This is as good of place as any...so took my wife out to dinner for her birthday and finally ordered a hasselback potato

I mean GATDAM!

I'd seen them on menus before but thought its just a variation on a potato. How good could it be, right?!

Fuck me, I'm into a bone-in ribeye, making eye contact with my wife as she's talking, but was side eying that potato like its my side piece

Not sure I can replicate it like they did as it had the perfect crust, yet soft center, but I'm definitely going to try. Thinking maybe par bake then throw in the pizza oven at like 800F to get that crisp

Been thinking about it all day today
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Nice. I might give that a try.
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Never heard of them before, but they're now on this weekends menu... probably gonna pair it with some beer batter skrimps, needing some seafood in my diet lately

Seems like a cross between tater chips and baked potato, plus any toppings you can dream up
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I gotta be honest here some of those Google pics looked like a giant grubworm on a plate.

If KCU is this excited about it well it's a must try.
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Ha yeah they look like of like a cross between Hope Solo's vag and a ruptured goiter

Its basically a scalloped potato that's still attached though or similar to pull apart bread

I think the mastery is getting the outside crispy with a soft center

Toppings could range from a simple butter like a regular baked potato to a cream or cheese sauce. The one I had was smoked sea salt, truffle butter with a chive cream cheese sauce

Not my photo:


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YUMMAY!
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Proof this thread has NOT lost it's burst....
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I love this idea. I'm a big fan of the crunchy parts of a baked potato. This seems like it would have more crispy while still having the soft center.
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Yep, same here

The texture contrast is what blew me away
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I can't eat very much so when I have a small steak I usually just eat the outside of a baked potato, the skin basically. That's the part I like. The rest of it is just kind of flavorless carbs.
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Chef John says pre-cook and chill.


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I just had some excellent flaky fish.
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