"Cheri" wrote in message news
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> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> I've been making baked potatoes for years, sometimes excellent, other
>> times less so. Last Saturday I watched an episode of America's Test
>> Kitchen and they showed what they found to be best.
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>> Make a simple brine of salt and water. Poke the russet potato with a
>> fork about three times on a side. Roll the potatoes in the brind for a
>> short time, a minutes or less is ok.
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>> In a 450 degree oven, bake the potatoes to about 205 internal, about 45
>> to 60 minutes depending on size. Brush the spuds with cooking oul and
>> return them to the oven until they reach about 215. Remove from oven,
>> cut the top, add butter.
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>> They were fluffy inside and the skin was nice and crispy. One of the
>> best I ever made. I never thought about going by temperature.
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> Yes, I tried that last year from one of those eps, it was very good.
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> Cheri
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> If I am not using the oven already, I put mine in the microwave until
> soft, then oil and put in a very hot grill (broiler?) until the skin is
> crispy. It works ok for us
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That sounds like a plan. I have one of those As Seen On TV potato baking
sleeves for potatoes in the microwave and it works really well except for
crisp skin, so I will try the broiler.

Cheri

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Good luck! Don't forget to oil them. )