This Morning's resident Chef Phil Vickery as revealed a simple hack to cook for perfectly cooked jacket potatoes in record time. In a recent episode of the ITV talk show, the cook shared his tip to reduce required oven time - all it takes is a teaspoon.
Phil, who spoke about having jacket potatoes for dinner regularly, says that the spuds should be cooked twice to ensure a crispy skin. While this may seem time consuming, you can still save time thanks to the metal utensil, the Express reports.
Explaining how to prepare the veg before cooking, Phil said: “Now, the thing to say also is - always, always, always use a sharp knife and score the potato around the outside because they will explode otherwise. Sometimes, if you start potatoes in a cooler oven and [the temperature] gets hotter, it bakes the skin so tight they will expand and explode. Not all the time, but it does happen, so I always [score] them.
