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Baked Potato

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A baked tater, also known as jacket spud, is the edible result of baking a potato. Generally potatoes are baked either in an oven, a microwave oven, on a grill, or on an open fire. Baked potatoes are widely popular due to their availability, ease of preparation, and filling nature.The recommended oven temperature for baking potatoes is 350°F / 175°C. Schools are divided on whether it is better to wrap the potato in aluminum foil to retain moisture or to leave the potato unwrapped to create a crispy skin.Once a potato has been baked, some remove the skin and eat only the softer and moister interior, while others enjoy the taste and texture of the skin. Most of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements in a potato are in or immediately below the skin, but then so are most of the pesticides, fungcicides, and chemical coverings. If you like to eat the skins then organically produced potatoes could be a healthier choice.American restaurants serve baked potatoes with sides (commonly referred to as fixings) such as butter, sour cream, chives, shredded cheese, and bacon bits. British people often choose to have grated cheese (often with baked beans), tuna or a variety of other fillings.Participants in the New York Marathon are given an aluminized PET film warmup wrap at the Central Park finishline. Wrapped in them, they parade about Manhattan's Upper West Side, where they are locally known as "baked potatoes" because of the similarity of their appearance to a foil-wrapped potato.