SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Potatoes 1, Chapter 5 (Baked Potatoes)

Large floury baking potatoes (look for 'baking' on the bag). Sweet potatoes for the last recipe. The fillings are all store-cupboard or fridge staples.

Jacket potato (1 portion)
[ ] 1 large baking potato (about 250 g), e.g. Maris Piper or Russet
[ ] 1 tsp olive or sunflower oil
[ ] 1 pinch coarse salt
[ ] 10 g butter

Twice-baked potatoes (2 portions)
[ ] 2 large baking potatoes
[ ] 1 tsp oil
[ ] 50 g mature Cheddar, grated
[ ] 2 spring onions, sliced
[ ] 2 tbsp milk or plain yoghurt
[ ] 10 g butter
[ ] 1 pinch salt and pepper

Loaded jackets (1 portion of each filling)
[ ] 1 large baking potato, baked
[ ] 100 g baked beans
[ ] 30 g Cheddar, grated
[ ] 1 tin tuna in water (100 g drained), for the second filling
[ ] 2 tbsp sweetcorn
[ ] 1 tbsp plain yoghurt
[ ] 1 pinch pepper

Baked sweet potato (1 portion)
[ ] 1 medium sweet potato (about 250 g)
[ ] 1 tsp oil
[ ] 1 pinch salt
[ ] 2 tbsp plain yoghurt
[ ] 1 pinch chilli flakes or paprika
[ ] 1 tbsp chopped coriander or parsley

For the experiments
[ ] 5 more large baking potatoes
[ ] A roll of foil