On Jul 19, 3:36*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> 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.

Well then...the OP should go outside and make sure the sky isn't
falling.