Cooking A Baked Potato In An Air Fryer

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes have a delicious crispy skin, while being soft and fluffy on the inside. They cook quickly and can be made ahead for meal prep.

Using an air fryer to make Baked Potatoes is genius because it takes a fraction of the time of baking, and delivers a crispy skin while keeping the inside fluffy and soft! Load these up to make Southwestern Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Air Fryer Potato Skins, or Buffalo Broccoli Baked Potatoes! If you don't like crispy skin on the potatoes, try out my Instant Pot Baked Potatoes method which is always great!

Air Fryers are essentially rapid cooking ovens. They cook everything quicker, and are great for getting. Of course cooking times do vary based off model and type of air fryer, so you may have to adjust cooking times here and there. Overall, if you don't have an Air fryer, you need to get one (scroll down to see my recommendations). You can also make Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes (recipe here).

How to Make Baked Potatoes in the Air Fryer:

**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**

Prep the potatoes by washing and drying them thoroughly.
Add the potatoes to a bowl and drizzle extra virgin olive oil over them. Using your hands, rub the oil into the potatoes. Generously sprinkle course salt and ground black pepper over the potatoes.

Add the potatoes to the Air Fryer, making sure they are not touching (I could fit 4 large potatoes in my 7qt air fryer). Set the air fryer to 400 degrees and 35 minutes. At the 35 minute mark, test the potatoes but poking with a fork – if the fork does not slide in and out easily, cook for another 5 minutes. Continue until the fork slides in and out of the potato easily.
- My large potatoes were done cooking at 40 minutes in my air fryer. Again, times will vary depending on air fryer model.
Remove the potatoes carefully and serve as desired.

How to Reheat Air Fryer Baked Potatoes:

If you are prepping potatoes ahead of time, they can easily be reheated in the air fryer. Set the air fryer to 350 degrees F, then add the potatoes and cook for 3-5 minutes. The larger the potatoes, the longer you will need to cook them. Check the potatoes every few minutes to ensure they don't burn.

What type of Air Fryer Should I use for this recipe?

There are many Air Fryers to choose from, but I love my PowerXL Vortex Air fryer! Here are some other great options:

OMORC Air Fryer 6QT -1600W Powerful Electric Hot Oven 10 Preset Menus Dual Control System 6-in-1 Function
COSORI Air Fryer 5.8QT – Large Hot Electric Oven Oilless Cooker with 8 Quick Setting Recommendation
GoWISE USA 7 QT Air Fryer -with Dehydrator & 3 Stackable Racks, Led Digital Touchscreen

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Air Fryer Baked Potatoes have a delicious crispy skin, while being soft and fluffy on the inside. They cook quickly and can be made ahead for meal prep.

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer baked potatoes

Servings: 4 potatoes

Calories: 189 kcal

4 medium/large russet potatoes
1-2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
1/2 TBS course salt (kosher or sea salt)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Clean and dry the potatoes thoroughly.
Add potatoes to a bowl, drizzle oil over them. Use hands to rub the oil into the potatoes skins. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the potatoes, turning to evenly coat.
Add the potatoes to the Air Fryer, making sure they are not touching (I could fit 4 large potatoes in my 7qt air fryer). Set the air fryer to 400 degrees and 35 minutes. At the 35 minute mark, test the potatoes but poking with a fork – if the fork does not slide in and out easily, cook for another 5 minutes. Continue until the fork slides in and out of the potato easily (My large potatoes were done cooking at 40 minutes in my air fryer. Again, times will vary depending on air fryer model).
Remove the potatoes carefully and serve as desired.

To reheat potatoes: set air fryer to 350 degrees and place the potatoes inside for 3-5 minutes. Add additional time if not cooked through.