O'Failure bleated:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:24:35 GMT, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Nuked potatoes are not bad if you want one or two in a hurry but,
>>> IMHO, the flavor does not match oven-baked, nor are the skins
>>> particularly appetizing.
>>
>> Start the potato in the microwave to bring it up to heat, and finish
>> in the oven. It's much quicker and more energy efficient.
>
> That is exactly the way I do them
>
>
>
Well, DUH... not even gonna try 'splainin'... I already knew O'Failure is an
imbecile.

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:01 -0500, Vesper wrote:

> On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:15:26 -0400, Bob Muncie >
> wrote:
>
>>jt august wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> For the uninitiated, the Novena consists of mass and communion for nice
>>>> consecutive Fridays!
>>>
>>> If you were nice, why do you need the novena? Oh, that kind of nice.
>>>
>>> jt
>>
>>maybe Nirvana was mis-speeled <g>
>>
>>Bob
>
> Whole different ball game, Bob.
>
> V

i first read that as 'whole different shell game.'

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:35:54 -0700, Michael Siemon wrote:

> In article >,
> Vesper > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:15:26 -0400, Bob Muncie >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>jt august wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> For the uninitiated, the Novena consists of mass and communion for nice
>>>>> consecutive Fridays!
>>>>
>>>> If you were nice, why do you need the novena? Oh, that kind of nice.
>>>>
>>>> jt
>>>
>>>maybe Nirvana was mis-speeled <g>
>>>
>>>Bob
>>
>> Whole different ball game, Bob.
>>
>> V
>
> A Nirvana to St. Jude, Boddhisatva of Hopeless Cases? :-)

nice to see the catholic church branching out a little bit.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:57:51 +0100, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:45 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>>> I like salt on the oiled skin, too. I usually use a moderately
>>>>>>>> coarse Kosher salt.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What makes salt, Kosher?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's blessed by the pope?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <g>
>>>>>
>>>>> *snort*
>>>>
>>>> I'm glad you caught the joke. ;-D
>>>
>>> i knew the jews were taking over everything, but i didn't think
>>> they'd reached the vatican yet.
>>
>> Oi vey.. you have much to learn my child! Come into my confessional
>> box.................................
>
> you gonna show me the holy ghost?

No dear, just the error of your ways................................

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
> "the potato"... ONE potato! Only an imbecile bakes ONE potato in a
> conventional oven and in the same breath mentions energy efficient.
> Energy efficiency is miniscule if you need to bring the oven up to
> temperature just to finish baking a few spuds... may as well do them in
> the oven entirely. Most folks with a functioning brain wait until they
> light the oven to cook other things to bake spuds along with.

Thanks for the idea! I had prepared some chicken and a burger on the grill
and forgot that potatoes are good on the grill. So I chopped a huge russet
into large chunks, drizzled with olive oil and finely chopped garlic, a
little S&P and wrapped it in foil. Turned out beautiful! Perfectly cooked
by the time the chicken was done. About 45 minutes, and one of the chicken
pieces is a breast with bone-in.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "the potato"... ONE potato! Only an imbecile bakes ONE potato in a
>> conventional oven and in the same breath mentions energy efficient.
>> Energy efficiency is miniscule if you need to bring the oven up to
>> temperature just to finish baking a few spuds... may as well do them in
>> the oven entirely. Most folks with a functioning brain wait until they
>> light the oven to cook other things to bake spuds along with.
>
> Thanks for the idea! I had prepared some chicken and a burger on the
> grill and forgot that potatoes are good on the grill. So I chopped a huge
> russet into large chunks, drizzled with olive oil and finely chopped
> garlic, a little S&P and wrapped it in foil. Turned out beautiful!
> Perfectly cooked by the time the chicken was done. About 45 minutes, and
> one of the chicken pieces is a breast with bone-in.

My kind of breast! hehe

On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:42:06 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Start the potato in the microwave to bring it up to heat, and finish
>> in the oven. It's much quicker and more energy efficient.
>
> "the potato"... ONE potato!

I always bake several potatoes - usually 3 - at a time. I know you
like anal, but you don't have to practice it everywhere you go.

-sw

On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:46:49 -0500, jt august wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:12:51 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Potato skin contains most of its minerals and fiber and the portion
>>> directly
>>> below the skin contains about half its vitamins.
>>
>> Bullshit.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato#Nutrition
>> http://www.potatoes.com/Nutrition.cfm
>>
>> -sw
>
> But the potatoes.com page does say that the fiber of a potato is in the
> skin. So not pure BS.

Which is another strike against Sheldon. We only expect 100% Pure
USDA Prime Grade AA Certified Angus Bullshit from him.

This falls slightly short of that expectation.

-sw

On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:45:58 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "the potato"... ONE potato! Only an imbecile bakes ONE potato in a
>>> conventional oven and in the same breath mentions energy efficient.
>>> Energy efficiency is miniscule if you need to bring the oven up to
>>> temperature just to finish baking a few spuds... may as well do them in
>>> the oven entirely. Most folks with a functioning brain wait until they
>>> light the oven to cook other things to bake spuds along with.
>>
>> Thanks for the idea! I had prepared some chicken and a burger on the
>> grill and forgot that potatoes are good on the grill. So I chopped a huge
>> russet into large chunks, drizzled with olive oil and finely chopped
>> garlic, a little S&P and wrapped it in foil. Turned out beautiful!
>> Perfectly cooked by the time the chicken was done. About 45 minutes, and
>> one of the chicken pieces is a breast with bone-in.
>
> My kind of breast! hehe

the *only* kind of breast you've seen in twenty years. the ones in strip
clubs don't count.

blake

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:24:32 +0100, Ophelia wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:57:51 +0100, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:45 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I like salt on the oiled skin, too. I usually use a moderately
>>>>>>>>> coarse Kosher salt.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What makes salt, Kosher?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's blessed by the pope?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <g>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *snort*
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm glad you caught the joke. ;-D
>>>>
>>>> i knew the jews were taking over everything, but i didn't think
>>>> they'd reached the vatican yet.
>>>
>>> Oi vey.. you have much to learn my child! Come into my confessional
>>> box.................................
>>
>> you gonna show me the holy ghost?
>
> No dear, just the error of your ways................................

well, **** it then.

your pal,
blaek

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 22:52:27 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:46:49 -0500, jt august wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:12:51 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Potato skin contains most of its minerals and fiber and the portion
>>>> directly
>>>> below the skin contains about half its vitamins.
>>>
>>> Bullshit.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato#Nutrition
>>> http://www.potatoes.com/Nutrition.cfm
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> But the potatoes.com page does say that the fiber of a potato is in the
>> skin. So not pure BS.
>
> Which is another strike against Sheldon. We only expect 100% Pure
> USDA Prime Grade AA Certified Angus Bullshit from him.
>
> This falls slightly short of that expectation.
>
> -sw

true, but no one can be 100% all the time. he's only semi-human.

your pal,
blake