Oven Microwave Jacket Potato

Prick the potatoes with a fork place on a plate and microwave on high 900w for 3 minutes.

Oven microwave jacket potato. Place the jacket potato on a microwaveable plate and cook for 8 to 10 minutes stopping half way to turn the potato over. Cut the potato in half and lay the two halves in the microwave steamer with the white inside uppermost. 7 check if the potato is cooked. Sprinkle salt on if you re a salt user.

Directions wash potato thoroughly pat dry and pierce 3 to 4 times with a fork. Preheat the oven to 220 c gas mark 7. Meanwhile place the bacon on a separate baking sheet and cook with the potatoes in the oven for 6 8. Turn them over and microwave for a further 3 minutes.

Once you have ascertained that the oven has been preheat to this temperature clean the potatoes and then poke them a couple of times. This method is great if you want oven crisp potato skins in less than half the normal cooking time. Achieving jacket potato perfection in the oven can take up to 90 minutes but using the microwave you can do it in less than half the time. Pour some boiling water into the microwave steamer and set the timer for 4 minutes.

The standard method is 200c for 1hr 1hr 20mins. If you re time pressed ping your potato in the microwave for 5 mins to soften it up then finish in the oven for 35 40 mins. Step 3 cut a cross on top of each potato squeeze the sides add the soured cream and your favourite toppings. Turn down the oven to 190c 170c fan gas 5 and bake for 45 mins 1 hr until the skin is crisp and the flesh soft.

Baked potatoes are not just delicious but healthy too. Transfer the potatoes to a baking sheet and brush with the oil. There are several schools of thought when it comes to timings. If it isn t pop it back in the microwave for another 2 minutes.

To cut down the cooking time microwave the potatoes for about six minutes. It should be soft in the middle. If you prefer crispy skinned potatoes you can cook the potatoes in the microwave for 5 6 minutes then transfer to a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 400 f 204 c for 20 minutes. Check the potato is cooked all the way through by piercing it with a sharp knife.

Season and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. For a super crispy skin and a slow cooked inside go for 180c for 2hrs 20 mins. Place potato on microwave safe plate and microwave 7 minutes turning over halfway through cooking. After 4 minutes turn the two halves over and microwave again for a further 4 minutes.

The only downside to cooking jacket potatoes in the microwave is that you won t get that crisp skin you d get from long oven baking.