On 11-Dec-2004, quietguy > wrote:

> When I have tried cooking potatoes in my microwave they always turn out
> rather rubbery - naturally I dont do this anymore. Is there some secret I
> should know? or do others not care about the rubbery texture?
>
> David
>
> Marge wrote:
>
> > I have to say, I tried microwaving potatoes and sweet potatoes these
> > past weeks, and I'm likin' it! 5 minutes, turn over, another 5 minutes
> > (on high). Let sit 5 minutes.

I double wrap my potatoes, (either sweet of idaho) in dish towells. I've
never experienced that rubber texture you mention. They come out like
half baked and half steamed. They're neither one nor the other. But they
are good and it's fast. As everyone knows, the real McCoy takes up to
an hour.

--
Brick(DL5BF, WA7ERO, HS4ADI)


----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups
---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---


-----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==----------
http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =-----