Baked Potato Nachos + 25 Super Bowl Recipes. (2024)

FAQs

How to bake potatoes for a large group? ›

You can get out your baking sheets and place the potatoes on each sheets and fit them on rack or more. We have three racks in our one oven but we have a double oven. Pre pierce a few areas on the potato, salt and pepper for the out side. You can wrap one sheet all together or wrap each potato.

Cool baked potatoes completely, place them in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag and refrigerate them. The USDA says they can be safely refrigerated for 3 to 4 days. Like all foods that have been cooked and cooled, potatoes should be reheated to at least 165 degrees F.

For a big spread with lots of side dishes, you'll want to have about four ounces (125 grams) of potato (that's precooked weight) per person. If you're serving fewer sides, you can up it to about eight ounces (250 grams) per person.

Buy one medium to large potato per person and you will probably have some leftovers. If you love to eat mashed potatoes and want to try something different. There are a lot of recipes for mashed potatoes. However, it completely depends on your taste.

Restaurants bake potatoes ahead of time and keep them warm until they are needed. It's called “made in advance”. Every restaurant out there has things that are prepped well in advance.

Foil holds in moisture and steams the potatoes, resulting in a "boiled" taste and texture. Plus, without the use of foil, the skin will get extra crispy and flavorful.

Foil will prevent potatoes from drying out while they are kept warm – one of the reasons restaurants serve their baked potatoes in foil.

You should be able to fit approximately 16 – 20 potatoes in 2 layers in an 18 quart roaster oven. Bake potatoes in the roaster for 1.5 to 2 hours, until soft. Check potatoes with a fork or knife to be sure they are soft all the way through. Or use the squeeze test.

How long to bake 30 potatoes? ›

I will be cooking 30-40 medium to large Idaho potatoes in our oven. We have two ovens - one with two racks, the other with one. I typically wash the potatoes, poke them a few times, and place them right on the rack at about 400°F for 60 minutes.

Baked potatoes can be prepared a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator. To reheat, wrap them in foil and place them in a 350°F oven for about 20-30 minutes, or until heated through. You can also partially bake the potatoes and then finish them off on the day you plan to serve them.

Ideally store in a heated bread warmer drawer. Another option are the portable warming cabinets (sometimes used to slow cook meats or in catering and banquet business).

Oven: If you have access to an oven at the potluck location, you can keep the potatoes warm in a low-temperature oven (around 200°F or 90°C) until ready to serve.

What should I expect as far as cooking time? 1 hour for the larger sizes, I would plan on 1 hour 15 minutes max.

Plan on 1/3 to 1/2 pound potatoes per person for your feast.

A: 100, 1/2 cup servings of potatoes needs 25 pounds of potatoes. However, if the group has other choices for sides, I think you can get by with about 15-20 pounds minimum.

Oven bake them ahead and freeze whole wrapped in foil. Just thaw and put them back in the oven with a little oil and salt to crisp them up on the day. Oven baked potatoes freeze fantastically.