1. Slice Prior to Baking

2. Bake Them for Longer Than You Think

Most recipes instruct to bake potatoes for an hour at 425 °F. The secret of perfect jacket potatoes, however, is to give them more time. To get shatteringly crispy, flavorful skin that surrounds the fluffy interior, bake them at 400 °F for two hours. The lower temperature will prevent the potatoes from burning, whereas the increased baking time will yield extra-crisp skin.

3. Pop Them Back in the Oven

After the two hours are up, pull the potatoes out of the oven and carefully slice even deeper into the cuts you made initially. Then bake them for another 10 minutes. Thus, the flesh dries out further, making it extra fluffy.

See, all you need is high heat and time. When you take those delicious jacket potatoes out of the oven, push them open and drop a pat of butter and a sprinkle of salt and pepper or use them as the base of a meal by adding your preferred toppings.