31-03-2019, 05:05 AM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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I don't know what went wrong. Normally 55 minutes is enough. Perhaps the oven was a bit less hot than normal. Or perhaps it's because I was cooking two instead of my normal one. They are a bit smaller than usual.
They hold a potato on each spike of 4 vertical spikes, they are made of aluminium so presumably they conduct heat better than the steel skewer.
Personally for the average slightly bigger than fist size potato I give 'em an hour at 180°C - they are always cooked but the skin is just nice to eat too.
31-03-2019, 08:27 AM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
Try the Mccain one'sPreheat the oven to 220°C / 430°F / Gas Mark 7. For fan assisted ovens that's 210°C / 425°F. Place your McCain Ready Baked Jackets onto a baking tray and pop them into the middle of the oven. Bake for 45 – 55 minutes, until they're lovely and crisp
31-03-2019, 03:46 PM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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It depends on the type of potato.Some potatoes are better for baking than others.
I think it depends on whether they are floury potatoes or waxy potatoes.
In the olden days, you could usually bet on King Edwards being the Rolls Royces of potatoes, but I haven't seen any for years.
Dunno why.
31-03-2019, 06:29 PM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
Ffosse, I scrub my bakers, stab them with a fork, cut a slit in the top, rub a little oil all over them and lay them directly onto the oven shelf (never on a baking tray) and bake them for 1 hour 15 minutes . Never failed to have crispy skins and really soft potato. I usually use King Edwards but if I can't get hold of them, then I plonk for Tesco Finest packs of 2 x baking potatoes.
31-03-2019, 06:46 PM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
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Ffosse, I scrub my bakers, stab them with a fork, cut a slit in the top, rub a little oil all over them and lay them directly onto the oven shelf (never on a baking tray) and bake them for 1 hour 15 minutes . Never failed to have crispy skins and really soft potato. I usually use King Edwards but if I can't get hold of them, then I plonk for Tesco Finest packs of 2 x baking potatoes.
I do my jacket potatoes in there, on the ‘Potatoes’ programme and they are perfect. They take less than 15 minutes to bake.
01-04-2019, 08:33 AM
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Re: I baked my potatoes for 55 minutes yet they were still hard inside
I can never get my baked potatoes to have crispy skins. Don't know why.Even when they come out of the oven reasonably crispy, within a very short while, they aren't crispy any more.
I've tried on a baking tray, not on a baking tray, top shelf. Middle shelf, but nothing seems to work.
They are cooked, because the insides are soft and fluffy.
Am wondering if it's because my oven is electric? I don't remember having this problem with a gas oven, but that was many years ago, now.
Any suggestions?
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