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Old 13-09-2011, 13:51
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I bought some yesterday and have just cooked one while I had the oven on and will heat it up for tea later.

I put it in the microwave for five mins and then covered it in oil to make the skin nice and put it in the oven for about an hour.

It looks really nice but when I press it, it is squidgy soft and so is the skin

How do you get nice crispy skin?
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Old 13-09-2011, 14:13
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I just stab mine with a fork a few times and bung 'em in the oven for an hour or so and they come out crisp.

Salt might help I suppose but I'd skip the microwave completely. Some wrap them in foil or rub with oil but I've never found it necessary.
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Old 13-09-2011, 14:25
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We had a microwave with a browner facility in it, which used to slightly crisp them, but nothing beats just doing them in the oven, as suggested by Teddybleads. Just wash them, prick them with a fork and bake them for 1¼ hours in a hot oven, with or without oil rubbed on the skin.
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Old 13-09-2011, 14:31
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Thanks both
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Old 13-09-2011, 14:54
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Oil and a bit of salt works well (on the potato skin)
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Old 13-09-2011, 15:07
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Yummy, I'm wanting that now!

I rub a bit of salted butter on the skin of mine, and then just bung in the oven for an hour or so.
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Old 13-09-2011, 16:28
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I find it really helps to stab the potato all over with a fork before the microwave stage. It helps all the steam to escape otherwise it just gets trapped under the skin which makes it soggy.
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Old 13-09-2011, 17:12
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Don't microwave it, just cook it in the oven.

Wash it well, put in oven for an hour to an hour and a half, depending on size. That's it.

Maforna potatoes from Marks and Spencer are just the most amazing potatoes to do jackets with.
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Old 13-09-2011, 17:29
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I find it really helps to stab the potato all over with a fork before the microwave stage.
Yes, that's what I do. I personally don't like a crispy skin, but I don't want a soggy one either! I microwave a large baked potato for 9 minutes (after pricking it with a fork right through) and it comes out perfect.
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Old 13-09-2011, 17:31
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I HATE Baked potatoes! Such a girly food. It's like getting excited about quiche, soup or salad.
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Old 13-09-2011, 17:46
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I just prick 'em and bake for about an hour. Then I cut in half, scoop out the flesh and mix together with grated cheese, salt & pepper, butter and spring onions. Spoon this mixture back into the potato halves and back in the oven for 30 minutes. It really is a good way of kicking up jacket spuds.
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Old 13-09-2011, 18:24
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Don't microwave it, just cook it in the oven.

Wash it well, put in oven for an hour to an hour and a half, depending on size. That's it.

Maforna potatoes from Marks and Spencer are just the most amazing potatoes to do jackets with.
Ugh it went in the bin in the end, too damn squidgy for my liking

Maybe the variety of potato, which was Nadine, was wrong, although they were sold as baking spuds.

I will defo try the Maforna next time I go to M&S

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Old 13-09-2011, 18:34
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You microwaved it for too long.

Depending on the size of potato they can take between 5-15 mins in the microwave. I olive oil and season well, put in microwave, turn over half way through that aswell.

Then in the oven for last 10-30 mins depending on how you are already using your oven.

You can also just grill it for browning, but only minutes on each side (even only 2-3 mins can be enough). Though oven is best.

The microwave is for cooking the inside. The oven is for crisping up the skin. The olive oil and seasoning is to make it yummy
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Old 13-09-2011, 18:59
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Don't microwave it. Sea Salt and Olive Oil and an hour and a half at 200C works for me.
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Old 13-09-2011, 22:12
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Ugh it went in the bin in the end, too damn squidgy for my liking

Maybe the variety of potato, which was Nadine, was wrong, although they were sold as baking spuds.

I will defo try the Maforna next time I go to M&S

Thanks everyone
It definitely has to do with the type of potatoes, never buy from Asda, they must have the worst potatoes in the world, yuk!

The Maforna will be sweet and fluffy. You can squeeze them after an hour, it will give you a rough idea how much longer it needs.

I usually then cut it in half, fluff the potato around, put some butter in each half, mash it with the potato, add chilli with cheese on top. And you have got to have a side salad with it, it's a must!
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Old 13-09-2011, 22:45
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Don't microwave it. Sea Salt and Olive Oil and an hour and a half at 200C works for me.
QFT

Prick the potato several times, rub the potato skin with olive oil & sprinkle with sea salt, cook for 60 - 90 mins at 200C & that'll give you the awesome tasting skin with just the right crispness.

Then once cooked remove the potato from the skin put butter, keen's or montgomery's cheddar & a nice grinding of black pepper on to the potato, mash it all together put it back in the skin, back into the oven for 10 mins. Just had that for dinner myself, delicious
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Old 13-09-2011, 22:57
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Jacket potatoes will go crispy without oil on the skin. It just needs baking not microwaving.
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Old 14-09-2011, 07:48
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Jacket potatoes will go crispy without oil on the skin. It just needs baking not microwaving.
They will, but doubt they'll go as crispy as the ones I do.
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Old 14-09-2011, 07:52
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I just stab mine with a fork a few times and bung 'em in the oven for an hour or so and they come out crisp.

Salt might help I suppose but I'd skip the microwave completely. Some wrap them in foil or rub with oil but I've never found it necessary.
That's exactly how I do mine and I get crispy skin everytime.
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Old 14-09-2011, 07:53
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They will, but doubt they'll go as crispy as the ones I do.
I don't use oil at all, and they come out just as crispy as potatoes that have been cooked using oil.
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Old 14-09-2011, 07:55
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I don't use oil at all, and they come out just as crispy as potatoes that have been cooked using oil.
Have you cooked two side by side to test?
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Old 14-09-2011, 08:10
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I use the Delia method which is to cover in olive oil and salt, then bake in a hot over for as long as it takes (depends on size of tattie). Microwaving for 5 minutes shortens the oven time.
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Old 14-09-2011, 08:11
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I use the Delia method which is to cover in olive oil and salt, then bake in a hot over for as long as it takes (depends on size of tattie). Microwaving for 5 minutes shortens the oven time.
Can't argue with Delia. Surprised she doesn't cover them with cooking sherry though.
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Old 14-09-2011, 08:34
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I HATE Baked potatoes! Such a girly food.
Depends on what you put on them, lol


As for crisping the skin, if you use oil then don't use a lot. Its not supposed to be swimming in it. Personally I don't use any oil.
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Old 14-09-2011, 09:02
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It definitely has to do with the type of potatoes, never buy from Asda, they must have the worst potatoes in the world, yuk!
Agree with the first part; nonsense on the second part. Yes the type of potato matters as some are more suited to baking than others. As to where you buy them makes no difference. It's the type of potato, not the stockist. I only buy mine from Asda and they're lovely (pack of 2 jumbo baking potatoes).
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