Sheldon wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
> > "Dawn" wrote:
> > > Ken Knecht wrote:
> > >> Anyone have a good method of making 'baked' potatoes in the microwave
> > >> that taste like potatoes baked in a regular oven?
> > >
> > > Nuked potatoes tend to steam and get a bit rubbery. However, a few
> > > minutes in the microwave can dramatically shorten the time they need to
> > > be in the oven. I tend to start my potatoes by getting them hot and
> > > just starting to steam, then put them in the big oven for the remaining
> > > time. If it is a really large one, you may need to turn it over midway
> > > in the microwave, as they will get soggy on the bottom side if they sit
> > > in the same position too long, and cook unevenly.
> >
> > Excellent advice.

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> And I see nothing awful about nuked potatoes... main difference is that
> the skin doesn't become a crisp shell, but so what... the vast majority
> of baked potato eaters don't eat any of the skin anyway, just ask
> anyone who clears restaurant tables... not only don't they eat the skin
> most folks barely eat half the insides.

What? In my family the skins, loaded with butter, are the best part
of a baked potato. The insides are okay but come a sad second to
crispy potato skins. Stuffed baked potatos are delicious.

There is nothing wrong with a nuked potato, but it has nothing in
common with a real baked potato, it is much more like a boiled or
steamed potato.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada