Think baking potatoes in foil reduces the cooking time? Think again. You could be creating a food safety hazard that puts you at risk for botulism.

You might not think twice before neatly covering that baked spud in a sheet of foil and popping it in the fridge. But doing ...

Cooking steak in the oven with foil requires little very effort and produces delicious juicy meat that can be mixed in with potatoes and various vegetables.

If your baked potatoes come out of the oven flavourless, then stop wrapping them in tin foil - there is a better way to make them delicious that only costs £1.25.

Place your potato in a microwave-safe dish and cook for 5 minutes in the microwave for one potato, or 5 to 7 minutes for two potatoes. Flip the potatoes and cook them for another 3 minutes, the ...

If you want crispy skin, put the cooked potatoes in an oven or toaster oven for 5-8 minutes at 400-500 degrees Fahrenheit. If you need extra instant pot potato hacks, read more here.

"The only benefit to baking a potato wrapped in foil is that you can bake it in places other than a traditional oven, for example on a grill or the coals of a campfire," says Chavez.

"Baking a potato wrapped in foil in a traditional oven will cook the potato," says Chavez, "but the foil will hold in all of the moisture which will cause the interior of the potato to be more wet ...

"To avoid the risk of botulism, potatoes that are baked in foil should be removed from the oven and consumed immediately," says Baker. You want to make sure the potatoes or any food, stay out of ...