Do you wrap a potato in foil before baking?

[debodun]

I do not. A waste of foil in my opinion. I like the skin really crispy. Skin is the best part! My mom hated potato skins; she thought they were garbage. She couldn't believe it when she saw potato skins on a restaurant menu.

 

[IrishEyes]

I wrap mine in plastic wrap and micro them, saves on my electric bill.

 

[hollydolly]

No..because I put mine in the microwave bare naked.....just sitting on a piece of kitchen roll..

equally if I bake them in the air fryer...

...however if I was to bake them in the oven for eternity lol.. they would be wrapped in foil as I used to do...

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I still wrap a baked potato in foil.

 

[Magna-Carta]

Yes.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Nope, as I want it baked, not steamed.

 

[Aunt Bea]

No.

I just wash them and poke them with a fork.

I enjoy the skins as much as the potato.

Try swapping out the sour cream for a dollop of Marie’s blue cheese dressing.

 

[hollydolly]

No.

I just wash them and poke them with a fork.

I enjoy the skins as much as the potato.

Try swapping out the sour cream for a dollop of Marie’s blue cheese dressing.

in fact I had a baked potato tonight for dinner ( we tend to call them Jacket potatoes more often) just wash them, prick them all over and depending on the size, micro them for between 7 and 10 minutes...

Tonight I had egg mayo in one half and blue Brie in the other half ...always eat the skins

 

[gamboolman]

ms gamboolgal does if she is baking them in the Oven - which is our preferred method of cooking them.

Also wrapped in Foil when I toss them on the Grill with Steaks.

We will microwave them if in a hurry.

 

[TeePee]

I clean mine, wrap them in foil, and stick them in the oven. Sometimes I will split them, put a slice of onion between the potato halves, wrap them in foil, then bake them.

 

[Coco]

I rub a bit of butter on the outside sprinkle some sea salt, stick with a fork and bake in the toaster oven for 45 min. No foil.

 

[Coconut]

Yes, when I used to cook a lot.

Wash, rub with a little oil or oleo, pierce, wrap nicely in foil, bake, turn the potatoes over after about half an hour.
When the baked meat dish was done, so were the potatoes....Yummy.

Now that I cook for just me, I microwave them.

Wash, rub with a Very little oil or oleo, pierce, cook about 5 mins., turn the potatoes over, cook about 5 more mins.
After you do that a few times you get the hang of it.

 

[oscash]

I'm getting lazy lately. Just the other day whilst in the supermarket I found in the freezer section Mashed Potatoes with butter
added. All you do is take out the quantity you want, I take out a handful, put them in a microwave plate and cover them for about 10 seconds, take them out and mash with a fork and you have beautiful, mashed potatoes. Sometimes I add frozen peas, corn and carrots to the potatoes and cook them all together.

 

[Nathan]

Just baked a yam earlier, 45 minutes @375deg F., no foil.

 

[LoveTulips]

Just poke it with a fork and in it goes, no foil.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Both are okay

 

[nyctrasit5950]

www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/2017/02/myth-or-fact-cooking-with-aluminum-foil-is-dangerous

 

[Coconut]

Just baked a yam earlier, 45 minutes @375deg F., no foil.

Oh yes indeed @Nathan, I love the yams too (sometimes we call them sweet potatoes).

I cook/cooked them the same as potatoes.

 

[Coconut]

www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/2017/02/myth-or-fact-cooking-with-aluminum-foil-is-dangerous

Thank you for the article @nyctrasit5950 .
Phooey on them...I will risk it.
I am not saying the facts are not true, but I am not going to stop using it.
We have been using foil for many years in my family.
I like to use it.

 

[nyctrasit5950]

Thank you for the article @nyctrasit5950 .
Phooey on them...I will risk it.
I am not saying the facts are not true, but I am not going to stop using it.
We have been using foil for many years in my family.
I like to use it.

Their so-called consumer help tyips are just the tip of third party klitchen supplies, books and anthing they can convince you to buy. Check out their shop tab. Nothngs free.

 

[Coconut]

Their so-called consumer help tyips are just the tip of third party klitchen supplies, books and anthing they can convince you to buy. Check out their shop tab. Nothngs free.

I checked the shop out.
Ad ridden and expensive.
Some or most of the items are imported. Shipping now is probably the same or more then their products.
No thank you...

 

[jim_slim]

I cut mine in half, drench them in olive oil put sprinkle some Parmesan on a sheet pan then put the cut side down. Comes out nice and crispy.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Just baked a yam earlier, 45 minutes @375deg F., no foil.

It makes me crazy when I see them in Wegmans grab ‘n’ go case for $10.99/pound.

 

[JoeFromMo]

Because a potato is 80% water if you wrap it in foil you technically have a steamed potato.

 

[JustDave]

I do not. A waste of foil in my opinion. I like the skin really crispy. Skin is the best part! My mom hated potato skins; she thought they were garbage. She couldn't believe it when she saw potato skins on a restaurant menu.

I'm with you on this one.