The Easiest Potato Technique

Name: The Easiest Potato Technique
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: potatoes; vegetable oil; salt

5 mins prepServes 4

A simple and low-maintenance technique for perfectly cooked potatoes, suitable for mashing, baking, or smashing. This method helps avoid starchy, rubbery, or gritty textures.

4 servings

What you need

1 tsp salt

1 fl oz vegetable oil

1 potato

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Instructions

Preheat an oven to 400°F. Season potatoes with vegetable oil and salt. Peewee potatoes generally take about 20 minutes. Medium sized potatoes around 30 minutes, and Yukon golds about 1 hour. If the potatoes are large, prick them with a fork 3-5 times before cooking.

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