On Apr 18, 4:17*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> "heyjoe" > wrote in message
>
> ...> On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:35:53 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>
> >> Free pattern/tutorial to make your own potato bags found on the web
> >> archive
> >> he Potato Baker Bags
> > <http://www.atimetostitch.com/Text%20files/ATTS%20-%20Potato_Baker_Bag....>
>
> > Color me skeptical - quilted bag made of cotton. *Why does this work
> > better
> > than other methods?
>
> *I have no idea why it works. It does. *Maybe because it traps more heat
> than not having a bag. *It's not just a layer of cotton it's quilted with ??
> inside.
>
> Dimitri


It's really easy to find a synthetic batting - not to easy to find a
cotton one. I would warn anyone wanting to make this, to be sure the
batting is cotton, in addition to the fabric.

Me, I really like the crispy skin on an oven-baked potato - I
microwave them now and then, but don't need any bag to do it properly
- they turn out perfectly with soft skin - I wash them and then wrap
in one square of paper towel.

But if I have the time, it's oven-baked for me.

N.