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Alton Brown makes the WORLD'S BEST Baked Potato in this throwback clip.

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The Baked Potato
RECIPE COURTESY OF ALTON BROWN
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr
Yield: 1 potato per person

Ingredients

1 large russet potato (If it looks like Mr. Potato Head®, you've got the right one.)
Canola oil to coat
Kosher salt
Optional toppings, such as butter, sour cream, shredded Cheddar and/or scallions

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees and position racks in top and bottom thirds. Wash potato (or potatoes) thoroughly with a stiff brush and cold running water. Dry, then using a standard fork poke 8 to 12 deep holes all over the spud so that moisture can escape during cooking. Place in a bowl and coat lightly with oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt and place potato directly on rack in middle of oven. Place a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any drippings.

Bake 1 hour or until skin feels crisp but flesh beneath feels soft. Serve by creating a dotted line from end to end with your fork, then crack the spud open by squeezing the ends towards one another. It will pop right open. But watch out, there will be some steam. Add toppings if using.

Cook’s Note
If you're cooking more than 4 potatoes, you'll need to extend the cooking time by up to 15 minutes.

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[eatnplaytoday]

Straight to the point. Good video. These days, people be talking about their entire life story before even getting to seasoning and salting

[ExpertAssassn]

I used to watch Alton as a child, I never cooked then, obviously, but it's funny and nostalgic coming back to this as an adult who is now actually cooking ❤

[spankthebass]

This was amazing. I made it for my wife, and now she loves me again! lol Thanks you!

[kennethgillespie]

Finally someone that gets straight to the point.

[SenseofSelf]

This is so 1999 (and confirmed by credits at the end!). Love it. Simple times.

[anonymousedonor]

at age forty-nine I was a bit embarrassed to search 'how to bake potatoes' but I am glad I did! As a vegan, I don't know how I neglected learning this for so long>

[Onlythetruth]

1999!!! YIKES! We're all 20 YEARS

[loganwalker]

Alton's procedural perfection is so definitive. I'll never make a baked potato another way.

[travistaylor]

"First thing you need to do, is go psycho on the potato."
I laughed harder than I probably should have.😂

[kellyfrancis]

Really good. I’ve tried this and it works! Only thing I did differently was place my potatoes in a pan or else the juices from the potato leak on my oven floor burning creating a mess and added clean up plus making my kitchen smell a little burnt.

[SleepyPurpleSloth]

After having microwaved potatoes for so long, our microwave broke, this video helped SO MUCH!!! It also changed how I eat potatoes! I’d rather wait the hour for a great potato than 6 minutes for one I’ll forget about and wonder if I ate. Thank you!!

[billwesolowski]

Great video Alton! 2 things, change the oven temp to 425, trust me way crispier skins, and secondly put a shitty pan under the potato or line a good one with foil. The potato will drip oil a bit. otherwise, this is how we have been doing it for generations and owning a restaurant and catering business for 25 years these are a definite crowd pleaser! NO FOIL WRAP!

[DijonFromage]

This was in one of Alton's books: Do what he just did there, fork, oil and salt, and use a remote thermometer set to 210 degrees. Set and forget. When it goes off, perfect potato. This works in big ovens, toaster ovens, air fryers, convection, whatever.

[Deathroll]

Tried it, and the results were phenomenal. Thank you so very much for this perfect potato 😎👍

[yoshipower]

Did everything except I put a pan underneath my potato while it was baking on the middle rack just in case, turned out amazing. Texture was basically perfect and I added a lot of sour cream, some shredded cheese n bacon bits to add flavor and it really goes a long way, I highly recommend it! This is the way to bake potatoes

[mikeshafer]

This video is hilarious. I'm following his advice right now. "Then, carefully, approach the spuds."

[CesarIsaacPerez]

Perfect every time! And whenever I forget, I look this video up to get a refresher.

[loisjohnson]

I prefer baking potatoes in the oven too ! , no microwave needed, , no fork holes either, just good old fashioned baking clean potatoes, do like rubbing little olive oil on them and salt, ❤

[JackLoreForrest]

Never baked a potato before, watched this short video with no messing around, straight in on how its done. With the end result my first perfect crispy baked skin with a nice fluffy soft potato with melted cheese and butter! Wonderful!

[Hi]

when i discovered you can just throw the potatoes in the over changed my life lol especially sweet potatoes