# How do you eat a baked potato?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 19, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-baked-potato/835749 "2019-06-19T16:09:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-baked-potato/835749/61 "2019-06-25T03:59:12Z")

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> [@DCnDC](#):
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> I recently saw someone pick up the whole thing and eat it end-to-end like a hot dog. I had never seen anyone do that before. It never even occurred to me that someone would do it like that.
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> How do you do it?

I’ve done it that way many times, particularly if they were “baked” in the microwave, and I put toppings or seasoning on them but with no butter.

But I also eat them the traditional way more often, where you mash the butter in them. I always eat it that way if it’s with an entree.

I’m not a fan so much of the foil ones with the soft skin. I want it browned, which is what makes an actual oven-baked potato better than a microwaved one.

Oh, BTW, there’s also a cool mashed potato-like dish where you peel the potato and then cook it in the microwwave, the mash it with your fork like in a baked potato. It’s basically quicker mashed potatoes for one, but with this nice “skin” that I really liked on the outside.

Though, usually, if I’m tired enough to do potatoes in the microwave, I don’t want to bother peeling them, either. So I haven’t done this often.

Though one other tip for making the microwave ones better: hot mayo tastes a lot like a seasoned butter. And, if you let it cool somewhat, it tastes kinda like deviled eggs.

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