dsi1 > wrote:
> On 7/20/2012 11:25 AM, Roy wrote:
>>
>> You don't know what you are missing then. When potatoes detonate they blow
>> bits of potato all over the inside of the microwave. Nice mess to clean
>> up. It can happen on potatoes that are not pierced properly or completely
>> as well as un-pierced (virgin) ones.
>>
>>
>
> Having food explode in your microwave is a lesson on what not to do the
> next time. OTOH cooking a potato is a pretty boring affair. Maybe I
> should take bets on whether an un-pierced potato is going to explode in
> the micro. We'll start with 4 to 1 odds.

I don't know why anybody would cook them uncovered, and the layer of water
creates steam and evens out the heat. I read the instruction in the
microwave cookbook, and Never much had a problem. I have ignored the fork
stabbing, for the most part. I still have my heath kit cookbook someplace.
I recently increased my old corning ware set from eBay. I got these little
pots for little potatoes. 3 minutes all it takes. I'm looking for an old
ceramic butter tray to cook hot dogs. Got a large pot for cooking up to 3
ears of corn. If you don't cover things, they don't cook evenly without the
steam build up. I have always used the 4 minute rule, for small to medium
potatoes, or an ear of corn, but my little panasonic oven is really
powerful, I have to watch not to overcook with over 1100 watts.

Greg