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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2024 by Angela Latimer · 2 Comments

Smoked Baked Potatoes

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This smoked baked potato recipe is the ultimate potato side dish to serve with your smoked chicken, brisket, pork, beef roast, or prime rib. It couldn't be easier to prep your potatoes and let them smoke alongside your fabulous protein for an amazing dinner. Trust me, once you cook your baked potatoes this way, you'll never want to prepare them any other way.

Serve your amazing spuds with some hearty beef like my smoked chuck roast, smoked beef roast, smoked prime rib, or smoked beef back ribs. They're great for smoking alongside and serving with your smoked pork loin too.

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When it comes to baked potatoes, the whole family agrees that they are a wonderful potato side to enjoy. Everyone loves the fluffy baked potato center, and a truly perfect potato skin is a real treat.

Getting that awesome skin is super easy with your smoked baked potatoes. Keep it simple and season them with just salt. Or add some freshly ground black pepper, as well as onion powder or garlic powder, for an even more delicious potato skin.

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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • ❔ Why Use Oil on Baked Potatoes?
  • 🔪 How to Bake a Potato in a Smoker
  • 🥡 Storing & Reheating
  • ⏲️ Smoking Times
  • 🥔😋🥔 More Potato Dishes
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🥘 Ingredients

Other than a smoker, there's not much else required to make this easy recipe. A minute of prep work is all it takes; then, you can throw these potatoes directly into your smoker.

  • Potatoes - 4 nice, round russet baker potatoes are ideal! Any russet potato will do, but I grew up in the northwest and am an avid fangirl of our Idaho potatoes! Russet potatoes really are the best for baked potatoes, with their high starch content and skin that is perfect for getting nice and crispy!
  • Olive oil - 1 tablespoon adds flavor to your potato skins! Of course, you can use your preferred cooking oil as these taters are cooking low-and-slow!
  • Salt - 1 tablespoon of any large grain salt will be ideal. I like to use kosher salt, sea salt, or Himalayan salt for my bakers! Add more seasoning based on your preferences.

Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!

❔ Why Use Oil on Baked Potatoes?

Did you know that putting oil on your potato skin during the whole cooking process will prevent the skin from REALLY crisping up? But in this case, we're talking about smokers.

And you don't want to open up and add extra steps to the cooking time. Especially if your baked potatoes really are sitting alongside a big hunk of meat you're smoking, too!

So, because the oil is on the potato skin from the get-go, do use either an oil that you enjoy the flavor of (like olive oil) or use a flavorless oil. The smoke point of the oil won't matter since we're smoking the potatoes at low temps.

If you choose to, adding the oil at the end of the cooking time is usually best. This is the ideal method with oven-baked potatoes to add flavor and preserve that crunchy, crispy skin!

🔪 How to Bake a Potato in a Smoker

Smoking a potato is one of the easiest cooking methods ever for delicious potatoes. It doesn't matter if you're using an electric smoker, a pellet grill like Traeger, or a charcoal grill like Big Green Egg. You will love these potatoes!

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  1. Preheat your smoker to 225ºF (107ºC/Gas Mark ¼) and prep 4 russet potatoes. Wash the potatoes, then pierce the skin, either using a fork or a knife.
  2. Coat the potatoes with 1 tablespoon (14.79 milliliters) of olive oil by brushing them with a pastry brush. Season with 1 tablespoon (4.93 grams) of salt (or more) by sprinkling or rolling the coated potatoes in a shallow dish of salt.
  3. Place directly onto your smoker grill racks and close the lid or door. Allow the potatoes to smoke for 2 hours, then check their firmness.
  4. Remove nice, soft potatoes from the smoker and serve immediately with your favorite toppings (butter, sour cream, chives, cheddar, bacon).

🥡 Storing & Reheating

Transfer your completely cooled baked potatoes to an airtight container and store them in your refrigerator for up to 4-5 days. You could also wrap them in aluminum foil if you don't want to use a container.

Freezing

If you want to freeze your leftover potatoes, you can wrap them first in clingwrap and then in a clean sheet of aluminum foil. Baked potatoes will last in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. Thaw in your fridge overnight before reheating.

Reheating

To reheat, cut each one in half and place a damp paper towel over both sides. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until the potato is heated through all the way.

For more tips and tricks, check out my guide covering everything there is to know on how to reheat baked potatoes.

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⏲️ Smoking Times

Note that all cooking times given here are approximate. They will vary depending on the size of your potato.

225ºF107ºC2 hours, or slightly longer
250ºF121ºC2 hours
275ºF135ºC2 hours, or slightly less
300ºF148ºC1 ½ hours, or slightly longer
325ºF162ºC1 ½ hours
350ºF176ºCbetween 1 - 1 ½ hours
Baked Potato Smoking Times
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🥔😋🥔 More Potato Dishes

  • Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes - These twice-baked sweet potatoes are loaded with savory ingredients like bacon, jalapeno, and cheese.
  • Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - This air fryer baked potato recipe is incredibly easy to make and practically hands-off.
  • Instant Pot Baked Potatoes - These baked potatoes are just as fluffy and delicious as other baked potatoes but ready in half the time.
  • Slow Cooker Roasted Potatoes - An easy and delicious side dish to make for any weeknight meal.
  • Oven Baked Potatoes - A classic way to cook baked potatoes to pair with your favorite main course dish.
  • Air Fryer Baby Potatoes - These baby potatoes are an effortless side dish that you can whip up in less than 40 minutes.

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5 from 48 reviews

Smoked Baked Potato

This smoked baked potato recipe is the ultimate potato side dish to serve with your smoked chicken, brisket, pork, beef roast, or prime rib! It couldn't be easier to prep your potatoes and let them smoke alongside your fabulous protein for an amazing dinner! Trust me, once you cook your baked potatoes this way, you'll never want to prepare them any other way!
Author | Angela Latimer
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 199kcal
Prep 5 minutes minutes
Cooking 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
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Ingredients
 

  • 4 russet potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

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Instructions
 

  • Wash and pierce the skin of your potatoes with a knife or fork. Preheat your smoker to 225°F (107°C).
  • Brush each potato with olive oil. Sprinkle the coated potatoes with kosher salt, or roll the potatoes in a shallow bowl of salt.
  • Place the potatoes directly onto your smoker grill. Smoke the potatoes for 2 hours, or until tender. Remove from heat and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 38g (13%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 4g (6%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Sodium: 592mg (26%) | Potassium: 888mg (25%) | Fiber: 3g (13%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 12mg (15%) | Calcium: 28mg (3%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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Course Potato Dishes, Smoked Side Dishes
Cuisine American
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  1. Tammy says

    January 12, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    My potatoes were still hard after 2 hours. What did I do wrong?

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    • Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says

      January 13, 2022 at 7:38 am

      The first thing that comes to mind is that potentially you had the (extra) large baking potatoes. Other than that, make sure to pierce the potatoes into the center to allow easy cooking. Thanks for asking!

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