On Jul 19, 1:29*pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
Gary wrote:


> > If you are determined....turn down the AC and bake the thing.
> > I often eat microwaved potatoes.



> If you lightly coat the potato skin with oil prior to microwaving, the
> oil will super heat and give you a bit of a crispy fried skin. Not the
> same as a baked potato, but not the basic limp microwaved potato skin
> either.


I think the microwave is a great instrument and would choose it
in a desperate financial situation over the stove or oven. The
problem is, a lot of people want to use it to imitate foods cooked in
other ways. It's a great instrument for making potatoes to cut up and
add to soup every day, or to cut up and use in bean or stew dishes.
It reminds me of people who can no longer eat wheat but don't want to
give up eating spaghetti and complain that rice noodles aren't good
enough. Ok then, eat rice as is or in noodle form for soup or
whatever and just pretend spaghetti as you remember it never existed.
I think the microwave is a great instrument in more ways than one.

That's my positive comment for the day,
TJ