Pierce taters all over with a fork. Line a plate with paper towel, place potatoes on plate and cover with damp paper towels. Microwave 12-15 minutes, or until soft.

Preheat oven to 500?F. Line baking tray with foil. Place milk, butter, salt, ranch 1/2 cheese and half pouch of bacon in large bowl.

Halve taters. Using a potholder to hold potato (because those bad chickens will still be hot), carefully scoop flesh into ranch mixture. Mash with a potato masher until combined. Use electric mixture until smooth.

Place reserved skins on tray. Stuff ranch mixture into skins and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 6-8 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley

I use a cookie scoop to stuff the skins. You can also omit the electric mixture portion if you like lumpier mashed potatoes.