America's Test Kitchen Best Baked Potatoes

🥘 Ingredients

• goat cheese
  4 oz
• lemon zest
  1/2 tsp
• olive oil
  2 Tbsp
• parsley
  2 Tbsp
• russet potatoes
  4
• salt
  2 Tbsps
• shallots
  1 Tbsp
• vegetable oil
  1 Tbsp
• water
  1/2 c

🍳 Cookware

• wire rack
• jelly roll pan

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 450°F. Poke 6 holes in russet potatoes with fork, two holes on each side. Create a brine bath with salt and water . Coat the potatoes in the brine bath and place on a wire rack and jelly roll pan and cook for 45 to ⏱️ 60 minutes .

   russet potatoes: 4, salt: 2 Tbsps, water: 1/2 c
2. 2

   Cook the potatoes until the inside temperature reaches 205°F.
3. 3

   Coat the potatoes with vegetable oil and bake for an additional ⏱️ 10 minutes at 450°F.

   vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp
4. 4

   Remove the potatoes from the oven an immediately cut an X in them to release the steam.
5. 5

   For the topping, combine goat cheese , olive oil , parsley , shallots , and lemon zest . Season to taste.

   goat cheese: 4 oz, olive oil: 2 Tbsp, parsley: 2 Tbsp, shallots: 1 Tbsp, lemon zest: 1/2 tsp