BAKED POTATOES IN MICROWAVE HOW TO
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The times stated above are a guide, and there will always be some differences between potatoes and microwaves.

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Jacket potatoes are usually cooked with the skin on (hence the ‘jacket’ term) but it doesn’t unduly ruin the potato in any way, so don’t be afraid to lop off any less desirable parts. If any part of the potato looks a bit manky then chop it right off. I would also always give the potatoes a quick scrub. There’s no need for you to stab your hands as well. This is all tried and tested advice – I’ve tested it so you don’t have to. Don’t pick up the potato and try to pierce it in mid-air, equally do not try and pierce the potato without holding it all. Each microwave potato needs several good piercings, at least four, and up to eight or ten for the bigger potatoes.ĭo this on a flat surface, carefully, while holding the potato steady with one hand.

ALWAYS PIERCE YOUR POTATOES WITH A FORK! DO NOT MICROWAVE THE POTATOES WITHOUT PIERCING!.

BAKED POTATOES IN MICROWAVE HOW TO

How to bake potatoes – what else to watch out for When adding extra potatoes just add or remove one minute for each potato for every 200w difference.įor example – you want to add more large potato in an 800w microwave – add five minutes instead of the usual four. To add a medium potato, add three minutes. To add two more large potatoes, add eight minutes (I wouldn’t cook more than three large potatoes at the same time). Of course you do, who doesn’t? No problemo.įor example: you’d like to add one more large potato. But I don’t want to cook just one microwave potato. If using an 800w microwave (minus 200w) then add two minutes (so cook for eleven minutes). If using a 1200w microwave (plus 200w) then take off two minutes (so cook for seven minutes). If yours is more or less powerful then add or remove about 1 minute for each 100w difference.įor example, looking again at the large potato.

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You can even use the cooking time to prepare the toppings, meaning you’ll have an awesome snack or even full meal ready to go in just minutes. THE SPEED! The sheer, unadulterated speed! A microwave baked potato is SO QUICK! Just a few minutes in the microwave and they’re ready to go. But the best thing about a microwave potato? Potatoes have a lot going for them ( see here). Swapping out some breads and pastas for potatoes can’t be a bad start. Living non-stop off white pasta and white bread can be a dangerous line to walk – according to this article. With that being said, I think it pays to keep an eye on what carbs. I love my carbs, and to me, a food life without carbs is a no-go. Whether for a full meal, or just fancy a quick snack – I go to a microwave baked potato.Īlso known as jacket potatoes, baked potatoes, filled potatoes, they’re all cooked in the microwave – so for ease of use, I’ll just call it what it is – a microwave baked potato. In all shapes and sizes, flavours and toppings. And so I have been eating at least one microwave baked potato almost every day for MONTHS. Every now and then we get really immersed in a recipe.

Baked potatoes in microwave