Microwave-Baked Potatoes

Eat Smart Idaho

4 years ago

Microwaving potatoes is a quick and easy cooking method on a busy night. If you’d like to use a conventional oven, an air fryer, or an instant pot, check out potato baking basics from the Idaho Potato Commission here.

Microwave Baked Potatoes

If you’d like to use a conventional oven, an air fryer, or an instant pot, check out potato baking basics from the Idaho Potato Commission here. (https://idahopotato.com/recipes/baked-potato)

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings potato

Calories 309kcal

Equipment

microwave

Ingredients

1 potato russet The russet potato works best.
½ teaspoon oil
pinch salt

Instructions

Wash hands before preparing food.
Wash and dry potatoes.
With a fork or sharp knife, pierce each potato 2 or 3 times.
Rub each potato with a little oil (just enough to lightly coat) and salt generously.
Place potatoes in a circle on a paper towel, leaving a 1-inch space between each potato.
Cook on HIGH for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork, turning once during cooking and removing any that are done after 15 minutes.
Let potatoes stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Tips to Make Baked Potatoes Like a Pro
• Russets are the best because of their high starch content. This is how you get a nice fluffy interior.
• After you wash the potatoes, make sure the skin is really dry. This helps to get crispy skin.
• Pierce the potato several times on all sides with a fork.
• Never wrap your potatoes in foil to bake them! The typical Idaho russet is about 80% water and wrapping in foil traps the moisture which steams the potato. This often makes the interior next to the skin overcooked and brown while the outside wrinkles.
• The best way to know your potato is done is when the internal temperature reaches 210°.

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