A thread in praise of the humble jacket potato

[Badgers]

Last night I produced absolutely textbook jacket/baked potatoes for me and the missus. Got the skins just right using the olive oil/salt method, inside was fluffy and soaked in butter. Layered in grated cheese and ground black pepper, then topped with Heinz baked beans.

Served with a pint of Robinson's Orange Squash to complete a perfect meal.

 

[Structaural]

'Jacket potato'.

Bet you eat yours 'all-dressed'

 

[Detroit City]

'Jacket potato'.

I picture Mr. Potato Head in a fur coat standing outside in the Nova Scotia winter

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Bet you eat yours 'all-dressed'

Yes, if all dressed means butter salt and pepper.

 

[cesare]

I'm having jacket sweet potatoes with melted camembert and black pepper for tea. There was a mini one as a taster ... just waiting for the big one to finish cooking. Mmmmmm

 

[Blagsta]

houmous

 

[Nixon]

baked potato and garlic boursin and lardons..yummy.always gotta do them in the oven.

love cheese and beans on em too..

 

[RubyToogood]

Taramasalata works surprisingly well too. I also go for cottage cheese, plain thick yoghurt, quark or Philadelphia type cheese.

 

[Orang Utan]

'Jacket potato'.

Quite agree - such a prissy word for a baked potato

 

[May Kasahara]

Why? It sounds just the same to me.

 

[Orang Utan]

I have this image of a spud wearing a jacket - sounds like a kiddy word

 

[May Kasahara]

Whereas 'baked potato' sounds a bit formal to me

 

[Elpenor]

Jacket sweet potato with cheese and black pudding for my lunch today, with some mushrooms

 

[danny la rouge]

Whereas 'baked potato' sounds a bit formal to me

Wow. It seems like dinner jackets on potatoes are very formal.

I am a big fan, but will definitely be doing them in the microwave more often now, to save electric. I know you don’t get a crispy skin, and they’re not so fluffy inside, but these are hard times.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Not had a baked spud in years - can't remember the last time. Will have to try and remember to buy some - could do them in the airfryer I suppose, perhaps started off in the microwave to soften them up a bit.

 

[MBV]

Oil/salt before microwaving and then 25 mins in the oven to crisp skins up. Very nice.