Name: Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 4-6 large Russet potatoes (approximately all the same size for even cooking); 1 cup water

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Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes; Russet Potatoes made in your Instant Pot that turn out fluffy and fork tender, in just 15 minutes!

Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes [Instant Pot]

We love baked potatoes at Casa de Crews. LOVE them. Friday nights are either pizza night at our house, or steak night. And on steak night, a baked russet potato is a must with dinner. Except, about half of the time, the steak is done and resting and our baked potato is not done doing its thing in the oven.

The solution is to use your Instant Pot! Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes will ensure you have even cooking in less time, everytime. Plus, as a Florida girl if I can avoid the oven I will.

HOW LONG DO BAKED POTATOES TAKE IN THE PRESSURE COOKER

The cook time for baked potatoes in an electric pressure cooker, like the Instant Pot, is 12–18 minutes depending on the size of the potatoes. Keep in mind, the Instant Pot will also need about 8–10 minutes to come to pressure, followed by a 10-minute natural release.

Even with the extra time, Instant Pot baked potatoes are still about 20 minutes faster than baking them in the oven; and you don’t have to preheat an oven.

Small Russet potatoes (6 to 8 ounces): 12 minutes on high pressure
Medium Russet potatoes (8 to 10 ounces): 15 minutes on high pressure
Large Russet potatoes (10 to 12 ounces): 18 minutes on high pressure

HOW TO MAKE BAKED POTATOES IN THE INSTANT POT

Pour 1 cup cold water into the bottom of the instant pot, and then place a trivet at the bottom (most electric pressure cookers come with a trivet). You want to use a trivet so that your potatoes aren’t cooking in water – they will turn out mushy if cooked in water.
Scrub 4-6 Russet Potatoes and pierce with a fork. Just like baked potatoes in the oven, pressure cooker baked potatoes need to be pierced to allow steam to escape from each potato.
Set to high pressure and cook: I’ve tested these potatoes A LOT, and the sweet spot for most Russet potatoes that you’ll find at the grocery is 15-18 minutes. Start with 15, and if you don’t find the potatoes to be as tender as you’d like, set the pressure for 2 more minutes. For smaller sized, you can start with 12 minutes.
Allow pressure to release naturally for 8-10 minutes and then turn valve to release any remaining pressure – there shouldn’t be much left.
Crisp under the broiler. If you’re eating as-is and want a crispy skin, you can broil for 2-3 minutes in the oven; this is optional.