Preheat oven 190C / 375F / Gas 5

Get your Potatoes in the oven and bake until soft inside and crispy outside - approx. 60-90 minutes

Using the heat for the oven (why not) place your bacon and if using sausages on a baking tray and bake until crispy (approx. 20 - 30 minutes)

Remove bacon (and sausages if using) and leave to cool. I cut my bacon up with kitchen scissors into 1cm square pieces, put on one side

When your potatoes are done - remove from oven and slice longways in half (careful very hot) scoop out the potato inside using a teaspoon and place in a bowl ( keeping the skins on one side)

Mash the potato with a fork, add the bacon pieces (sausage pieces if using) black pepper , dash of milk and 1/2 the grated cheese, finally add 1/2 the flat leaf parsley

Fill the skins with the potato mixture using a teaspoon, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese & parsley

Place in an ovenproof dish and bake at 200c/400F/ Gas 6 until golden (approx. 25 -30 minutes)

Remove from oven, serve with beans - dig in and watch those fireworks!