Baked potatoes in a crock pot?

[Beckers 1,136]

Anyone done this before? Do they come out good? Any tips?

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Fellow Fiend Stefa70 reported that she makes baked potatoes in her crock pot in this thread: http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/8362-stefs-walking-in-a-disney-wonderland/page-4#entry227801

 

I've been meaning to try it, but have not yet.

 

TCD

[nutters4wdw......Amy 5]

I've done it.  I thought they were good, a little better than microwaved.  Definitely worth doing again.

[Beckers 1,136]

Thanks! We are having some family over for Mother's Day and are doing steaks on the grill and I don't want to use the oven and there isn't much room on the grill. Steaks, baked potatoes, TE corn bread, green beans with a twist. Yum yum

[alexwyattmommy 181]

I did it once.  I was so afraid they would explode, but they didn't.  Clean up was a little harder than it needed to be because I didn't know about cleaning it while it was still warm.

[GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799]

When I do them in the oven, I rub them with some olive oil and sprinkle them with coarse salt to crisp them up. I wonder if that would work in a crockpot?

[DaveInTN 3,247]

When I do them in the oven, I rub them with some olive oil and sprinkle them with coarse salt to crisp them up. I wonder if that would work in a crockpot?

 

I think it might work if you take the lid off the crockpot for the last 30 minutes or so.  Otherwise I don't know if they'd get crispy at all. 

[Beckers 1,136]

I never eat the outside skin so that doesn't matter. I'm just trying to avoid running the oven. 

[GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799]

I never eat the outside skin so that doesn't matter. I'm just trying to avoid running the oven. 

 

You are missing out. Crunchy, olive oil, salted skin is the best part of the potato!!!!