Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Scrub 2 large russet potatoes under running water until clean. Pat them completely dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.
- Prick each potato 5–6 times all over with a fork to allow steam to escape.
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet or directly on the oven rack.
- Brush the potato skins evenly with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt evenly over the oiled skins, rubbing gently so the salt sticks.
- Bake for about 1 hour, until a knife or fork slides into the center easily.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven with oven mitts, let them cool a few minutes until safe to handle, slice the top open, and fluff the insides with a fork before serving.
Notes
Notes
If your potatoes are larger check every ten minutes past an hour baking until the potatoes are tender. If the potatoes are on the smaller side start checking for doneness after fifty minutes of baking.
I often swap avocado oil instead of olive oil.
Air Fryer Instructions:
In most basket-style air fryers it will usually take the potato anywhere from 30-45 minutes at 400 degrees to cook all the way through.
Air fryers tend to vary from machine to machine, so while the air fryer method is faster I find I need to check the potato more often. It also can depend on the size of your potato. If the potato is still hard simply pop it back in the air fryer, checking it about every five minutes until cooked through and tender when pierced with a fork.
If your potatoes are larger check every ten minutes past an hour baking until the potatoes are tender. If the potatoes are on the smaller side start checking for doneness after fifty minutes of baking.
I often swap avocado oil instead of olive oil.
Air Fryer Instructions:
In most basket-style air fryers it will usually take the potato anywhere from 30-45 minutes at 400 degrees to cook all the way through.
Air fryers tend to vary from machine to machine, so while the air fryer method is faster I find I need to check the potato more often. It also can depend on the size of your potato. If the potato is still hard simply pop it back in the air fryer, checking it about every five minutes until cooked through and tender when pierced with a fork.