BAKED POTATO

Baked potatoes are a great meal accompaniment or even a meal by itself. My favorite way of preparing them is in the microwave. It doesn’t take very much time and it leaves your oven free for other things.

Thoroughly wash and dry a medium sized potato. Using a knife or fork, prick the skin deeply into the potato. This will prevent the potato from exploding in your microwave oven. Thoroughly coat the potato in 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and sprinkle the exterior liberally with salt.

Place the potato on a paper towel in your microwave oven. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. (Add 1 minute for each additional potato) When the time is up, remove the potato from the oven and wrap in aluminum foil. Set aside and let rest 8-10 minutes before serving.