Ah, the perfect baked potato 🥔✨—crispy skin, fluffy inside. Simple, but when it’s done right? Elite comfort food.
🥔 Classic Oven-Baked Potato
Serves 1–4 (easy to scale)
Ingredients
- Russet potatoes (best for baking)
- Olive oil
- Coarse salt (kosher or sea salt)
- Optional: butter, sour cream, cheese, chives, bacon, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Heat to 425°F (220°C).
- Prep the potatoes
- Scrub potatoes clean and pat dry.
- Pierce each potato 3–4 times with a fork (important!).
- Oil & salt
- Rub each potato lightly with olive oil.
- Sprinkle generously with salt—this gives you crispy, flavorful skin.
- Bake
- Place potatoes directly on the oven rack or on a baking sheet.
- Bake 45–60 minutes, until skin is crisp and a knife slides in easily.
- Fluff & serve
- Slice open, fluff the inside with a fork.
- Add butter, salt, and your favorite toppings.
🔥 Pro Tips for Next-Level Baked Potatoes
- Extra crispy skin: Bake directly on the rack, not wrapped in foil.
- Fluffier inside: After baking, slice and gently squeeze the ends to open it up.
- Restaurant style: Finish with a tiny pat of butter before toppings.
Topping Ideas
- Butter + sour cream + chives
- Cheddar + bacon bits
- Chili + cheese
- Garlic butter + parmesan
- Cottage cheese + black pepper (old-school but good!)
If you want, I can give you:
- Crispy air-fryer baked potatoes
- Loaded baked potato bar ideas
- Twice-baked potatoes
Just say the word 😄
