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The Ultimate Way to Make Baked Potatoes!


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Keep the oven off and make baked potatoes in your slow cooker! Easy, effective and delicious! Get this recipe and many more at Made in a Pinch. For more recipes and tips follow us on Pinterest!

If you love baked potatoes…

Ok, I just have to say that my life changed when I discovered this gem of a kitchen hack!

Let me start by saying I love eating potatoes…baked potatoes, french fries, roasted potatoes, hash browns, you name it – I love them.

However, for years I have had a love/hate relationship with making baked potatoes.

The time in the oven…the fact that the oven heats up the house…the necessary planning ahead to make sure I'm around and able to keep an eye on the potatoes or get them into the oven at the correct time…the list of drawbacks to baking potatoes goes on.

I have tried cooking “baked” potatoes in the microwave and had to use so many methods in order to accomplish that:  stabbing them so they don't explode, using quilted potato bags that were popular in my area within the last few years, and more.

When cooking in the microwave, I always felt like I had to keep a close eye on them as they were cooking. The bag instructions say the potatoes will not explode during cooking, but listening to them whistle convinced me otherwise!

I had to stop them every 4 minutes and flip them to ensure even cooking. It was a bit of work, AND they weren't as fluffy like true baked potatoes are.

Now I literally throw them into the slow cooker, turn it on and go! It really couldn't be easier!

All I need now is about 5 minutes of prep time to wash and wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil. They are done in plenty of time for dinner and don't require any crazy planning time.

 

 

Get a slow cooker that meets your needs

I have a couple of slow cookers…a 3 qt like this one and a larger 6 qt slow cooker. I make mybaked potatoes in the larger, 6 qt slow cooker. If you don't have one of these, I personally love this one!

My Hamilton Beach slow cooker is a dream because it has multiple heat settings to meet your needs, AND it latches closed so that you can take your delicious creation to a potluck or a teacher's dinner without needing to transfer the food to a different dish!

 

Our slow cooker tangy BBQ chicken is wonderful on top of these baked potatoes!

If you like eating baked potatoes, this method will change your life and make it so much easier. Plus, the potatoes are soft and fluffy, just liked they had been baked in the oven!

loaded baked potato

Tell us in the comments: What is your favorite way to dress up a baked potato?

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Baked potatoes taste just as good when cooked in the slow cooker! Get this recipe and more at Made in a Pinch. To get recipes and helpful tips follow us on Pinterest!
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes
Print Recipe
Gone are the days of making baked potatoes in the oven or even the microwave. Hello, slow cooker! This one cooking hack will save you tons of time and produce amazing fluffy baked potatoes!
Servings Prep Time
4-6 potatoes 5 minutes
Cook Time
4-8 hours
Servings Prep Time
4-6 potatoes 5 minutes
Cook Time
4-8 hours
Baked potatoes taste just as good when cooked in the slow cooker! Get this recipe and more at Made in a Pinch. To get recipes and helpful tips follow us on Pinterest!
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes
Print Recipe
Gone are the days of making baked potatoes in the oven or even the microwave. Hello, slow cooker! This one cooking hack will save you tons of time and produce amazing fluffy baked potatoes!
Servings Prep Time
4-6 potatoes 5 minutes
Cook Time
4-8 hours
Servings Prep Time
4-6 potatoes 5 minutes
Cook Time
4-8 hours
Ingredients
Servings: potatoes
Instructions
  1. Wash potatoes and lightly dry.
  2. Wrap potatoes in a strip of aluminum foil so that each potato is completely wrapped in foil.
  3. Put the wrapped potatoes in your slow cooker. Put the lid on the slow cooker and turn it on. Cook on low for 6-8 hours and high for 4 hours.
  4. The potatoes are done when you pick them up and they are slightly soft to the touch. Unwrap them and stuff them with your favorite toppings!
Recipe Notes
  • We recommend using potatoes that are similar in size so they cook evenly
  • We recommend using organic ingredients when possible
  • If you need a great slow cooker, we highly recommend this one and this one!
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Comments

  3. I’ve made baked potatoes in my slow cooker a couple of times, and it is great! I like having some extras on hand more than one meal, and I kind of forgot about it – I need to pick up some potatoes and do this again soon!

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  6. My favorite popcorn flavor is extra butter! I also love cheese as well. 🙂 Popcorn is definitely one of my favorite snacks!

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  25. Myself, my husband and my daughter all have different favorites! I love lightly salted, husband loves movie theater butter and my daughter loves sweet and salty. We never agree on anything!

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  34. As much as I love cheddar, white cheddar, and kettle corn flavors, butter is where its at for me! Can’t get enough of it. It’s the first one gone in the cheddar/butter/caramel corn tins. And then I’m sad ?.

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  37. Movie theater butter and cheddar are my top 2 favorite flavors! Of course movie theater butter, I have to get it at the movie theater!

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  50. I’ve never had a popcorn I didn’t like but my favorite sweet would be caramel and for late snacking I l9ve sour cream

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  69. Generally, I prefer my popcorn with a simple butter-and-salt topping, but I do love caramel corn and kettle corn. Mmmmm, popcorn!

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  129. I really love kettle corn. I also visited a gourmet popcorn shop that had things like cheesecake, cinnamon crunch, pepsi, etc. I loved all the flavors I tried.

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  131. I actually like my popcorn with butter and salt – or maybe caramel – but being diabetic – I better stick with the butter and salt

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