The art of Jacket potato eating......

[Brighton till i die]

surely there is a fine art to eating a jacket potato, with regards to the fillings

when you first get cracking you have a massive mountain of toppings, plus a potato.

Now i have spent many years trying to average out the amount of fillings i have with eat mouthful and each bit of potato to ensure.
However i often f*** up and end up with half a potato and f*** all fillings, making the latter part of the spud un-enjoyable. Then you get days where you'll be limitted with toppings to start with only to be left with a tiny bit of potato and a massive pile of fillings.

(have the same kinda probs with cheese and biscuits)

 

[Starry]

Twice baked potatoes are the way forward and you don't end up with any left over filling or potato because it's all together.

 

[Lammy]

Cold baked spuds from the fridge eaten like an apple!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Bozza]

Starry is right. Bake your potato, then cut it in half. Carefully scoop all the potato out of the skin and mix with your topping (which now becomes a filling, really).

Put the combined potato/filling back into the potato and bake for a while longer.

 

[Brighton till i die]

Starry is right. Bake your potato, then cut it in half. Carefully scoop all the potato out of the skin and mix with your topping (which now becomes a filling, really).

Put the combined potato/filling back into the potato and bake for a while longer.

f*** a duck - thats an incredible idea!

Starry -

 

[clapham_gull]

My favourite is a baked Cyprus (wrapped in foil so the skin actually remains quite soft)

Topped with sea salt, black pepper, Greek Yoghurt, Olive Oil, Black pepper, a squeeze of lemon and finely chopped parsley.

Had this in Cyprus a few years ago and never looked back.

 

[clapham_gull]

Starry is right. Bake your potato, then cut it in half. Carefully scoop all the potato out of the skin and mix with your topping (which now becomes a filling, really).

Put the combined potato/filling back into the potato and bake for a while longer.

My mum always used to do that, basically cheesy mashed potato put back in the skin and rebaked.

 

[Brighton till i die]

gotta be tuna mayo and sweetcorn for moi!

or chilli con canre with melted cheese! hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Eggmundo]

Starry is right. Bake your potato, then cut it in half. Carefully scoop all the potato out of the skin and mix with your topping (which now becomes a filling, really).

Put the combined potato/filling back into the potato and bake for a while longer.

You can't do that with prawn cocktail, or tuna Mayo can you?

 

[Trufflehound]

1. Open mouth.
2. Insert portion of jacket potato.
3. Close mouth.
4. Chew.
5. Swallow.
6. Repeat until all gone.

 

[Brighton till i die]

Re: Re: The art of Jacket potato eating......

1. Open mouth.
2. Insert portion of jacket potato.
3. Close mouth.
4. Chew.
5. Swallow.
6. Repeat until all gone.

so you dont eat ANY toppings at all?

 

[CHAPPERS]

My favourite is a baked Cyprus (wrapped in foil so the skin actually remains quite soft)

Topped with sea salt, black pepper, Greek Yoghurt, Olive Oil, Black pepper, a squeeze of lemon and finely chopped parsley.

Had this in Cyprus a few years ago and never looked back.

What came first? The potato dish or Cyprus.

 

[Man of Harveys]

My favourite is a baked Cyprus (wrapped in foil so the skin actually remains quite soft)

Topped with sea salt, black pepper, Greek Yoghurt, Olive Oil, Black pepper, a squeeze of lemon and finely chopped parsley.

Had this in Cyprus a few years ago and never looked back.

Are the two separate lots of black pepper important? Could you possibly have three?

Actually, don't bother. Baked potatoes are f***ing horrible anyway. It's like eating a chewed slipper.

 

[Trufflehound]

Re: Re: Re: The art of Jacket potato eating......

so you dont eat ANY toppings at all?

Nah, I'm a purist me...

 

[Brighton till i die]

Re: Re: Re: Re: The art of Jacket potato eating......

Nah, I'm a purist me...

nice - now that would erase the problem altogether now wouldn't it!!

 

[tedebear]

St agur cheese and butter!!

 

[HAMPSHIRE DAVE]

The Yanks call them 'smashed potato'.
Ask for a jacket potato and wait for the puzzled look.
HAMPSHIRE DAVE

 

[Giant Seagull]

well my jacket potato was RUINED the other day when i discovered it was MICROWAVED totally and utterly UNACEPTABLE

 

[Gully]

I microwave for five minutes then bake for an hour or so, result, it is cooked quicker and you still get the chewy brown skin. Put a little olive oil and salt on the skin before baking, serve with a small amount of butter and some freshly grated cheddar, luvverly.

 

[Brighton till i die]

yeah mate you cant beat a nice crisp outta coating of yer jacket potato.