These potatoes are amazing. I made them on Mother's day with BBQ Steak for my Inlaws. Rave reviews all around, even from the F.I.L who likes his food pretty basic, I think he was looking for a second potatoe. Sorry Dad, maybe next time. Rather than half the spuds, I 3/4'd them and used the flesh from the other 1/4. This meant that there was more of the potatoe, sour creme, bacon, onion mixture that could fit in the souds. So I finished it off, that was the best part, one of the perks to being the chef that night.

These were amazing! I made them for mothers day and everyone loved them! I left out the bacon though. I will definatley be making these again!

This recipe was a hit at my dinner party and took so much pressure off me by allowing me to make it the day before and just heat it before the dinner. I used ideas from prior reviews which were really helpful: (1)wash, dry, rub outside of potatoes with oil, then microwave them for about 15 minutes, then bake 50-60 minutes, (2)use fat free sour cream, (3) add 4 oz fat-free or reduced fat cream cheese, (4)use real bacon bits from jar, (5) use reduced fat shredded cheese, (6) roast garlic in oven with potatoes and squeeze into potato mix. I had to heat potatoes for about 45-50 minutes from refrigerated state. Everyone loved them! YUM!

These are great, and one of those dishes that if you're going to go through the trouble, you might as well make a huge batch and freeze them. They're a perfect "freezer-to-oven" meal, here's how: 1. I typically triple the recipe, bake the potatoes and stuff them, but do not put them in the oven a second time. 2. Put stuffed potatoes in a single row on a baking sheet and put in the freezer for an hour until solid. 3. Now you can freeze them without having them stick together. 4. Cook frozen, 375 for 45-50 minutes. I'm having a baby in two months, and having a lot of these in the freezer ready to cook will make my life so much easier!

I have probably made these 5 times and every time they are so delicious and the hit of dinner. I will definitely make these over and over again.

Good recipe family loved it.

i didn't change a thing,this was good as is.

These are great. I always serve these to guests when we BBQ. Can easily be prepared ahead of time and them baked when needed.

Great Recipe! *Changes I made: -Instead of garlic powder, I roasted some garlic at the same time as baking the potatoes and threw a few of the roasted cloves into the mix (was awesome, I'd do this again). -Instead of cooking bacon I used the good pre-packaged stuff, I can't say that I missed it or noticed. *One thing I'll do differently next time: -I'll take someone's suggestion of microwaving the potatoes for 5-10 minutes to start them off. I had a hard time scooping out the potatoes that weren't as cooked, and had to microwave the mixture a couple times in order to mash them to a nice consistency.

Loved that I could make these ahead of time for a large group. Everyone loved them & they are an easy side dish. Thanks!

The whole family loved these. Really easy to make. No need to change anything. I will be making more often.

Very very very yummy, in that way that only something this bad for you can be :). I didn't mash mine all the way, and definitely wished I had, it needs that ultra-smooth, ultra-creamy texture. With bacon and sour cream and cheese...oh dear.

Would have been better without the bacon and to add ranch dressing. Other than that it was awesome. Added fresh ground black pepper on the top. Good stuff.

Now I know why this recipe was called the "ultimate". It tastes like a fully loaded baked potato that you could get in a restaurant. I mixed extra cheddar cheese in with the potato mixture and added some sauteed onions. This was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend, Linda, told me about this recipe. I rubbed the outside of the potatoes with olive oil, salt & pepper before baking. I also added garlic powder to the potato innards, bacon, scallion, cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, and S&P. Made them the night before and I'll just reheat the filling, stuff the skins, and pop in the oven to reheat and melt the cheese. So good!!!

These were excellent. I left out the bacon since my family are not fans, and the shells disintegrated on me a little, care needs to be exercised in removing meat once cooked. I would definitely make again, maybe adding a little garlic or substituting some ranch dressing for part of the sour cream.

These were very good. I omitted the bacon as the boyfriend and I don't eat it, but everything else I followed exactly. I used a blender because I didn't have a mixer and as a result the potato mix was very smooth and creamy. I actually think I prefer it a little chunkier, and will take note of that for next time. Otherwise these were perfect! Very filling, could nearly be an entire meal in themselves.

Awesome recipe, will make again. I also used olive oil on the potato skins before baking, added great favor and made the skins softer. I also added a bit more cheese as my family are huge cheese fans.

These are excellent! Also, very good using sausage instead of/or in addition to the bacon.

This was my first time making Twice Baked Potatoes and it went easier than I thought it would. I followed the recipe exactly but next time I think I'll add a tad more cheese. Oh, and I even ate the skins, I NEVER eat the skins! I rubbed the skins with olive oil and salt, poked the taters full of holes, wrapped them in foil and baked them on the grill.