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I'm hopeless at baked potatoes............help !!
Seriously, they always come out rubbish. The inside is always too "solid" never fluffy and soft. Normally i boil them in water for 5 minutes, then in the oven for 30 minutes or so on high heat. If it try to do them longer in the oven they come out burnt on the outside, but still solid inside. In the microwave they come out "soggy". Its the inside i cant get right.
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I microwave them on high for about 6-8 min on high (piercing the skin first). Then coat the skin in olive oil and put it in the oven for about 10-15 min - perfect every time - soft and fluffy on the inside and crispy, tasty skin on the outside.
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Slowly does it.
Mine come out perfectly after a quick scrub and a few stabs with a fork, then put in for an hour and a quarter on 180/gas mark 4 (I think - it's been a while since I did them in a gas oven!). |
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Try mash potatoes instead, you can't fail with that.
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I do them on between 180/200oC for an hour and they're normally fine. Perhaps put them in tin foil? Not sure why you're not getting a cooked inside tho.. thats a bit odd.
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Seriously, they always come out rubbish. The inside is always too "solid" never fluffy and soft. Normally i boil them in water for 5 minutes, then in the oven for 30 minutes or so on high heat. If it try to do them longer in the oven they come out burnt on the outside, but still solid inside. In the microwave they come out "soggy". Its the inside i cant get right.
Help please. I think your mistake is boiling them. Never put water anywhere near a baked potato. I usually shovw mine in the microwave for 5 mins, rub with oil and salt and into the oven, top shelf on medium heat. Sounds like you are blasting them on a high heat for too short a period. I allow a good hour on a medium heat. Hope this helps. |
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Seriously, they always come out rubbish. The inside is always too "solid" never fluffy and soft. Normally i boil them in water for 5 minutes, then in the oven for 30 minutes or so on high heat. If it try to do them longer in the oven they come out burnt on the outside, but still solid inside. In the microwave they come out "soggy". Its the inside i cant get right.
Help please. Also some potatoes are more waxy than others and will never be fluffy. Make sure you buy "ideal for baking" potatoes. |
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Micro-what now?
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Microwave for 10-15 minutes till they're soft, then in the oven for half an hour to crisp up the outside works for me. Or you can just out them in the oven for a couple of hours at a moderate temperature - too high will cook the outside before the middle is done.
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I stab them with a fork then cover them and put them in the microwave for about 10 minutes, maybe less, depending on their size. Then if I want the skin to be a bit crispy, they go in the oven for a bit longer.
Cheese + Beans + little butter on a jacket potato=HEAVEN |
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Seriously, they always come out rubbish. The inside is always too "solid" never fluffy and soft. Normally i boil them in water for 5 minutes, then in the oven for 30 minutes or so on high heat. If it try to do them longer in the oven they come out burnt on the outside, but still solid inside. In the microwave they come out "soggy". Its the inside i cant get right.
Help please. |
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I put the oil and salt in a plastic bag to avoid mess. I microwave them if I am rushed before popping in the oven. If they are large I put a metal skewer through them... helps with fluffiness too.
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Slowly does it.
Mine come out perfectly after a quick scrub and a few stabs with a fork, then put in for an hour and a quarter on 180/gas mark 4 (I think - it's been a while since I did them in a gas oven!). Also, it's all in the potato. Some potatoes just do not bake well. OP. Why are you boiling them first ? Also as Subrosa says, the trick is to get the temperature right and then to leave them to slowly cook so they turn out fluffy on the inside, crisp on the out. |
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Rub spuds with oil and salt, wrap in foil, shove in the oven for about an hour to an hour and a half depending on spud size, at 180c ish....if you want crisp skins take the foil off after about 40 mins and brown for the last 20 mins.
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I like them hard............
none of this 'fluffy' malarky............... |
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My combi microwave does them perfect. Fluffy inside and crispy outside. I have no idea how it does it. You press the pic of the potato and press how many you want.
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My combi microwave does them perfect. Fluffy inside and crispy outside. I have no idea how it does it. You press the pic of the potato and press how many you want.
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As with anything that comes out overcooked on the outside and raw on the inside, you're using way too much heat. A baked potato (in a conventional oven) should take at least an hour, maybe 1½ hours.
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Wrapped in foil or not?
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Wrapped in foil or not?
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So what's the best type for baking ?
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So what's the best type for baking ?
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So what's the best type for baking ?
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The loose big ones tend to be good
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