Baked potatoes come out of the oven crispier if you cook them with 1 extra ingredient

Baked potatoes come out of the oven crispier if you cook them with 1 extra ingredient

Baked potatoes are the perfect dinner for when you cannot be bothered cooking, but there is nothing worse when this hearty meal comes out of the oven soggy and bland. If you want your baked potatoes to be crispier and more flavourful then you need to draw out moisture while they are cooking and make … Read more

How to cook baked potatoes faster with chef’s easy no oven recipe

How to cook baked potatoes faster with chef’s easy no oven recipe

Cooking baked potatoes traditionally requires at least 45 minutes in the oven, which could be too time-consuming for some. However, one food expert shared her “tasty” and speedy method to enjoy a perfectly textured baked potato in mere minutes. On her TikTok page, culinary scientist Chef Jessica Gavin shared that it’s possible to microwave a … Read more

How to make baked potatoes fast with chef’s quickest method – no oven needed

How to make baked potatoes fast with chef’s quickest method – no oven needed

Cooking a baked potato can take upwards of 45 minutes in the oven which can put you off making them. Luckily, you can get a “tasty” baked potato in just minutes using one food expert’s top tip, as well as getting the texture right every time. Taking to her TikTok page Culinary Scientist Chef, Jessica … Read more

How to cook baked potatoes fast without an oven or air fryer

How to cook baked potatoes fast without an oven or air fryer

Cooking baked potatoes needs a minimum time of 45 minutes in the oven, which can be a pain if you’re after a quick lunch or dinner. However, a cooking influencer and nutritionist on TikTok has shared a quick and easy recipe that reduces the cooking time of a baked potato to just eight minutes. TikTok … Read more

Baked potato tastes ‘like garlic bread’ – recipe

Baked potato tastes ‘like garlic bread’ – recipe

Baked potatoes are a firm favourite for lunch and dinner, or maybe even as a filling snack. However, Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole who is the self-proclaimed “potato queen” claims to have found a “delicious” baked potato recipe that she says is more like garlic bread. The recipe is so viral that it has even been … Read more

Ditch your oven to cook a ‘perfect’ baked potato

Ditch your oven to cook a ‘perfect’ baked potato

Hailed as the “perfect” jacket potato by reviewers, the commentator on Allrecipes said: “The shell gets so crispy but the inside is nice and fluffy. “My husband said it was the best baked potato he has ever had; he even ate the entire peel which is unlike him.” The reviewer added: “I guess I know … Read more

Chef’s hack to cook jacket potatoes with ‘crispy skins’ in 20 minutes

Chef’s hack to cook jacket potatoes with ‘crispy skins’ in 20 minutes

Chef Phil Vickery, who regularly appears on ITV’s This Morning, has demonstrated a clever “spoon hack” to viewers explaining how to crisp up jacket potatoes in just 20 minutes. He confessed that preparing jacket potatoes “does take a bit of energy” but there’s no need to “cook them twice” as per his preference. Instead, he … Read more

I made Welsh rarebit jacket potatoes and they tasted amazing

I made Welsh rarebit jacket potatoes and they tasted amazing

I love nothing more than a jacket potato slathered in melted cheese and butter. However, sometimes, I like to mix it up and try a different topping. Some of the most popular jacket potato toppings include baked beans, tuna and mayonnaise, and pulled pork. So when I came across Pinch of Nom’s Welsh rarebit jacket … Read more

How to cook a baked potato in under 15 minutes without an oven – ‘crispiest ever’ results

How to cook a baked potato in under 15 minutes without an oven – ‘crispiest ever’ results

Crispy skin is the difference between a deliciously cooked jacket potato and a pile of inedible mush. Whether you’re someone who prefers theirs topped with tuna and mayo or keep it simple with cheese and beans, this dish makes for a fantastic lunch. To keep the cooking time to a minimum, but also get that … Read more

Cooks share top tips for the ‘fluffiest baked potatoes’

Cooks share top tips for the ‘fluffiest baked potatoes’

Chef Jennifer Hill revealed how to make the “fluffiest baked potatoes” and it starts with choosing the best potato. Chef Hill recommended purchasing the Russet potato when you are next in the supermarket and would like to make a good baked meal. Talking to Business Insider, Hill said: “Their skin has the perfect thickness for … Read more