On Wed 02 Jul 2008 10:08:20p, Karen told us...

> On Jul 2, 9:56*pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> Did you use coarse salt or regular table salt? *Coarse kosher or sea sal
>> t makes a "dramatic" difference. *As to your oversalting them, table
salt
>> would definitely tend to give an oversalted result.
>>
>> I typically rub the potatoes generously with Crisco, then coat with a
>> mixture of coarse salt, cracked black peppercorns, and granulated
garlic.
>
> Do you think a high temperature makes the skin the crispiest, too?
> 400F is a good temp for crispy skins.
>
> Karen
>

Yes, absolutely. In fact, I usually bake them at 425°F.

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