Do you eat your baked potato skin?

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Or are you a heretic?

@NeverDropYourMoonCup

I have a rubbish oven (no temperature control), so cooking them properly isn't an option. I always find microwave + oven is acceptable, but the step above that is oiling, salting and then putting them in the slow cooker on baking parchment. Solely doing them in the microwave just disappoints is a travesty as you lose out on the lovely crispy, biscuity, toasty, potatey skin, butter and sea salt that is your prize after eating the filling. Plus all the fibre and the Vitamin C.

I now want jacket spuds tomorrow, thanks. I'll have to send DP out to score some big spuds in the morning. Other people can fight for Andrex, he'll be tasked with something more important.

I've already added sweet potatoes (which are lovely, cook quicker and go caramelly on the outside, perfect with salty, sharp cheese) to the online order.

Ooh. Will try this tomorrow.

@Summersun2020

It’s the best bit and should be punishable by life in jail for wasting it.

Absolutely this. I could happily throw away the inside and just eat the skins, with butter and black pepper.

I didn't use to eat the skin as a child. My mum would spoon the inside out for me.

Now, the skin is definitely the best bit. I agree with pps, the best way to do them is add some oil, salt and pepper before baking.

Nope can’t as gets lodged in bowel but I miss it so much !

Anyone who doesn't needs to get in the bin.

Unless it's been done purely in the meecrowaahvay.

Saggy spud skins are the devils work.

I don't eat the skin, I don't like the texture, but then I'm not that keen on potato really. Unfortunately I can't eat gluten and jacket potatoes are often the only thing I can eat when going out for lunch, but don't worry the skin is not wasted, my daughter loves it!

Skin is the best bit. Oven only.

Absolutely! Had one tonight actually.

@Terracottasaur

Yes, it’s the best bit! Crispy and salty and delicious.

This [gavel]

Yes to eating the skin 👍

I get a bit obsessive about washing it though - how do you all wash yours? I wash and then cut out any weird nobbly looking weird bits.

Never eat it.

Yes!!! Although once while eating it someone was shocked as it was "where the pesticides are". Told them it gave the potato more flavour!

Yes.

Definitely 👍

Try them wrapped in foil in a slow cooker, they're delicious!

Of course. People who don’t are weird.

Of course, scrunchy deliciousness!
Like some PP I skewer mine to cook them a bit quicker, and use Marfonia spuds.

But I think the best baked spuds I ever had were the ones my Mam used to cook in the fire on bonfire night.

@shrunkenhead

Try them wrapped in foil in a slow cooker, they're delicious!

But do the skins get properly crispy?

Yep I love it, dh always leaves it

I eat them if l have prepared the potato at home (l know they have been washed properly) but not when I’m out.

Of course

Had to be oven cooked and crispy

It depends how long I’ve got - if I’ve got less time I microwave them first for anywhere between 8 - 12 minutes depending on size. Then olive oil & salt, oven bake for 20 - 30 minutes until lovely and crisp. You can also wrap them in foil and they will go crispy if cooked for long enough.

If I’ve got all the time I cook them in the oven from the beginning.

Haven’t RTFT...have we discussed favourite toppings yet?

No I don't. My husband does though

Yes
No sometimes, if the skin is. Crunchy. A gas oven does the best job.