Baked Potato in an Air Fryer

Introduction

If you love baked potatoes with a crispy, salty skin and a soft, fluffy inside, the air fryer is the fastest and most reliable method.Unlike the oven, the air fryer cooks potatoes in almost half the time while giving you restaurant-quality crispness.Perfect for lunch, dinner sides, toppings, or stuffed potatoes!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 40–50 minutes

Total Time: 45–55 minutes

Components:

Russet potatoes (whatever many you require)

Olive oil

(Optional) salt

Your preferred toppings, such as cheese, chives, or sour cream

Directions:

Heat the Air Fryer:

Set your air fryer’s temperature to 400°F, or 200°C.

Get the potatoes ready:

Thoroughly wash and scrape the potatoes.

Use a paper towel to pat them dry.

The potatoes should be poked:

Make many holes in each potato with a fork. This facilitates the release of steam while cooking.

Apply a layer of olive oil:

Apply a thin layer of olive oil to every potato. This will aid in the skin’s crispiness.

Add salt for seasoning (optional):

If desired, season the potatoes with salt. Although optional, this step gives the skin taste.

Air Fry:

Make sure the potatoes in the air fryer basket are not in contact with one another.

Cook, tossing the potatoes halfway through, for approximately 35 to 45 minutes. The size of your potatoes and the type of air fryer you have may affect how long they take to cook.

Verify Doneness:

When the skin is crispy and the meat can be readily pierced with a fork, the potatoes are done.

Serve:

Before handling, let the potatoes to cool for a few minutes after cooking.

Using a fork, fluff up the insides of each potato after cutting a slit on top and adding your preferred toppings.

Have fun:

Serve the baked potatoes from the air fryer with your preferred cheese, chives, sour cream, or other toppings.

Serving Ideas

Classic

Butter

Salt + pepper

Loaded

Cheddar cheese

Sour cream or yogurt

Chives or spring onion

Crispy bacon bits

Healthy

Cottage cheese

Steamed broccoli

Avocado

Lemon pepper

Spicy

Chili flakes

Hot sauce

Mexican seasoning

Tips

Russet potatoes work best because of their fluffy texture.

Dry potatoes before oiling for crispier skin.

Don’t wrap potatoes in foil — it prevents crisping.

For extra crispy skin, add 5 more minutes at the end.

Variations

Cook at the same temp: 200°C (400°F)

Time: 35–45 minutes (depending on size)

Season with olive oil, salt, cinnamon, or paprika.