Very Important Jacket Potato question....

[SparrowSally]

Do you

1. Slice it in half
2. Put a cross in the middle

DH thinks DS and I are weird for option 2. I think option 1 is wrong as the filling just goes over the side. With option 2, it holds its shape more, so it's more of a vessel for the filling....

Slice it any which way you like but having sweetcorn with tuna and mayo is really, really not OK

I always cut in half and score diagonally as per @blackteaplease post - the butter sliding around on the smooth surface, getting it to slide evenly into the cracks is part of the charm. Like those tiny little credit-card size games you got in your Christmas stocking in the 80s, with the ball bearings that you had to tilt into the holes. Very satisfying.

Yeah this is the way to do it but you can also add some mustard or horseradish or chopped ham if you’re really decadent.

Cross

I slice in half and add butter then mash it all in and then add the topping.

Oooh interesting!

I do a slit lengthways. DC2 carves artwork. I've had jacket potatoes with all sorts of animals carved into them ! 🤣

If I am scooping out to make cheesy mash then in half.

All other toppings, a cross and squeeze to open it up

Well it's option 2, obvs!! Always!!

I think if you're having something that melts, a cross is better, for increased surface area of flesh.

If you're having something that's nice for being chilled against the background of red hot potato (like tuna mayo... nobody really wants their mayo served warm, do they?) then just a slice through the middle to give it somewhere to sit.

OH MY GOD! Why have I never thought of this!! Thank you baked pot goddess!!

I didn't realise tuna sweetcorn mayo was controversial! Is it really wrong? 😂

Cross before going in oven.

I use the cross method.

Lots of butter, squeeze it all together to melt the butter a bit, cheese and another squeeze the pull it open and fill with tuna mayo and more cheese.

I love tuna mayo (will accept sweetcorn in as 1 of 5 a day), cheese AND beans. I get odd looks but otherwise it's just too dry.

Cut in half, add butter, salt and pepper, and give it a bit of a mash with a fork.

Slice in half, lump of butter on both sides and scoop the potato off from the skin and mash it all together so it's all fluffy and buttery. Huge dollop of Tuna salad cream on top of both. Mash it all together again. That way the skin acts as bowls for the buttery Tuna mash.

It is really, really good with a salad with some mayo.

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Tuna mayo with sweetcorn is delicious! I didn’t know you could do anything with a jacket spud other than cut it in half.

NOOOOOOOooooooo…!

Nothing wrong with that at all!

But there are various options with toast - that also needs deciding.

Cheese on toast with beans on top
Beans on toast with cheese on top
Cheesy beans

First one has the most cheese and it’s all melted and hot (best)
Second one is like a decorated beans on toast with cheesy sprinkles and you have to rely on heat of beans to melt the cheese (risky)
Third one you grate the cheese into the beans as you’re warming them up. It’s an abomination but also quite tasty.

Cross then push it upwards and together