"Cheri" > wrote:
> "Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Pete C wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> A person just can't expect the same texture from a spud cooked in a
>> microwave in 6 minutes, as they do when bake slowly in a actual oven. I
>> do cook them in a microwave, if I'm the only one having a potato, rather
>> than use so much electricity to bake only one in the oven, but the
>> inside part is never as fluffy or tasty as when actually baked, and the
>> skin is never crisp 'n' crunchy. I have rubbed it all over with butter
>> before sticking in the microwave (on a paper towel) but it doesn't
>> really seem to do the trick, but hey! it's a potato...and it's cooked
>> through, so just smear it with butter, sprinkle with salt & pepper and
>> eat..or top it with a spoonful of sour cream. I like to use some kind of
>> creamy salad dressing and pepper on mine the best.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>
> One suggestion a few years ago was to microwave it, remove and wrap in
> foil for a couple of minutes to get more of a baked potato texture. Dunno
> if it works or not.
>
> Cheri

You are supposed to let it sit for a while , because it's still cooking.

6 minutes, long time !! A big potato I guess.

Greg