TFM® > wrote in news:486ca6f0$0$20704
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> "KW" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" <.> wrote in message
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>>> OK, I've read about rolling in salt and someone mentioned recently
>>> about inserting slivers of garlic. All sounds delicious!
>>>
>>> I tried it tonight. Gah! How do I make the salt stick?
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>> Slather in evoo roll in whatever spice your heart desires, then wrap
in
>> foil to bake.
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> Don't you mean, "wrap in foil to 'steam'"?
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> TFM®
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Never ever wrap a baking potato in foil. This foil idea is a cheap
restaurant trick..so they can bake hundreds of potatoes ln the morning
and serve then at supper in the evening. If you insist in wrapping your
potato in foil you would be better off nuking it. There have been many
threads on this in the past and wrapping a potato in foil and calling it
baked is just wrong.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

On Thu 03 Jul 2008 06:08:21a, hahabogus told us...

> TFM® > wrote in news:486ca6f0$0$20704
> :
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>>
>>
>> "KW" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "sf" <.> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> OK, I've read about rolling in salt and someone mentioned recently
>>>> about inserting slivers of garlic. All sounds delicious!
>>>>
>>>> I tried it tonight. Gah! How do I make the salt stick?
>>>
>>> Slather in evoo roll in whatever spice your heart desires, then wrap
>>> in foil to bake.
>>
>>
>> Don't you mean, "wrap in foil to 'steam'"?
>>
>> TFM®
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>>
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> Never ever wrap a baking potato in foil. This foil idea is a cheap
> restaurant trick..so they can bake hundreds of potatoes ln the morning
> and serve then at supper in the evening. If you insist in wrapping your
> potato in foil you would be better off nuking it. There have been many
> threads on this in the past and wrapping a potato in foil and calling it
> baked is just wrong.
>

On that point we totally agree. They drown in their own steam and end up
sodden and heavy with a moist skin. Foil wrapped will never give you a
baked potato with a crisp skin and fluffy interior.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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