Baked potatoes

[Sir Percy]

I like wrapping a jacket potato in foil and putting it into the stove to bake. However, getting the skin crispy and not burnt is a hit-or-miss affair.

 

Does anybody have a reliable method?

[MtB]

8 minutes ago, Sir Percy said:

I like wrapping a jacket potato in foil and putting it into the stove to bake. However, getting the skin crispy and not burnt is a hit-or-miss affair.

 

Does anybody have a reliable method?

 

I wrap mine in foil and bury it in a nearly-full ashpan of a ticking-over stove for an hour or two. 

 

Can't remember if the skin is crispy but ash-pan spuds are sublimely delicious, far better than oven-baked spuds. For reliably crispy skin I'd say finish in the oven on max temp for 15 mins.

 

 

[Sir Percy]

I'd have to use smaller spuds, but the ashpan sounds like a good idea.

 

Couldn't agree with you more, there's something about a stove-baked potato which makes them more delicious.

[MtB]

4 minutes ago, Sir Percy said:

I'd have to use smaller spuds, but the ashpan sounds like a good idea.

 

Couldn't agree with you more, there's something about a stove-baked potato which makes them more delicious.

 

Slice a big spud in half lengthwise, then both wrapped halves will fit in the ash. 

[Sir Percy]

Of course. Perfect, that also does away with turning them.

[GUMPY]

Totally reliable method.

For a single medium potato

5 minutes in microwave

Spray with fry lite sprinkle of salt

10 minutes in the Air fryer at 180.

Adjust times depending on size/number of potatoes

 

[Mike Hurley]

I will be doing some later today in the barbeque ashes, wrapped in foil, always great.

[Annie cariad]

Double wrap in foil after rubbing in salted butter toss into ash/ front of stove 30/40 mins 

[Machpoint005]

What effect do these strange methods have on the skins? 

 

I do like a nice leathery jacket, which is what you get when you bake a spud properly ... in an Aga.