How to cook the perfect Jacket Potato in the microwave

Russet potatoes are best. If you can’t get those potatoes, any other potatoes will do.

To microwave medium size:

Wash & dry ( wash under tap & use scrubbing brush if needed, then dry with tea towel)

Massage with oil (use whatever oil you’ve got, rub oil into potatoes in circular motions making sure to cover all of the potato)

Prick with a fork all over (think of the potato as having 4 sides. On each side thrust fork into potato top, middle and bottom)

Set microwave to medium (my microwave runs hot so I set it to medium for everything, if yours doesn’t you might need to set to high) for 3 minutes 30 seconds

Turn potatoes 180 degrees (from front to back)

Microwave on medium heat (see point 4) for 3 minutes 30 seconds

Use for to check if done (stab fork into potato, if there isn’t any resistance & it’s easy to insert fork, the potatoes cooked, if there’s resistance to inserting the fork, it isn’t done, continue to cook for 1 min intervals, checking using the fork every minute)

Rest for a minute (you can use this minute to cook all sorts of toppings)

If you don’t want to cook extra topping or you want cheap eats, add a ‘dollop’ (whatever you can afford) of butter, twist of salt & a twist of pepper (see seasonings blog for advice on cheapest way to do this)

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