how long does a baked potato take in the oven
1 Bake the potatoes: You can bake the potatoes directly on the oven rack, or you can place them a few inches apart on a foil-lined baking sheet. 2  Bake the potatoes for 50 to 60 minutes.3  Flip them over every 20 minutes or so and check them for doneness by piercing them with a fork. This allows steam to escape from the baking potato. 2  Bake the potatoes: You can bake the potatoes directly on the oven rack, or you can place them a few inches apart on a foil-lined baking sheet. 3  Bake the potatoes for 50 to 60 minutes.
DONâT! Youâll end up with the potato getting steamed in the foil instead of just baked. You may as well just cook it in the microwave. Place the potato directly on the oven rack. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, depending upon the size of the potato.Potatoes are as hard as a brick when they are raw. By the time itâs cooked youâll be able to squeeze it.he oven needs to be really hot, 400 degrees hot, when you stick the potatoes in it. So before we go any further, go turn the oven on to 400 degrees to preheat. (This could take up to 15 minutes, maybe even longer depending on your oven.). All potatoes need to get washed first. A vegetable scrub brush works beautifully.