What is the best way to make baked potatoes?
I tried this recipe from Guy Fieri called The Bomb Bakers and these things were awesome. Its really close to how Misschef makes hers and the horseradish sour cream sauce is to die for * 1 1/4 cups kosher salt * 6 medium russet potatoes, washed * 2 tablespoons garlic salt * 2 tablespoons seasoned salt * 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper * Horseradish Sour Cream, recipe follows Directions In large mixing bowl dissolve 1 cup kosher salt in 8 cups of water. Add potatoes. Insure that all potatoes are submerged, and brine for 2 to 8 hours. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove the potatoes from brine and liberally coat with the remaining kosher salt, garlic salt, seasoned salt, and pepper. Place the potatoes on a wire rack in the center of the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Do not puncture skin with tongs, fork, or tooth picks. Potatoes will be soft to the touch when done. Let potatoes rest 5 minutes before cutting. Horseradish Sour Cream: 2 cups sour cream 4 tablespoons prepared hor
How to Bake a Potato How a Honda employee bakes a potato: · Preheat new, high-quality oven to 350 F. · Insert Idaho potato. · Go do something productive for 45 minutes. · Check for doneness. · Then remove perfectly baked potato from oven and serve. How a GM employee bakes a potato: · Instruct an Idaho potato supplier to preheat the oven to 350 F. · Demand that the supplier show you how he turned the dial to reach 350F, and have him come up with documentation from the oven manufacturer proving that it was calibrated properly. · Review documentation, then have supplier check the temperature using sophisticated temperature probe. · Direct supplier to insert potato and set timer for 45 minutes. · Have supplier open oven to prove potato has been installed correctly, and request a free study proving that 45 minutes is the ideal time to bake a potato of this size. · Check potato for doneness after 10 minutes. · Check potato for doneness after 11 minutes. · Check potato for doneness after 12 m
