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oven baked potatoes

Recipe by
Beth Pierce
Old Monroe, MO

With a few simple ingredients and some easy tips perfect steakhouse oven baked potatoes are a cinch to make. With crispy salty skins and fluffy insides these are sure to become your new go to recipe for baked taters. If your family is anything like mine than any potato recipe at any meal is always a hit. These potatoes, Funeral Potatoes, Twice Baked Potato Casserole. and Roasted Red Potatoes are just a few of our favorites.

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For oven baked potatoes

  • 6 md
    russet potatoes
  • olive or vegetable oil
  • coarse sea salt

How To Make oven baked potatoes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • 2
    Wash and dry the potatoes thoroughly. Prick them several times with the tines of a fork. Rub with oil and generously with sea salt.
  • 3
    Carefully place right on the oven rack. Bake until fork tender or until the internal temperature reaches 210 degrees; approximately 45-60 minutes.
  • 4
    For best results serve promptly. See directions above for popping potatoes.
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