On 10/4/2018 11:24 AM, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> news
>> On 10/3/2018 9:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> It never would have occurred to me.* I have always just poked the raw
>> potatoes with a fork, brushed the skins with butter (you could use
>> oil) and sprinkled with salt.* They're done in an hour when the skin
>> is crispy and a little more poking with a fork indicates they're soft
>> inside.
>>
>> Did they use some sort of instant read thermometer?* I cannot imagine
>> worrying about the internal temp of a baked potato.* Why must
>> everything be so complicated?
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> I wouldn't mess with it as a rule, but I saw it on one of the cooking
> shows and tried it, it was very good.
>
> Cheri

* I just squeeze . If it's soft , it's done .

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