Name: Air-Fryer Baked Potatoes
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 russet potatoes (8 ounces each), unpeeled; ¼ teaspoon vegetable oil; Salt and pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Typically requiring at least an hour of oven time at high heat, simple baked potatoes can become a nuisance on a hot day, or when trying to bake another dish at a different temperature. The air fryer handily solved that problem. With no need to preheat, it took just 40 minutes to bake two fluffy, tender potatoes. Our foolproof method of lightly oiling and salting the outside of the potatoes produced crisp, tasty, well-seasoned skins, and poking holes for steam to escape ensured the centers became fluffy.

Before You Begin

Top the potatoes as desired or with one of our compound butters.

Instructions

Lightly prick each potato several times with fork. Rub potatoes with oil and sprinkle with ⅛ teaspoon salt. Arrange potatoes in air-fryer basket, spaced evenly apart. Place basket in air fryer and set temperature to 400 degrees. Cook until paring knife inserted into potatoes meets little resistance, 40 to 45 minutes.

Transfer potatoes to large plate and, using paring knife, cut 2 slits, forming X, in each potato. Press in at ends of potatoes to push flesh up and out. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.