On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:24:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>On Thu 03 Jul 2008 06:00:03a, hahabogus told us...
>
>> sf <.> wrote in :
>>
>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:02:16 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:
>>>
>>>>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.
>>
>
>We often seem to be at odds, Alan. :-)
LOL
> I have always had better luck with Crisco or butter.
I use butter too.
>What seems to be equally important to me is baking at a high temperature, ~425°.
>Baking at lower temperatures, say 350°, does not yield a nicely crisped skin.
I'm going to put myself out there for flames but I occasionally do
something a bit different. I'll wash and prick the spuds. I'll wrap
them in a small piece of foil rolled in about a tablespoon of butter.
Then I'll coat liberally with Bridgeport seasoning from the Spice
House.
http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/...port-seasoning
Seal the foil and bake at 400 for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes open
the foil carefully and pour the spiced butter into a container with
more butter, (depending on how many and the size of the potatoes
you're making) and reserve at room temp. Return the spuds to the oven,
directly on the rack. (I usually do this whole thing on a gas grill)
Increase heat a bit if you want. Continue baking until the spuds are
done and the skins are to your desired crispness. You'll get very
crisp and spicy skins with flavored butter to top them with.
Sometimes I'll just do them neeked if I'm lazy, but when I go through
the effort to do this I'm always glad I did.
BTW, The Spice House is much better than Penzeys.
I'm shutting down for a few days to go out of town, so I'll deal with
flames Sunday night. <eg> Have a safe and happy holiday to you and
all!!
Lou