Instructions: Preheat oven to 475F.

Rinse potatoes and dry well with paper towels. Rub potatoes with oil.

Cut each potato in half and sprinkle cut sides with salt. Put potatoes on a baking rack and let stand 10 minutes so salt can draw some water out of potatoes. Bake potatoes on the baking rack (not on a baking sheet) on middle rack of oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Increase temperature to 500F. and bake potatoes until puffed and golden, about 5 minutes more.

Serves 2.

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