The Best Baked Potato

Name: How to make a baked potato perfectly every time
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 russet potatoes, rinsed and scrubbed; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, scallions, bacon bits

Jacqui Wedewer|Dec. 1, 2020 5:22 pm EST

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The best baked potatoes only take a few minutes of prep, an hour in the oven and tasty toppings like sour cream, cheese and bacon bits.

Prep Time

5

minutes

Cook Time

1

hour

Servings

3

Total time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Ingredients

3 russet potatoes, rinsed and scrubbed
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, scallions, bacon bits

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Pierce the potatoes several times on each side with a fork.
Pour olive oil into a bowl and roll potatoes in the oil.
Season all sides of the potato with salt.
Bake directly on the oven rack for 1 hour.