Step Up Your Baked Potatoes By Making Them In The Air Fryer

If you own an air fryer, you've probably used it to cook all kinds of food. Garlic bread tastes incredible, green beans can be quickly reheated, and who can forget the delicious result of cooking french fries in the air fryer? There's one thing you may not have thought of baking in the air fryer: baked potatoes.

Potatoes have a special place in the hearts of many spud lovers. In their honor, we'll let you in on a little secret: When made in an air fryer, baked potatoes can easily become crispier on the outside and softer and fluffier on the inside than they do with any other cooking method.

To cook baked potatoes in the air fryer, follow the same technique as you would for baking them in the oven. Scrub the tubers with a stiff brush, poke several holes in them to allow the steam to escape, and pop them in an air fryer set at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. There's never a need to wrap them in aluminum foil – it actually prevents the skin from getting crunchy, so you can skip this step.

Using the air fryer for baked potatoes will not significantly reduce your cooking time. Typically, it takes around an hour to cook a potato in the oven, and you can expect perfect potatoes from the air fryer in about 45 minutes. Anyone who's ever tried to cook a potato in the microwave knows that all good things take time, and these potatoes are worth the wait.

If you really want to be impressed with the air fryer's capabilities, rub the potatoes with olive oil and sea salt before cooking them. This will make the skins crispy and craveable. If you've taken good care to clean them before cooking, the crunchy skins can be the most delicious and nutritious part of a baked potato.

Once your potatoes are air-fried, it's time to fill them. Stuffing baked potatoes with sour cream, butter, chives, and cheese can make every day feel like a special occasion.