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WHAT’S COOKING: Throwback Thursday: Ash-baked potatoes

Tony Jackman · Daily Maverick
Published 22 Oct 2026, 9:00 pm·9 min ago·1 min read
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Have a fresh look at potatoes baked in the coals, in this Throwback Thursday piece first published in 2022. Go back a few decades to the way potatoes used to be cooked in the coals. Right in there, uncovered, for a true taste of the ashy fire in the soft fluffy centres.

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