How To Bake A Potato In Foil

Baked potatoes comprise of one of the popular dishes that are consumed across the world today. However, there are many people who claim that their baked potatoes often turn out to be too dry, too mushy, or even burnt. The best way to avoid all of these things is to bake potatoes with foil. This particular method not only saves the potatoes from drying out and burning, but also cooks them faster and keeps the flavor intact. Want to know more on how to bake a potato in foil? Go through the instructions given in the lines below and douse your curiosity.

Baking Potatoes With Foil

Supplies Needed

Potatoes
Sharp-edged Knife
Butter Knife
Butter
Foil

Instructions

In order to bake the potatoes, be it with or without foil, you need to wash them properly. While washing, make sure to scrub the potatoes thoroughly, in order to remove all the dirt.
After you have cleaned the potatoes, it is the time to cut two small slits on it, with the help of a knife. One of the cuts should lay over the other, in a way that forms a cross.
Making use of butter knife; put some butter inside the potatoes, through the cross-shaped cuts that you have just made. Thereafter, lightly butter the outside of the potato. This will add flavor to the baked potato.
Now, you have to wrap the greased potato in foil. Make sure that the foul is not wrapped too tightly. Rather, it should fit snug around the potato and cover it completely.
Preheat the oven to about 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, you can either place the potato directly on the oven rack or place it on a baking sheet first and then keep inside the oven.
It will take 1-1½ hours for the potatoes to be baked thoroughly, at 350 degrees, especially if you are baking 4 or more potatoes simultaneously. In case of fewer potatoes, the baking time might be less.
You can check whether the potatoes are ready or not, by opening the foil and poking them with a fork. If the fork slides in easily, the potatoes are done. If you need to put in some effort, to drive the fork inside the potato, it needs to be baked longer.
After the potatoes are done, switch off the oven and take them out of it. Keep aside for a few minutes, to let them cool down. Thereafter, remove the foil that is covering the potatoes.
Now, cut the potatoes lengthwise, while keeping the bottom skin attached. Add butter, sour cream, chives, cheddar cheese, bacon bits or whatever you want. You can even pair the potatoes with baked chicken or steak.

Tip

Following almost the same method, as mentioned above, you can bake potatoes in foil on a barbecue grill as well. In that case, the cooking time might be a little shorter, owing to the intense heat and flames of the grill.

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