Title: Baked Potato

Yield: 1 serving

Cooking time: 50 min

Preparation time: 5 min

Category: Side

Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

Dissolve salt in water. 

Toss potatoes in the salt water to coat it on all sides.

Arrange the potatoes on a wire rack set into a sheet pan — without piercing them with a fork — and bake them until the centers reach 205°F (45 minutes to 1 hour).

Remove the potatoes from the oven and brush a little vegetable oil on the skins, then return them to the oven to bake for 10 more minutes.

Notes


Potatoes reached the ideal internal temperature of 205°F after 50 minutes, so with the oil-brushed finishing step, the overall cook time was an hour. The skins were dark and evenly seasoned with a thin crispy texture. The brine seemed to permeate the insides, giving the best overall flavor, as well as the best texture.