Why do jacket potatoes take so long?

[WaitrosePigeon]

They’ve been in there hours and still not done. What am I doing wrong??

Have you turned the oven on?

Caught

Microwave them first to cook then oven to crisp up. It's much faster!

Microwave for 8 mins first, turning it over half way through, then stick it in the oven for 40min on a medium-high heat. With oil and salt on the outside. Should be nice and done by then.

Halogen oven. Cooks everything quickly and nice and crisp like a proper oven instead of soggy like a microwave.

Stick a metal skewer through the middle. Reduces the time by quite a bit.

Your oven isn’t hot enough. What temp is it at?

Next microwave first and then bake to crispen. I like to stab them all over with a fork,, douse in olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.

*Next time

Skewer trick works well too.

Is “crispen” a word?

Ok, just googled it and it is.

Just sounds weird to me.

Yes, it is.

Just microwave them, they’re much nicer!

You deserve a medal for putting the oven on in this heat.

Metal skewer and coat thehigher skin with oil

Oven mustn’t be hot enough!
I did jacket spuds this evening for Dd, put them in at 4pm, went to park, came back and she was eating them at 5.15.
We don’t have a microwave.
I just make a cross in the top with sharp knife and put them on top shelf for 60mins at 200•

Let’s talk jacket potato toppings!

Chilli and cheese

Chicken Caesar salad

Tuna mayo and lettuce

Hmmm what else??

I've discovered frozen ones. Don't want oven on in this heat, plus mine is bloody loud and annoying

Hours?! They take 1 hour on 180 if you've got an OTT oven like mine and 200 if you have a normal oven.

You deserve a medal for putting the oven on in this heat.

I’ve just baked a banana cake

Microwave all the way. Ain't nobody got time for 40+ mins cooking.

We put oven 230 and don't mic first - take just over an hour ( give them a prick with a fork. Also if you rub oil on them it right crisps the skin up. Obviously the bigger the potato the longer they take though

I had it on 180 but I guess that’s not long enough... thanks all for the tips

High enough even

And I thought I was brave grilling food tonight!