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Default Microwave 'baked' potato?

On 19/07/2012 5:17 PM, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
> wrote:
>> If it's indeed possible, what's the secret to making a 'baked' potato with
>> crisp shin in a microwave? I've tried various ways with no success. Very
>> hot to use the oven - been over a 100 for weeks now.

>
> Microwave it until tender and the skin is loose, then transfer it to a toaster oven or frying pan for
> final crisping.


That may be, but the OP expressed concern over the heat generated to
bake a potato in the middle of a heat wave.