Are you ready for some smoked baked potatoes??!! Do you have an electric smoker or Traeger and want to know how long to smoke russets at 250 alongside them? This is the best way to cook this side dish to be fluffy on the inside and crispy skins.
During the summertime we use our electric smoker a lot! If you’ve never used one or tasted smoked meat or potatoes before you will be amazed at how tasty everything turns out. In just a few hours you’ll have the best meal. It’s one of our favorite Traeger smoker recipes. (affiliate links present)
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How Long to Smoke Potatoes at 250
This time we made some smoked taters in about 2 hours. I will say I will never make them in the barbecue again because they were totally amazing with a crispy skin but still fluffy and tender on the inside! Id have to say this is the best way to cook baked potatoes probably ever.
I bought an inexpensive electric smoker years ago but then we upgraded! You don’t have to have a really large version for this idea, or a brand name. Certainly one of our favorite recipe ideas that is super cheap and can be filled with all the things for dinner.
To get your meats absolutely perfect we have this printable meat smoking chart to refer to so each and every time it will be fork tender.
- Recently we upgraded to this Traeger pellet smoker and grill and love it.
- We started with an electric smoker that was a Charbroil which worked well to start with.
- I like applewood pellets, we always have those on hand and make almost everything.
How to Smoke Baked Potatoes on a Traeger
I will say with the main brand here that it typically is better keeping an even temperature that doesn’t sway a lot. This is most important if you live in colder areas like we do. You can get a blanket to put over it too that will help keep it steady too. For this style or Green Mountain the directions stay the same where you just wash, dry, rub on olive oil and salt and stick them on the grates without foil.
If you want to try smoking meats and other foods this is a great food to start with. I assure you this smoked potato recipe turns out great, and it’s kinda’ NO fail. As you can see in this video and photos we also made smoked bacon wrapped pork chops with them and they took the same amount of time so if you’re game go for both!!
Baked Potato in Pellet Smoker without Foil
- Should baked potatoes be wrapped in foil? No it’s not great to wrap potatoes in aluminum foil for baking or smoking.
- Foil holds in the steam and moisture which will make them soft and almost a boiled taste.
- If you love crispy potato skins you will NOT want this result for sure.
- If baking in the oven you’d want to turn them over halfway through the baking time but in a Traeger or other brand there isn’t really a need.
Since the heat circulates well through the underside of the grate, the skins turn out great without any effort at all. Same goes when making our air fryer baked potatoes too because the skins come out amazingly tasty.
Smoked Baked Potatoes Ingredients
- Potatoes – medium size, we used russet, sweet potatoes could be used too
- Olive oil
- Salt – larger varieties are best, like sea salt
- Wood chips – we use a variety pack and used apple wood for this recipe
How to cook baked potatoes without an oven
- Pressure cooker baked potatoes is the quickest way to get them cooked for sure, but not the ideal texture for sure. If I do make them this way for time purposes I will spray with some olive oil and air fry them at the end. Making them this way gets both textures you want without moving them at all.
- Crockpot baked potatoes don’t get that crisp skin I love but is a great hands off potato recipe idea for sure.
- This go around we are keeping them whole, if you want a faster cook time you can make smoked diced potatoes that are diced really with the same ingredients + we add a bit of butter too. Here’s the printable recipe for smoked baked potatoes as well:
- Baked potatoes on the barbecue taste similar to this and great if you’re smoking hamburgers this way. Just throw everything on at once.
When you’re ready to start dinner look at our meat smoking chart linked above to determine how long each meat will take. Our smoked meatloaf recipe is great with this easy side dish
Baked Potato Toppings
- Salt and pepper with a little butter
- Sour cream and bacon bits
- Stuffed with our 5 ingredient chili and cheese is probably our favorite way to go.
You can watch this video below showing you how we made these here. You start off by piercing your potatoes with a fork or knife all over to vent. Fill a flat bowl/container with salt.
How to Cook Traeger Baked Potatoes
- Rub olive oil on one of your potatoes and then roll it in the salt. Do this to all your potatoes, then you’re ready to smoke.
- Set smoker to 250F., fill container inside with wood chips of your choice and smoke for 2 hours or until they’re tender when poked with a fork.
- Allow to rest for a few minutes when you take them out
- Slice, fill with chili for a main dish or sour cream and butter for a side dish!
How Long to Smoke Potatoes at 250
Equipment
- 1 smoker
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- 3/4 c salt, kosher is best, larger granules
- 1/4 c olive oil
Instructions
- Pierce your potatoes with a fork or knife all over to vent (so they don’t explode).
- Fill a flat bowl/container with salt.
- Rub olive oil on one of your potatoes and then roll it in the salt.
- Do this to all your potatoes, then you’re ready to smoke.
- Set smoker to 250, fill container inside with wood chips of your choice and smoke for 2 hours or until they're tender in the center, test with a knife or fork.
- Allow to rest for a few minutes when you take them out.
- Slice, fill with chili for a main dish or sour cream and butter for a side dish!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Baked potatoes are a great source of dietary fiber and potassium. Plus, they’re naturally gluten-free, making them a great option for anyone with dietary restrictions. Thanks for sharing another way of preparing baked potatoes for side dish. Perfect!
This sounds like a great way to make baked potatoes! 🙂 I will have to pass this recipe along to my dad. He loves using his smoker.
These smoked potatoes were fantastic! They have a whole new depth of flavor! I can’t wait to get the smoke going and make them.
These are some incredible tasting potatoes! So simple and easy to make in the smoker, too!
Potatoes are so simple, but I can eat them every day. Stuffed these with chili and so good!
I’m planning on making your smoked salmon recipe tonight. I wanted to make these potatoes with them. I saw the potatoes are supposed to be at 275 but the fish at 225. Could I do the potatoes at the lower temp? And how long should I leave them in there since it’s a lower temp? Thanks!
Certainly. Unsure how much longer. I’d use smaller ones and they may be done close to the same time. Just poke with fork until tender in the center to test
Your smoked baked potatoes recipe worked great for me yesterday. I used larger granules of pink himalayan salt instead of kosher salt. Thanks again.
Yay!!!
Are those hamburgers wrapped in bacon next to the potatoes? I’m making some tomorrow with a smoked chicken. Thanks!
Yes! There’s a link to them in this post, they’re pork chops though
Looks good and easy ..will give it a fry tomorrow.