On Jul 19, 2:28*pm, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> On Jul 19, 1:29*pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > > If you are determined....turn down the AC and bake the thing.
> > > I often eat microwaved potatoes.
> > If you lightly coat the potato skin with oil prior to microwaving, the
> > oil will super heat and give you a bit of a crispy fried skin. Not the
> > same as a baked potato, but not the basic limp microwaved potato skin
> > either.
>
> * * * *I think the microwave is a great instrument and would choose it
> in a desperate financial situation over the stove or oven. *The
> problem is, a lot of people want to use it to imitate foods cooked in
> other ways. *It's a great instrument for making potatoes to cut up and
> add to soup every day, or to cut up and use in bean or stew dishes.
> It reminds me of people who can no longer eat wheat but don't want to
> give up eating spaghetti and complain that rice noodles aren't good
> enough. *Ok then, eat rice as is or in noodle form for soup or
> whatever and just pretend spaghetti as you remember it never existed.
> I think the microwave is a great instrument in more ways than one.
>
> That's my positive comment for the day,
> TJ

And a darned positive comment it was!