I'm not someone who typically bakes potatoes at home, but I've had enough baked potatoes in my life to know that a special one is special.
If a steakhouse does a baked potato right, I get the appeal. But I've had too many that are bland duds
When I started at The Kitchn, these English jacket potatoes were a thing of legend.
Team members swore by them and insisted I try the British technique before claiming baked potatoes just weren't for me.
When I saw the baking time for English jacket potatoes, I was immediately turned off. Two hours!
Who has that much foresight to know they're going to want a baked potato, and be home to monitor the oven for so long
I was skeptical they were worth the effort. So skeptical that I put off making them for months
But I finally remembered them a few weeks ago when I needed a good side dish