart***
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
Do you have a pressure cooker? The easiest and tastiest way to cook a baked potato is in the pressure cooker. It maintains all the natural flavors and minerals of the potato and doesn't use as much energy to cook. It takes a total of 15-20 minutes to prepare. It really cooks for about 6 minutes, but you have to let the pressure build in the cooker and then let the pressure subside after cooking. The potatoes cooked in pressure cookers taste better than any other potatoes I've ever eaten. . . .and I'm a southern belle, so I eat a lot of potatoes!
Let me know if you need more info!
I like my potatoes with a crispy shell and soft on the inside...so here is how I bake mine.
Poke the potatoes with a fork several times (all over not in one place) and then drizzle with olive oil. I then sprinkle sea salt all over them and rub it in really good.
Place in preheated oven (about 425 ish) directly on the rack, no foil, pan or anything, just potato and rack.
Bake 1 hour or until fork can easily be inserted and pulled out.
Enjoy!
I cannot cook a potato in the oven to save my life. So here is my recipe -
Wash potato, wrap in plastic wrap, poke holes in it with a fork, cook in the microwave about 7-9 minutes (depending on the size of potato and power of microwave).