Do you cook a baked potato in aluminum foil?

Answer 1

If baking in an oven, the foil can be used or not. If baking on a camp fire of fire place I say use the foil as it is in direct contact with the heat source. Or you may just rinse the sweet potato and bake in in the microwave after poking a few holes in it with a fork.

Answer 2

Wrapping in foil will allow the potato to steam producing a texture similar to boiling. It probably would cook a little faster. If you do not wrap in foil, but rather place directly on a rack with a drip pan position underneath on a lower rack, it will produce a more flaky texture.

Answer 3

No, you don't HAVE to use foil to bake potatoes, even though that's what mom used to do, you can actually cook a very nice potato in the oven without foil, just be sure to use a cookie sheet to catch any drippings from baking your potato foil free...

Answer 4

If you are trying to cook a potato in a microwave cooker do NOT wrap it in foil, the potato will not cook the foil will spark and it might start a fire inside the microwave chamber.

If you are trying to cook a potato in any other type of oven it is perfectly fine to wrap it in foil.

Answer 5

you can

best for potatoes:

in a fire - aluminum foil

on the stove - clay pot/metal pot with water

in the oven - oiled tray (cut the potatoes in quarter)

in the micro - plastic bag

Answer 6

yes but i dont have foil so i put it in without it, ill tell you if it goes wrong

Answer 7

you can use foil or put it on a plate and cover it up with plastic wrap. either way, heat it up when you will eat it in the microwave or in a convectional oven

Answer 8

It's preferable, to keep the moisture in.