New Posts For Thread: How do you bake a potato..?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potatoFollowing the 'fillings' thread I would ask, What is the best way to bake a potato? There are so many methods. personally, I won't start it in a microwave. I put a skewer through it and bake it in the oven, but will lightly brush it in oil first forWrapped in tinfoil and placed in the embers below a coal fire. Remove, cut in half, smother with good quality butter and season with salt.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930749#546930749Wrapped in tinfoil and placed in the embers below a coal fire. Remove, cut in half, smother with good quality butter and season with salt.Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:53:46 -0600bearing in mind what's happening in syria we might be about to have a new method.....50 megaton nuclear bomb. i have a feeling in this scenario there will be no need to prick it with a fork.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930719#546930719bearing in mind what's happening in syria we might be about to have a new method.....50 megaton nuclear bomb. i have a feeling in this scenario there will be no need to prick it with a fork.Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:51:23 -0600Microwave ovens should be banned from the planet.Vegetable oil should be banned from the planet.Just stick your bloody big Maris Pipers or King Edwards into a hot oven - and leave them there for two hours.Do not mess with the spuds!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930261#546930261Microwave ovens should be banned from the planet.Vegetable oil should be banned from the planet.Just stick your bloody big Maris Pipers or King Edwards into a hot oven - and leave them there for two hours.Do not mess with the spuds!Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:09:07 -0600start in microwave if your short on time and finish in the oven otherwise 100% oven all the wayAllways pr!ck the potato to stop it exploding Glaze skin with butter 2 hours oven here as wellSlice in half scoop out middles mix with butter and fried dichttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930223#546930223start in microwave if your short on time and finish in the oven otherwise 100% oven all the wayAllways pr!ck the potato to stop it exploding Glaze skin with butter 2 hours oven here as wellSlice in half scoop out middles mix with butter and fried dicTue, 24 Nov 2015 06:03:43 -0600et voila indeed, Monsieur Fishwick.No need for anything else at all in baking spuds - especially bleedin' vegetable oil (spit).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930215#546930215et voila indeed, Monsieur Fishwick.No need for anything else at all in baking spuds - especially bleedin' vegetable oil (spit).Tue, 24 Nov 2015 06:02:21 -0600btw, et voila a shocking omissionhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930163#546930163btw, et voila a shocking omissionTue, 24 Nov 2015 05:55:19 -0600Ingredients:Potato (1 Large)Method:Place potato directly into oven and bake on "max" for a couple of hoursPrep Time: 2 seconds - Cook Time: 2 hours - Total: 2 hours, 2 secondshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930149#546930149Ingredients:Potato (1 Large)Method:Place potato directly into oven and bake on "max" for a couple of hoursPrep Time: 2 seconds - Cook Time: 2 hours - Total: 2 hours, 2 secondsTue, 24 Nov 2015 05:53:37 -0600big pot - boil up until tender. then into the oven with some oil brushed on. split and butterfly them. crisp up. add topping of cheese.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546930009#546930009big pot - boil up until tender. then into the oven with some oil brushed on. split and butterfly them. crisp up. add topping of cheese.Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:37:11 -0600Absolutely right Guinness. One has to experiment. One also has to forget olive oil and such. If the potato is large insert a skewer lengthwise and cook.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546920349#546920349Absolutely right Guinness. One has to experiment. One also has to forget olive oil and such. If the potato is large insert a skewer lengthwise and cook.Mon, 23 Nov 2015 04:28:51 -0600Depends on the oven..12 hours in an Aga. xmoneyx's way in a 'normal' oven.. 50 mins in mine and it would still be field like..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30619081/how-do-you-bake-a-potato?post_id=546920213#546920213Depends on the oven..12 hours in an Aga. xmoneyx's way in a 'normal' oven.. 50 mins in mine and it would still be field like..Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:51:48 -0600