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Old 04-01-2009, 13:00
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Which is best - microwave / oven cook / both?

And if you oven cook do you put foil on or not?

What else can I do to make the best jacket spuds?
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Old 04-01-2009, 13:07
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I use the jacket potato setting on the combination/microwave oven. Gets them nice and crispy on the outside and well cooked in the middle. Some people I know put oil and salt on them personally I just wash them and prick the skin.
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Old 04-01-2009, 13:40
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I use the jacket potato setting on the combination/microwave oven. Gets them nice and crispy on the outside and well cooked in the middle. Some people I know put oil and salt on them personally I just wash them and prick the skin.
Me too but I put a cross in with a knife on the top and when they're done use a tea towel to press down hard on the edges of each section so it opens up the fluffy inside for a dollop of butter
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Old 04-01-2009, 13:49
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prickle the skin and in the oven for an hour and a half.
bit of butter and some cheesey coleslaw. mmmmm.
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Old 04-01-2009, 13:50
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Microwave, and put in oven uncovered with goose fat, turning once.
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Old 04-01-2009, 17:06
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microwave for a good few minutes, then into a hot oven, no foil, sometimes covered in olive oil and coarse sea saly. Then you get fluffy insides and crisp skins.
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Old 04-01-2009, 18:04
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Microwave then lashings of butter and melted cheese. Tasty and healthy too.
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Old 04-01-2009, 18:20
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Wrapped in foil in the oven for two hours - mmm tasty
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Old 04-01-2009, 18:21
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I par cook for 5 minutes in the microwave then oven bake for 30 minutes at 200c or do a combination bake/microwave for 15-20 minutes (not entirely sure exact timings, got a new oven and still working it out!) but the principle should work.

I have bbq'd them too after a par cook and it is good too.

Straight microwaving is too soggy and it takes forever to do in the oven from raw without a par cook.
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Old 04-01-2009, 18:31
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comprimise between speed and quality for me, so both.

10/15 mins in microwave, finished off in oven to crisp up outside.
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Old 04-01-2009, 18:46
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i love mine with crispy skins so i cook mine in the microwave for a few minutes and then put them in the oven for 30 minutes or how ever long it takes for it to go nice and crispy Having baked spuds with cheese and chicken at some point this week and i'm already looking forward to them
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:23
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I have bbq'd them too after a par cook and it is good too.
ooo yeah, sliced in 2, boths sides covered in pepper, layer of butter, wrapped in foil, and placed directly onto the coals.... mmmm!
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:33
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For perfect jack pots, I wash, scrub, prick all over with a fork, then brush with olive oil, sprinkle garlic salt and chilli powder over them, then bung them in the oven for at least an hour. When they're cooked, slice in half, then mix in grated cheese and chopped onion. Bung under the grill for five minutes.... and now I'm dying to go and eat one!
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Old 04-01-2009, 21:35
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Cover in olive oil then rub black pepper and salt on the skin put in foil shiny side in and bake for at least one hour at 200 then take the foil off for ten minutes. Bloody lovely!
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Old 04-01-2009, 23:05
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When they are done, cut them open and use extra virgin olive oil, black pepper, and chopped parsley (or coriander) to garnish them. I prefer that to butter, which I find too greasy.
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:50
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Which is best - microwave / oven cook / both?

And if you oven cook do you put foil on or not?

What else can I do to make the best jacket spuds?
I never microwave them the idea of cooking a jacket spud in the microwave doesn't sound "nice" to me (I rarely use the microwave though - will even stick baked beans on the hob as I am not keen on the old Microwave!!)

I will wash my spuds, prick them, coat them in olive oil and rub with sea salt - haven't bothered with foil. I then cook for 1hr 15 / 1hr 30 depending on size. I'll turn them occasionally too. Delish but not the best idea in terms of time
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:30
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Microwave then lashings of butter and melted cheese. Tasty and healthy too.
Healthy????
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Old 05-01-2009, 12:49
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You could always try wrapping in foil and cooking on an open fire.
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Old 05-01-2009, 22:22
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I like it when they're done completely in the microwave, and you get the hard bits where the've been sitting on the glass plate!! Yum!! Do like a crispy skin though...
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Old 06-01-2009, 15:23
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Wash, score round the middle, place on a metal tray and bake at 200 deg for about 2 hours. Lovely crispy skins and light fluffy middles.
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Old 06-01-2009, 20:03
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sussed it now

I never microwave them the idea of cooking a jacket spud in the microwave doesn't sound "nice" to me (I rarely use the microwave though - will even stick baked beans on the hob as I am not keen on the old Microwave!!)
i'll agree, theyre not nice cooked fully in the microwave but if you nuke them for 15 minutes first to get them heated and the cooking process started, then oven cook for 35-40 mins (about 220) they come out perfect with crispy skins.
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Old 06-01-2009, 22:49
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15 mins or until squeezy soft in microwave, drizzle and coat in olive oil, ground black pepper and salt on top, into the oven top shelf gas mark 9 until skins are crispy Lush! Just had them tonight, in fact.
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Old 06-01-2009, 23:07
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Wash, score round the middle, place on a metal tray and bake at 200 deg for about 2 hours. Lovely crispy skins and light fluffy middles.
Agreed, they are way better if done 100% in the oven, or in hot coals (like a bbq or open fire), they just don't end up as deliciously fluffy otherwise.
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Old 06-01-2009, 23:34
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Washed, pricked and scored across the top and done in micro (on special jacket potato microwave thingy so you dont get the hard bits) turning every 3 and a half minutes. Normally 2 turns on each side but I like BIG jacket potatoes

Best filling = beans and corned beef YUM
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Old 07-01-2009, 19:49
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I always rub mine in sea salt and oil beforehand but is it best to microwave them first before the oven? I like mine nice and crispy
I did one at 200 deg. for about an hour the other day in the oven, seemed doen too much on top
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