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How To Re-Heat Baked Potatoes

Q:

How do you re-heat baked potatoes when they were served two days prior, and were wrapped in foil when they were baked?

A:

Baked potatoes wrapped in foil should be properly cooled and stored if left over. I recommend that they be taken out of the foil and stored in a metal or glass pan, then covered with cling wrap or foil, once they have cooled down to the refrigerator temperature. To reheat, uncover and bake at a lower temp, 275 degrees F until the internal temperature is 185 degrees F.

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And some other suggestions for doing a twice baked potato: What to do With Leftover Baked Idaho® Potatoes

Or other baked potato questions: All Things Baked Potatoes