Baking Potato

[pegman]

Villa Market had nice Baker Potatoes awhile back. None now and I do not recall seeing them elsewhere. Any suggestions for making a good baked potato?

[black fox]

im not trying to be funny but i just stick mine in the microwave and they taste fine.

[eeeya]

Microwave cooks them great, bung em in the oven to crisp them up after if that floats your boat

[ThaiBob]

I believe the OP was referring to the type of potato. Not all potato types make good baking potatoes. Villa was selling imported russet potatoes which are known for their baking qualities.

[i claudius]

Marko has nice ones ,put in microwave for 5 mins each then put olive oil on then rock salt and wrap in foil bake in oven until almost ready then take out of foil and bake for 15 20 mins more ,heaven

[pegman]

I believe the OP was referring to the type of potato. Not all potato types make good baking potatoes. Villa was selling imported russet potatoes which are known for their baking qualities.

Yes ThaiBob, I think they were Russet. These bake in the oven very well. I cannot recall seeing them at any other grocer.

[hugocnx]

Depends from what country you are with related preferences. Western Europe style is not that much work and gives you very delicious baked potatoes.

Be sure to buy the ones with the little black dots on the skin. Non sweet potatoes though they don't have as much starch as European potatoes.

Cook them for about 20 minutes, starting with cold water. Add salt to taste when water boils.

Drain them and dry them in the same pot on a low fire.

Leave in cooling overnight. Next day chop them up and fry in oil or butter or best both.

That is crispy and delicious. Why that factory stuff .

[KittenKong]

The Russets that Villa had were very nice baked (and quite cheap for that shop). It's a shame they dont seem to have them any more.

But I find that the regular Chinese ones sold at Makro do well enough in my combo oven.

[thrilled]

I cook them in an oven for an hour at 375-400 degrees

[BKKSnowBird]

I just cook them in a rice cooker! Foodland has good ones.

[pegman]

So I take it no one has seen any Russets being sold in the area, thanks anyhow.

[Beardog]

So I take it no one has seen any Russets being sold in the area, thanks anyhow.

Last week villa had some russets. I picked up 6 Taters. They reorder after a while when they run out. Since they mainly only sell to Americans up here they run out from time to time & wait to make a reorder from the supplier that gets them from the states. At least it is not like Big C where you wait up to 3 months before they figure out the slot in the store that is empty for several months means it is time to re-order.

[i claudius]

So I take it no one has seen any Russets being sold in the area, thanks anyhow.

Last week villa had some russets. I picked up 6 Taters. They reorder after a while when they run out. Since they mainly only sell to Americans up here they run out from time to time & wait to make a reorder from the supplier that gets them from the states. At least it is not like Big C where you wait up to 3 months before they figure out the slot in the store that is empty for several months means it is time to re-order.

Same in Tesco ,do not know who does the ordering ,but they wait untill things are sold out before reordering then another couple of months before it arrives , Tesco ,utterly useless.

[pegman]

Well my BBQ is on Sunday so I gave Villa one more try. What do you know a whole bin of Russerts (packaged as Kusserts). Happy Days!!!

[ThaiBob]

Well my BBQ is on Sunday so I gave Villa one more try. What do you know a whole bin of Russerts (packaged as Kusserts). Happy Days!!!

Indeed, Happy Days!

[sparkey]

So I take it no one has seen any Russets being sold in the area, thanks anyhow.

Last week villa had some russets. I picked up 6 Taters. They reorder after a while when they run out. Since they mainly only sell to Americans up here they run out from time to time & wait to make a reorder from the supplier that gets them from the states. At least it is not like Big C where you wait up to 3 months before they figure out the slot in the store that is empty for several months means it is time to re-order.

Love the big C comment

Lotus same