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I love the potato in all its forms. Baked potatoes sit near the top of the heap but the painfully long cooking time keeps them off the menu most nights. Not so since I discovered a powerful hack for making speedy baked potatoes at home. The method requires no special skills and just 15 minutes of time -- more like 20 if you're missing one key piece of equipment.
If I sound excited, that's because baked potatoes, which normally take upwards of an hour to cook, come flying out of my kitchen in a fraction of the time, ready to be stuffed or topped or eaten as is. And these 15-minute potatoes are just as crispy as their slow-cooked counterparts.
My secret? The one two punch of a microwave and air fryer.