Hi everybody:

Well... at least it's probably going to turn out as a science experiment. I
picked up a 2 1/2 lb. russet potato this morning and decided to try making a
baked potato the size of a game hen for lunch.

Using the old poke-it-full-of-holes, grease it, salt it and put it directly
on the oven rack at 400° method, I figure a potato this size would take at
least 90 minutes, which is a long time for a lousy potato. It then dawned on
me that I have a convection/microwave that I've never used in six years of
living in this place, so I decided today's the day to give it a whirl.

After reading the operation manual, I've decided programming an ICBM would
be easier than this thing. Does *anybody* actually know how to use all of
the "features" on their microwave ovens?

Anyway, I've got the thing set to combination nuke it and convection bake it
at 425° for 15 minutes and then finish with convection for another 15 min.
In addition to my standard procedure, I'm elevating the thing on a small
glass bowl to let the air and microwaves circulate around it better.

We'll see how it turns out if it doesn't explode...

If it does, perhaps someone here can enlighten me about convection microwave
cooking, other than, "Don't do it you moron."

Hasta,
Curt Nelson