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itsapinkthing · Coach

Baked Potato...

RyanJ · Coach

When I cook it in the microwave I poke a few holes in the top w/ a fork and put it on a microwaveable plate.

My dad will do them on the grill and he rolls them in the really big kosher salt wraps foil aroudn then and grills them for a little bit. I couldn't tell you how long he does it.

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

I also put them in the microwave & poke holes around them with a fork. I coat them w/Olive Oil & salt.

RyanJ · Coach

BargainQueen wrote:

I also put them in the microwave & poke holes around them with a fork. I coat them w/Olive Oil & salt.

Olive oil... Thank you. I was trying to think of what my dad put on the patotoes to make the salt stick to them.

lsubatgirl · Gucci

Well right now I am just doing like everyone else - poking a few holes and microwaving them on sensor cook setting. I don't think my new apt will have a fancy microwave like my parents do so I will probably be needing help on this too! My mom's wrapped them in foil and thrown them in the oven before but I don't know how long she bakes them for. I'll ask in a few and post later.

gruiz · Kenneth Cole

My microwave has a button marked "potato". Press it once for one potato, twice for two potatoes. I don't even know how long it cooks. I guess I should hope I never get a microwave w/out the Potato Button. I'll be lost!

bean · Kenneth Cole

I'm pretty hardcore when it comes to cooking, so I never use the microwave except for reheating. I wrap it in foil and bake it in the oven for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours at around 350. poke with a fork to check for tenderness. I know it's a long time, but it's worth it :) it tastes better than when mickied IMO

-- Edited by bean at 17:14, 2005-07-07

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

I agree that an oven baked potato is far better, but I don't ever take the time to do it. I'm a microwave girl when it comes to potatoes. And yes, poke holes. I find that if I flip the potato halfway through the microwave cycle it turns out better. Sometimes one side gets goofy... I use the potato setting too, so I just guess. I'm not at all scientific when it comes to cooking.

-gd

rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

My mother in law wraps her potato in a damp paper towel and then throws it in the microwave. She says that it steams it. They come out pretty good

Escrime · Kate Spade

My grocery store has started carrying pre-washed and wrapped potatoes for the microwave. You just toss them in the microwave and cook them per the instructions on the package. My lazy ass loves them.