Outdoors.
Indoors.
For crispy skins they are cooked naked; for soft skins they are wrapped in foil. Both are wonderful; we use a variety called Mona Lisa.
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Looks like winter is a-coming.
ReplyDeleteFeels like it too. -2 C this morning.
DeleteGood grief - that is cold.
DeleteWoodland, log fires and jacket potatoes - perfect. I'm missing it all. (Although we are having jacket potatoes tonight with Sainsburys sausages!)
ReplyDelete.... and Mince Pies, and Crumpets, and Pork Pies, and Ploughman's Lunches with Branston. I know, I know.
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DeleteWonderful fire area. Far more rustic than ours . I might just try and hang some chilies. Gives a certain country authenticity! Not that you need that. Your blackened bricks speak of centuries of hard working peasants.
ReplyDeleteThe last of the chilies are still drying. Yes it's a nice old fireplace; 300 years of use!
DeleteWonderfully nostalgic.
ReplyDeleteDoes it make toast as well?
It does indeed. I think you can just see our toasting fork on the extreme right.
Delete25c here, last days we had dust storms, now the air is clean again with a lot of sun.
ReplyDeleteI can but dream of 25 C. It'll be about 5 months before we get anywhere near that.
Deletelovely..bracing out and snuggly in!!
ReplyDeleteI've baked apples in the ashes in the past,in foil
Last night it was actually far too hot, but the spuds cooked very well.
DeleteI love your woodstove. I could spend a winter dreaming beside the fire if I had one!
ReplyDeleteA Dog on your lap, a glass of wine, and flames leaping in the fire.... Can't be bad.
DeleteYour sitting room looks so comfy and and inviting. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteA bit cluttered, but that's how we are. It ain't a 'Show House'.
DeleteA house is an object, your’s is a lovely home that looks welcoming and warm.
DeleteWhat a beautiful outdoor walk. You home looks lovely and comfy. Love your stove, the best lunch or dinner I have is a baked potato, no foil, crunchy skin outside soft fluffy inside !
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Our stove gets almost too hot, and the skins tend to burn if I leave them 'naked'. Wrapping them in foil avoids this, and they're still delicious.
DeleteI had not thought of using the ash pan to bake potatoes in, but will definitely have a go. Your room has a lovely cosy feel to it and emanates warmth.
ReplyDeleteIt's very 'cosy' at this time of year. Cluttered but cosy.
DeleteMaris Piper bake well too.
ReplyDeleteNow that I am on my own I have bought myself a Remoska - it does good jackets.
There are lots of alternatives to traditional ovens etc nowadays. My daughter has a Air Fryer, that fries chips without any oil. Miracle.
DeleteI haven't had a "proper" jacket potato since I was a child at Guy Fawkes in the south of England. I have to make do with oven ones... I'm a bit nostalgic for the cold at the moment..22 degrees here not too hot but a bit windy.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
We always had baked potatoes too for Bonfire Night; done like above. We'd then put them in our pockets as both central heating and a snack, to go out and enjoy the fireworks etc.
DeleteAnother sigh! I'm having baked potato tonight but my gas oven will be doing the work.
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