Jacket Potato Help

[roadman]

i got the spuds but i see they take over an hour in the oven any tips like can i microwave it then pop it in the oven to crisp off please help its cold and i just want a jacket potato with cheesy beans

[davebro]

yes - microwave 10 mins or so then oven (or air fryer) if you want them crispy. Personally I don't bother with the crisping bit.

[theshedman]

OH puts them in the microwave making sure she sticks fork in them a few times first to break skin then puts in oven for around 15 minutes to crisp them up. Works well.

[roadman]

do i need to pierce it or just pop it in the microwave?

[roadman]

you legends thanks i did think microwave but no idea how long and stuff potato takes ages doesnt it

[davebro]

pierce them a lot with a fork before microwaving!

[Redhelen72]

Are they raw spuds or the precooked frozen ones that you can purchase?

Either way they can be precooked in the micro and finished in the oven

[davebro]

if doing more than one increase the microwave time

[Buenchico]

Simply microwave it. (If you try to crisp it off in the oven, it'll still take ages).

I buy the jacket potatoes that comes in packs of four in allk of the main supermarkets. (I mention that purely to give you an idea of their size). Using an 800 watt microwave oven, I zap them for 3½ minutes, turn them over and then give them a further 3½ minutes. That seems to get them just right.

[roadman]

they are jacket potatoe in a bag they are not frozen and they have the skin on imagine just a big potato from the ground but cleaned so i pierce with a fork then microwave for what ten minutes or what

[Hazlinny]

I usually wrap them in foil for a few minutes AFTER taking out from microwave.

[Buenchico]

Yes, pierce well with a fork first. Then put the spud onto a folded sheet of kitchen towel, to catch the water that oozes out.

[davebro]

Between 8 and ten minutes works for me depending on size. Too long and they go a bit mushy with wrinkled skin (bit like me!).

[Vagus]

I put the oven on. Then put the spud in the micro for ten minutes while the oven is warming up. Into the oven the spud then goes for about ten minutes or so.
I always slice a cross on the top of jacket spuds as I find just pricking them doesn’t always stop them exploding in the micro.

[roadman]

thanks everyone im just so cold and a bit tired today it has been a long week and i just want a nice jacket potato with some beans and cheese to comfort me so what i will do is microwave it like buenchico has reccomended because it sounds like we have a similar potato then i will pop it in the oven or maybe the grill to crisp off whilst i make the beans and stuff

[lankeela]

I do three at a time for the boys I look after, medium size spuds and put them all in together for about fifteen minutes. Turn them over after about ten minutes then let them stand for a minute after microwaving.

[Mozz71]

After microwaving them, give them a coating of your cooking oil of choice before baking them. It'll help crisp the skins up.

[barry1010]

Another quick way of crisping the skins is to cut the potato in half after microwaving, and putting skin side up under a very hot grill. Better results if you brush with a bit of oil before grilling

[roadman]

good tips thank you i will oil the skin and half the potato and put it upside down

[roadman]

i give the jacket potato that i made a 7/10 room for improvement

[Vagus]

What was wrong with it and what could you do to improve it?