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cooking a potato
wrote in message >...
> -L. > wrote:
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> > If you wash a medium-sized potato, pierce 3-4 times and wrap in a
> > paper towel (still damp), nuke about 3 minutes, turn it over and nuke
> > about 2 additional minutes (not quite done), then WRAP IN ALUMINIUM
> > FOIL and let it set on a counter top for about 5 minutes to
> > internalize the heat, the potato will taste like a regular
> > baked-in-foil (steamed) potato.
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> I don't doubt this, but there is no way the texture of a nuked potato
> with your method is the same as a potato that's baked the traditional
> way. The only way to get that hot grainy interior with the dry crispy
> skin is to bake the potato in an oven.
Well, the skin part, I agree with, but the interior is pretty much the
same as a real baker. I prefer the crispy skins as well, but these do
in a pinch. 
-L.
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