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The humble jacket potato breaks the mould when it comes to comfort food. Despite its simple nature, however, there’s more to jacket potato making than plonking a spud in the oven. Discover the health benefits of potatoes and how to freeze potatoes. See how to cook jacket potatoes in the microwave and easy baked potato filling ideas. For even more spud inspiration, see our ultimate baked potato recipe collection. Using a range of potato types, they blind-tasted trays of jackets, all cooked in exactly the same way. The old adage of them exploding under the pressure of oven heat is actually true.
As the potato cooks, the skin acts as a seal, trapping water that expands the spud and steams during cooking. Save yourself the toil of scrubbing the oven, and fork your potato all over. When it comes to tin foil, we say: ditch it. If you’re cooking indoors, just place it directly onto the shelf of your oven. The standard method is 200C for 1hr-1hr 20mins. For a super-crispy skin and a slow-cooked inside, go for 180C for 2hrs 20 mins.