Q&A for How to Make a Baked Potato Skin Crispy

Adding honey is odd, but your choice -- just make sure it doesn't burn if you decide to cook with the honey on the potato. Any brand salt and pepper will do, but cracking your own pepper is best.

Bake unwrapped at 400 degrees until tender (roughly 50-60 minutes).

You could try that, but it would wind up being very dry, as the skin seals in the potato's natural moisture. It could be roasted, but that would not be a baked potato.

Yes. If you want the potatoes to be ready faster, you can cook them in the microwave for 5-10 minutes before baking them in the oven. Make sure to prick the skin of the potato several times with a fork to allow steam to escape so that the potato does not explode. Once cooked like this, it can be prepared as you wish for baking.

If your oven uses gas mark measurements, use gas mark 6, which is equivalent to 200 degrees C.

My favorite way is to wash the potato well, poke a few holes around the potato with a fork, then coat the potato skin in olive oil. It doesn't take a lot, just enough to moisten the skin, then sprinkle salt over the skin. Wrap the potato tightly in aluminum foil and bake in a 350ºF/180ºC oven until done. The skin stays moist and delicious!