How to bake a perfect baked potato without foil in the oven. Learn the best way to get crispy skin with a fluffy interior for potato perfection every time. No fuss and super easy.
Prep Time: 5 Min
– 4 Russet potatoes – ½ cup water – 2 tablespoons salt – 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
Ingredients
Make sure to scrub the potatoes of any dirt. Take off any nubs that may have grown and cut out any dark, brown spots. After you clean, poke holes in the potato with a fork or sharp steak knife.
Mixing some salt with some water and then dipping the potatoes in for a few seconds will ensure that the salt sticks to the skin. You can use kosher salt or sea salt or whatever you have on hand at this point.
Wrapping baked potatoes in aluminum foil traps all of the moisture in, basically steaming the potatoes instead of baking. This results in gummy, watery, soft skin potatoes.
This allows the potatoes to cook evenly all around. Don't place on a baking sheet because it will leave a weird burn mark on the bottom. Place the baking sheet on the rack below the potatoes.
Bake at 450 degrees for 45-60 minutes. This depends on the size of your potatoes.