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Baked. 1  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2  Clean off dirt with a paper towel. 3  Trim the roots and stems to 1/2 inch.  Wrap foil around each beet and place them on the baking 1  sheet. Bake for 60 minutes or until tender.  Remove from the oven and allow to 1  cool. Rub the skins off with your fingers, knife, peeler or damp paper  towel.
We will now show you how to cook beets. 1  Wash the beets gently. 2  Fill up a pot with water and place the beets inside. 3  Add a bit of vinegar or lemon juice to the water in the pot.  Bring the water to a 1  boil. Take the cooked beets out of the pot one by one with a fork.  Hold the beets under cold running water.