On 10/25/2017 1:41 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:40:56 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 10/23/2017 3:10 PM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Just saying.... I usually just microwave the darn things.
>>>
>> Then you aren't really baking a potato. 
>
> I start in the microwave to bring them up to temp, then finish in the
> oven 20 minutes. It's much more energy efficient. A microwaved-only
> "baked potato" is pretty lousy.
>
> -sw
>
I do that too, or put them on the grill if that is what I'm cooking on
that day. You get a much better skin.