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Baked Potatoes~~ Do you eat the shell?
This is just a general poll. There are no right or wrong answers. I'm just interested in your personal preferences.
When eating a Baked Potato... do you eat the shell?
Never?
Sometimes?
Always?
Discussions
8 years ago
Oh, yes absolutely--with a bit of butter, they're wonderful. And I have a guilty secret: when a potato explodes in the oven, I'm in alt! I really love the resulting super-crispy skin. I haven't been able to figure out a way to recreate the effect without making a mess of the oven.
Reply 8 years ago
I've never seen (or heard of) a BP exploding in the oven.
I have a self-cleaning oven. What's the cooking time and temp?
lol... I will try just about anything once!
Reply 8 years ago
It doesn't happen very often--i suspect it has something to do with the age and/or the moisture content of the tatie. But when it does happen, you get a skin which is shatteringly crisp, with fluffy-crispy bits of potato flesh adhering here & there (including adhering to all the oven walls, lol). There's a new product on the market, "Pop Chips", which are potato crisps which have a asomewhat similar texture. They have some proprietary process that they say "pops" the potatoes. Weight Watchers is now selling a similar popped potato crisp.....
8 years ago
If I know it's been washed, YES always (not if the baked potato is a sweet potato or yam, just normal white, red, or blue tators)
Reply 8 years ago
The thing is, not only is it GOOD tasting, but most of the nutrients are right under the skin and if you take it off, you lose them. :-)
8 years ago
Not as a general rule - my dogs LOVE them :)
Reply 8 years ago
My dogs, too.
I usually eat my POTATO SKINS but hubby never does.
Reply 8 years ago
. heehee Same here. I will sometimes eat them, but I usually give them to the dogs as a treat.
8 years ago
Er, if they have shells then they aren't potatoes, they're eggs, and I never eat the shell of an egg.
However, I do always eat the skin of a nice baked potato (a sprinkle of salt before you put them in the oven helps give a nice crispy texture).
Reply 8 years ago
;-D Smarty pants.
Reply 8 years ago
:-P
Reply 8 years ago
lol... ;-P~~~~
8 years ago
By shell I assume you mean the Potato. I rarely have baked potatoes but when I do the shell is fair game. What is the point of baking a potato if not to consume it? Otherwise you could just have put the filling in a bowl and not waste food. :P
Reply 8 years ago
Yes, you assumed right! Thanks for replying!!!!
Reply 8 years ago
I always do, my wife never does.
What about the resident of the Potato State ?
A
Reply 8 years ago
Heck yes! ;-)
8 years ago
If it's been cooked nicely, yes.
L
Reply 8 years ago
Nicely = un-charred Idaho russet potatos thoroughly cooked for easy fork
separation readily accepting melted sweet butter and issuing a steamy
aroma of those flat Idaho plateau ridges from whence they came to my table.
A
Reply 8 years ago
Oh.... I live in Idaho... and you just made me really hungry for a BP! ;-D
Reply 8 years ago
So you enjoy skins ?
Reply 8 years ago
Oh, yeah!
Reply 8 years ago
I don't think I can get those, but in looking.....>
lovepotatoes.co.uk
L
8 years ago
You bet I do! Even when cooked in the microwave. :P
Reply 8 years ago
Me, too! I'm contemplating a BP dish. I think I'll go for it!!!
Thanks to EVERYONE!!!!!