Baking potatoes in the microwave.

anewme

You can also do a baked sweet potato in the Microwave too. I out a bit of sour cream on top and served with a roast cajun salmon fillet.

Yum healthy dinner with no work in about 20 mins.

ceadaoin.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I just found out this is really common in America. Never even heard of it before.

And apparently it works. Ten minutes and you have a baked potato.

Weird.

Yes you technically have a baked potato but it just isnt the same as a lovely oven baked one. Its watery rather than fluffy

It's also common to make tea in the microwave in america because kettles arent super common. With the tea bag in the cup and everything. Shocking stuff.

ceadaoin.

ceadaoin. wrote: »

It's also common to make tea in the microwave in america because kettles arent super common. With the tea bag in the cup and everything. Shocking stuff.

Absolute savages.

ceadaoin.

Candie wrote: »

Absolute savages.

I know, the thought of putting a tea bag into a cold cup of water makes me shudder tbh.

ceadaoin.

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I know, the thought of putting a tea bag into a cold cup of water makes me shudder tbh.

Brace yourself for this story so.

In a restaurant in the US, I asked for hot tea (so I wouldn't be given iced tea). They gave me a glass of iced tea that they heated up.

Clearly a sign that the end of times is upon us.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I know, the thought of putting a tea bag into a cold cup of water makes me shudder tbh.

Do they not heat the water on its own and put in the teabag afterwards? Though I cannot fathom not owning a kettle.

ceadaoin.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Do they not heat the water on its own and put in the teabag afterwards? Though I cannot fathom not owning a kettle.

No lots of them put the water and teabag in together. Everyone here will have a coffee maker in the kitchen, kettles arent as common which I find weird. It's not like it's only used for tea. Like if they need to make up some stock or something for cooking what do they do?! I must ask.

trashcan

Alun wrote: »

I microwave them first for about 5 minutes and then into the oven. Speeds it up a good bit, and you don't end up with such dried out chewy skins.

Same here. Really speeds up the process as against baking from scratch. I like a chewy skin on my baked potato - it’s a big part of the appeal for me, so the oven gets that job done. Microwave is a great head start though, especially if your short of time.

Pressure King for 10 and 5 mins in the oven. Business.

I’m not adverse to microwaves though.

Muahahaha

Deleted User wrote: »

What sort of texture would that give it?

What other things can be done nice and quick in the microwave then?

I use one of these to cook rice in the microwave in about 8 minutes. Very handy and it produces lovely fluffy rice without the need to be standing over it on a stove
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sistema-Microwave-Rice-Cooker-2-6/dp/B00BTIVNT4/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=microwave+rice+cooker&qid=1580687528&sr=8-3

looksee

Microwave mystery. You will find an electric kettle and a microwave in any canteen/ office tea room anywhere. Kettle is fine, no problem.

But you have all these different people using a microwave they don't know anything about and not only do they have to figure out the complications of how the damn thing works, they also need to know that secret fact that is only made available in the instruction book - which has long gone awol: what is the power rating of the microwave?

Maybe its on a little plate on the back, but it should be printed on the front of the machine...800w or whatever. Why is it such a secret? How are you supposed to know how long to put your tuna pasta bake (blerck) in for? Why has this not dawned on somebody, somewhere that this is a vital bit of information?

And yes, baked potatoes...microwaves...obvious!

lawred2

Almost every single microwave I've ever seen had the wattage on the front

Padre_Pio

You should try it with fish, takes about 3 mins to cook fish fingers in the microwave, then under the grill for 2 mins to crisp up the batter.

Potato waffles in the toaster too and it's a meal in 5 mins.

Mellor

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Is it actually good? I've always just looked at microwaves as a way to heat something up or defrost something quickly.

Which is basically the principle of all cooking methods.

People have this weird aversion to microwaves. Like it's borderline poisonous.

Heat up cooked mash potato. Nobody blinks.
Heat up raw potato so it steams itself and cooks. What is this black magic.

And if you dared cooking raw chicken in the microwave. :eek:

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

ceadaoin. wrote: »

No lots of them put the water and teabag in together. Everyone here will have a coffee maker in the kitchen, kettles arent as common which I find weird. It's not like it's only used for tea. Like if they need to make up some stock or something for cooking what do they do?! I must ask.

Yeah, I use my kettle for so many things. And they’re inexpensive and don’t even take up much room. They’re such a vital piece of kit.

Tails142

The 110 volt thing in the USA is why kettles aren't popular I think, they don't have the power, would take too long to bring to the boil. They just use the gas ring or the cooker which if electric is fed from 3 phase power

ceadaoin.

Tails142 wrote: »

The 110 volt thing in the USA is why kettles aren't popular I think, they don't have the power, would take too long to bring to the boil. They just use the gas ring or the cooker which if electric is fed from 3 phase power

I have a kettle in the US and it's not that bad, maybe 3-4 minutes max to boil when its full . When family come to stay from home though they do think it takes ages.

Mellor

Tails142 wrote: »

The 110 volt thing in the USA is why kettles aren't popular I think, they don't have the power, would take too long to bring to the boil. They just use the gas ring or the cooker which if electric is fed from 3 phase power

110v could do it, but it would need to be on 25Amp circuits. Very high for domestic.

Appliances are actually fed 220v (2 x 110v) not 3 phase. They've a bizarrely inefficient system

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I have a kettle in the US and it's not that bad, maybe 3-4 minutes max to boil when its full . When family come to stay from home though they do think it takes ages.

Fancy a 1 litre time trial?

Potential-Monke

Am I the only one who peels potatoes before eating them? Never got the love of the skin...

We boil/steam our spuds, never in the microwave, but the mother used to use the microwave if she had a busy day and doesn't want to boil spuds. And the flavour is different when cooked in the microwave vs anything else. Baked beans are the prime example. In the microwave, the sauce is watery, on the hob the sauce is creamier.

SmartinMartin

What fcukin idiot doesn't know about this.

Ford Prefect

The skin has all the goodness. That's where it absorbs all of the nutrients - assuming they're organically grown. If they're pesticide'd to hell then that could be a different story.

Regarding mickey-wave 'baked' potato recipes vs oven baked - try half and half. The missus worked here for a while. The method was to microwave them, scoop the flesh out and do your thing with it - bacon, spring onion, cheese, peri peri chicken - let your imagination run wild. Then pack it back in. We brought it to the next level though by taking the skins whilst the flesh had been scooped out giving them a lick of vegetable oil and frazzling them in the oven at 220 for about 15 mins. Nice and crispy on the outside. Soft on the inside. Just like Darth Vadar.

Simply snots.

Canis Lupus

Pretty much a no brainer if you're in a ruch althoughit's not perfect as it can evaporate the moisture in them and you're left with weird stringy shyte sometimes.

SmartinMartin

SmartinMartin wrote: »

What fcukin idiot doesn't know about this.

mcdaids69

scrammbled eggs...use a take away tub from chinese curry etc...5 mins,no mess in pot to clean.

donegal_man

Put the spud up on four cocktail sticks in the microwave, when it's cooked it'll start to slide down.

I've just done the first five minutes and now turned them. There's stuff bubbling out of all the hokes I poked. Looks weird.

(I understand that's why you poke them)

somesoldiers

You can get microwave “baking potatoes” in a 4 pack in Suoer Value, Mcacains maybe €4 or Aldi do their own version for half that.
I guess there is nothing special about them really but mrs puts on the list so best not to argue.

somesoldiers

somesoldiers wrote: »

You can get microwave “baking potatoes” in a 4 pack in Suoer Value, Mcacains maybe €4 or Aldi do their own version for half that.
I guess there is nothing special about them really but mrs puts on the list so best not to argue.

The €4 ones are worth it over the others. McCain use a far superior potato.

Ford Prefect

Canis Lupus wrote: »

... if you're in a ruch althoughit's not perfect as it can evaporate the moisture in them and you're left with weird stringy shyte sometimes.

Size matters. As does the type of shpud.

First experiment with microwave-cooked potatoes. Five minutes, then flip and three more minutes. Cut open, salt + pepper. Cut small hole in defrosted bag and pour juices all over potatoes. Add the rest of the bag. Two and a half minutes more.



Potatoes are absolutely fine. Very easy and quick.