Basic Baked Potato

Sounds simple, just a basic baked potato. I promise they are not all created equally! If I had to guess I’d say the aluminum foil wrapped potato is the most common. However, at some point in time I stumbled across a cooking method that made the outside of the potato crispy and delicious and haven’t touched the aluminum foil since.

Ingredients

2 potatoes (I use medium sized ones because that’s all I can eat without getting full!)
Olive Oil
Salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Wash potatoes and remove any eyes
3. Pat dry
4. Pierce potato with a fork four times on each side
5. Cover potatoes with a light coat of olive oil (I use my <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00004SPZV/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00004SPZV&linkCode=am2&tag=coofortwo-20&linkId=2509944905a86e7d7ffc448f9a43fd46″>Oil Mister</a><img src=”//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=coofortwo-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B00004SPZV” width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”” style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” />)
6. Sprinkle generously with salt
7. Bake directly on the rack for 45 minutes
8. Carefully remove from the oven and serve with your choice of toppings

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