That would be disastrous for recipes that bake the potato whole. Store them in a cool, dark place as that makes sweet potatoes cook up soft and juicy, every time.

This recipe for irresistibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth sweet potatoes will convince you that there is a better way to cook a sweet potato. Here, the simple technique is key.

Wrap each sweet potato individually in foil and place on the pan alongside the garlic. Bake until the sweet potatoes are tender and the garlic is soft, fragrant and slightly caramelized, about 1 hour.

As your pricked sweet potato bakes in the oven, you may notice its sugars begin to come to the surface and bubble out of the holes you've created. In the event that you don't have a baking sheet ...