Savory Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400-degrees f.
• 2 scrub and dry the potatoes.
• 3 use a fork to poke each potato a half dozen places about 1/2" deep -- this will prevent them from blowing up in the oven which can happen sometimes!
• 4 rub each potato all over with olive oil and lay them out on a baking pan. then sprinkle the kosher salt over them and rub it all over each potato. not all of it will cling to the potato but that's okay.
• 5 bake the potatoes on the baking pan on the lower-middle oven rack for one hour and then check one for tenderness by inserting a sharp knife into the center. it should insert very easily and smooth. if you hit a solid center, give them 10 more minutes and check them again.
• 6 after the potatoes come out of the oven, you can brush off as much of the salt as you wish (i leave it on and that way i don't have to salt my potato.).
• 7 top the potatoes with any or all of the following condiments unless you prefer it vegetarian-style: crisp and crumbled bacon, butter, sour cream and chives, sharp cheddar cheese. (vegetarians may want to sprinkle on a little mrs. dash garlic blend seasoning.).