Whole? Baked potatoes

eggliscious

I am looking for some ideas for my baked potatoes.  I was wondering if anyone bakes them whole?  Do I cover with foil?  pierce skin with fork? or just rub with oil and salt?  Another thing, how long?  Looking for some anwers all you egg heads! 

Thanks for you help,

eggliscious

BENTE

i will be making baked potatoes tonight i will just wash them and put them in a 350 egg for about an hour then squeeze them if the are still hard i will keep squeezing every 15 min.. i will bake them indirect. if you want the oil and salt and pepper by all means use that whatever your family likes.. i made chili yesterday since it has been so long since i made any. so now i have to come up with creative ways to use it all :-D so tonight it is chili topped baked potatoes...

hope yours come out well


happy eggin
tb

Anderson S.C.

Ricky B

This works for me. We like the skins crispy so we don't wrap them.. Just puncture with a knife, coat with evoo, course sea salt and put on the egg direct. Cook at about 400-425 dome about an hour will do but we let ours go for 2 hours, turning them onece every 30-40 min or so. If you don't want the skins real crispy, wrap in foil but still cook for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. They are great and easy.
Rick

Misippi Egger

Agree with above. Pierce skin with a fork a couple of time ( someone a while back posted an exploded tater in his egg when he didn't prick the skin).
Rub with oil or butta, coarse salt and cook indirect.

I have taken 'done' by squeezing, then checked with my Thermapen - 200 degrees internal seems to work.

Ricky B

If I'm grilling the spuds indirect, then ,IMHO, don't wrap them in foil. They will do just fine. Grillin direct will give a good crisp skin that crunches when you eat it, grillin indirect will, at least fo me, give a good crispy skin too but not like direct cooking. Anyway, spuds are pretty tolerant and you should find the way you like them best. Good eatin!
RickyB B-)

FL XL Egger

I like them cut in half lengthwise, coated with EVO and course salt, score the cut side a few places and add a pat of butter. Cook flat side up, works direct or indirect.

BBQMaven

Try a sweet potato washed and whole, indirect at 400 till internal temp is 220. The sugars have caramelized and it will taste like it has brown sugar and marshmallows in it.  

Squeezy

I agree with the above methods too. For a change, and for this it doesn't matter what you're cooking on, slice washed potatos crosswise about an inch thick, place slices of onion between each slice, season with salt, pepper and garlic, drizzle with oil or butter and wrap in foil. They will cook a bit faster than dry baked.

bostonjosh

Similar as above: evoo + salt, around 400... only thing i'd add is that i find yukon gold to be a bit faster to cook, and sweeter to the taste, than idaho.

Mark0525

I'm doing ribs this week and was thinking of putting whole potatoes in the egg while they are cooking.  Will they cook in 5 hrs at 225?

kkg

I tried the same thing last weekend while doing a brisket and the potatoes were not even close to being done. Thank goodness for the microwave!

kkg

I tried the same thing last weekend while doing a brisket and the potatoes were not even close to being done. Thank goodness for the microwave!

Squeezy

I like to start them in the smoker and if need be, finish in the microwave ...

wardchess

I jab unpeeled potatoes many times with a paring knife, coat with evoo, salt, and pepper. Then I cut in half and lay the inner potato on a slice of onion and wrap each half in foil. Turn after 20 min, and after 40 minutes of direct 350, on the outer edge of grate (while cooking chicken breast), onion and potato have great flavor and crispiness.

tgs2401

I like to cook them in the microwave and then make stuffed baked potatoes by putting them on the egg for about 20-30 minutes.

Buckeye79

Cook similar to the noted versions above. I've used EVO and Garlic Salt to season them the last couple of times. The Garlic salt makes a great flavorful skin.

buzd504

Cook to 205-210, not to time.

shtgunal3

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