Do you ever feel like you are the last person alive to find out about things? Well imagine my surprise when I was over at Girly Girl’s house yesterday and noticed she had baked potatoes cooking in her crock pot.
Mavis: Are those potatoes?
Girly Girl: Uhhh, yes.
Mavis: You can make baked potatoes in the crock pot?
Girly Girl: Are you serious?
Mavis: Oh.My.Word.
So, in case nobody ever told you {or you didn’t take a Home Economics in high school, or your mother never used a crock pot when you were a kid, here is how to make baked potatoes in a crock pot.
How to Make Baked Potatoes in a Crock Pot
- Turn Crock Pot on.
- Wrap washed potatoes in foil.
- Place wrapped potatoes in crock pot and place lid on top.
- Cook 4 hours on low for small potatoes, or 8 hours on high for giant potatoes.
- Gather the family around the crock pot, remove the lid, and wave your hand in the air to catch all the high fives you will receive.
Seriously, please tell me I am not the last person on earth to find out about this.
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I’ve never done this. Nor have I even thought of doing this. It amazes me at how other people find so many uses for an appliance. Love this idea!!
Now that is so dang SMART! I had no idea either…I usually just microwave them, but the bottoms get tough and they seem to get tougher when I reheat them later on for another meal, so will give them a whirl this weekend! Thanks for the hot tip…this ranks right up there with the “take a Sharpie to write the number on the bulk food bags and save yourself a penny for the weight of the tie!” Keep them comin’!
Soft, fluffy bottoms!
Do you ever scoop out the insides of baked potatoes, mash and season them, put the mashed and seasoned insides back into the skins, and then bake until hot for twice-baked potatoes for the second meal?
We like to do this…double baked potatoes.
Nope. Never heard of this. I do prefer the crunchy skins on potatoes baked in the oven, though. Yum!
Nope, you are not last because you just told me something (else) I did not know.
Okay, Mavis, I’m giving this a try today – potatoes are in the crock pot.
I tried doing this on Friday, and it turned out wonderfully. I will do crock pot baked potatoes again. Thanks for the tip.
Not only the this, but – are you ready? How about you just nestle them in there on top of whatever else you’re cooking for supper. Yup, works a charm – if it’s too saucy, just put a small pyrex on top of dinner and toss the ‘taters in there.
Fear not, I had never heard of this either. But now that I have I will sure as shooting being using it!
I would have to say that it is my favorite way to do baked potatoes in the summer, great baked potatoes with out ever heating up the house. Plus it leaves more time to play in the garden. And you can skip the wrapping in foil part.
Nope, no idea you could do that….geez!
YOu can also crockpot them without foil, put them in the fridge to get cold and then grate them. They make faster hash browns than starting from raw and also can be frozen for later use.
Lindsey–now THAT is genius! Will totally be borrowing this idea. Made hash last night and had to improvise as my potatoes in the fridge got moldy (thank you to this dastardly cold I have been fighting all week!).
Love it! Thanks!
I bake potatoes alle the time in my crock pot. I DON’T use foil and they bake really well!
Do you poke them at all? Mine tend to explode in the oven…
Nope.
Just wash, wrap, and cook.
Oh thats wonderful. I did wonder if it would work but never got around to trying it. Yes it is a great idea.
I love doing this on Sunday mornings when I want a quick lunch after church. Pop them in the crockpot, turn it on and then when we get home, it’s lunch time! I had a hard time believing it but decided to give it a try and I love it!
Oh! I am so glad for this post and the comments! I had no idea you could do this, and I hate how they come out in the microwave. I am def. going to try this one!
Need to feed a crowd for cheap? ….. Wrap a whole sack of those gigantic Costco potatoes in foil and place in your electric roaster pan for about 4-5 hours. My office has a monthly baked potato bar fundraiser (to support our adoptive families at Christmas) that is a money making and comfort food hit. We sell a 1/2 or a whole potatoe and offfer toppings like shredded cheese, onions, sour cream, butter, etc. I had an open house for 25 and we had chili topped potatoes & salad. Yummy.
Don’t laugh but I just love the skins…s&p and butt. All I need.
No way!!!! I thought I was the queen of crockpots. How did I not know this? Most days I have two crockpots going. Maybe yogurt in one, , beans soaking or dinner cooking in the other. Guess I have a new one to add to my repertoire. THANK YOU!!!!?
Wow, you are the first person to tell me and I did take Home Economics in high school. But then I don’t think we learned about crock pot cooking, should of being my mother used one in the late 70′s. Thanks for the great tip!
I didn’t know this, either! And of course, I learn it now when potatoes are no longer on the menu. We’re starting the Paleo diet.
I have 2 crockpots and one is very old, but I just love it. It finially got a small crack in it and I almost threw it out, but then I discovered I could still cook my potatoes in it! I just use a liner.(I don’t wrap them in foil either) So now my old crock has a new job and I don’t have to throw it away…Yay!!
I have never heard of this! I cannot wait to try it!
Wow and awesome nope never heard of it doing it tomorrow!!!!! What a great idea! I hate microwave anything and oven all those hours for potatoes is a waste of energy and way too hot! But we love baked potatoes!!!!!! Thanks again Mavis you are magnificent!!!!
You are not the last person to know about this – since I am! Thanks for the idea!
I have “baked” potatoes on the crockpot without the foil and they turned out good. I also cook potatoes in the crockpot, and chop them for breakfast fried potatoes with onions and eggs.
Wow. Didn’t know either. I usually nuke them until 3/4 done then put in oven. This is easier!!!
What I learned in Home Economics in high school was how to make creamed celery. Bleh! My mom couldn’t cook either so I had to learn, out of self preservation. And, oh by the way, there were no crock pots in the early 60′s. THAT would have made my life easier!
Okay now I am currently the last to know. I don’t even know how I missed this post until now. We have been using the microwave only because it is convenient but can wait to change my ways and use the crockpot. Yay!!!! Thank you for this great tip!
Can’t wait!!!!!!
Wow! I also want to marry my crock, and now I am the last to know this one! Thanks Mavis, I truly heart you!