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sf <.> wrote in :

> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:02:16 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:
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>>I wash the spud(s), stick them with a fork, dry them off; then rub them
>>with oil....canola oil in my case...but olive oil works too, so does
>>butter or peanut oil. Now with a slight oil coating salt will stick. The
>>oil also helps to crisp up the skin. And a crisp skin is the whole point
>>of baking potatoes.

>
> Gotta say, oil didn't make a big difference and I cooked my potatoes
> on convect. I was very disappointed in the entire process. That oil
> thing is theory only. I think a naked skin is crispier.
>
>


Oh yea of little faith....you musta used crisco..and we all know crisco
ain't oil.

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