Potatoes are a versatile vegetable that can go with most meals. Even better, they don’t have to take too much effort to whip up.
The quickest way to make a baked potato doesn’t need to involve your oven. Culinary Scientist Chef Jessica Gavin said it’s a great technique to use especially if you’re just making one or two potatoes and you don’t have a lot of time.
How to make baked potato easily using a microwave
Using a fork, prick through the potato skin about 8 times on one side. This will prevent it from exploding in the microwave.
Brush the surface of the potato skin with a little bit of olive oil. This is going to prevent the potato from drying out and give it a little more flavour.
Season with some salt. “It’s important to cook one potato at a time for even cooking,” the chef advised.
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One person expressed that their potato kept exploding before they learned about Jessica’s hack about poking it before microwaving it, and they were entirely grateful for it.
Someone else said: “Thank you your video was really helpful.”
And another person, ready to try out the efficient hack for themselves, said: “I’m gonna try this tomorrow thx.”
