Baking Potatoes in the Microwave

Brown paper lunch size bags are great for baking potatoes in the microwave.

Scrub and rinse potato well. I always peel my potatoes, even though lots of people keep the potato skin on. I pierce the potato lots of times with a knife. I sometimes cube it while keeping it in one piece on the bottom.

I put the potato in the brown paper bag and squish the top of the bag closed. I microwave on high for five to seven minutes. Then leave the potato in the microwave for about a minute or two. I then feel of the softness level of the potato. If it is not soft and fluffy enough, I cook it another minute.

I take it out and mush it with a potato masher, put butter on it and microwave it for thrity seconds or so to melt the butter.

I noticed there are new cloth items available to bake potatoes with, but I have not tried them yet.

As an item of trivia, a long time ago, potato was spelled with an 'e', as in "potatoe". Now they are not spelled with an 'e'.

Potatoes are wonderful little power packed nutrient rich food! Here is some more info on why potatos are so good for you to eat.

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