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Baking potatoes in the microwave.

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  • #52
    Ford Prefect
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭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.


  • #53
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭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.


  • #54
    [Deleted User]
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    SmartinMartin wrote: »
    What fcukin idiot doesn't know about this.

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  • #55
    mcdaids69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭mcdaids69


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


  • #56
    donegal_man
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    Put the spud up on four cocktail sticks in the microwave, when it's cooked it'll start to slide down.


  • #57
    [Deleted User]
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    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)


  • #58
    somesoldiers
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    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.


  • #59
    [Deleted User]
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    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.


  • #60
    Ford Prefect
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭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.


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  • #61
    [Deleted User]
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    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.

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    Potatoes are absolutely fine. Very easy and quick.


  • #62
    Doctor Nick
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    I hate potatoes..... Am I even Irish?


  • #63
    anewme
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    What's the other stuff on the potato?

    Love the bunny rabbit plate! Or is it a cat?


  • #64
    Graces7
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    For me. pensioner. it is fuel economy. Simple.


  • #65
    [Deleted User]
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    anewme wrote: »
    What's the other stuff on the potato?

    Love the bunny rabbit plate! Or is it a cat?

    A turmeric chicken dish I made a few weeks ago (pic at bottom of that thread). Got a load of frozen meals left over now where I just have to add a carb like I did today.

    And it's a bunny.


  • #66
    Outkast_IRE
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    Much tastier if you microwave them for 5 mins, while this is happening preheat the oven to 180-200 Deg. When the 5 mins in the microwave is up put on a drop of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and finish in the oven for about 30 mins depending on size of potato.


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  • #67
    [Deleted User]
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    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Much tastier if you microwave them for 5 mins, while this is happening preheat the oven to 180-200 Deg. When the 5 mins in the microwave is up put on a drop of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and finish in the oven for about 30 mins depending on size of potato.

    +1 for this.


  • #68
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    I used to make scrambled egg in the microwave. 2 eggs, a bit of but, mix, then microwave. After add more butter and mix, put it on bread. Scrambled egg sandwich


  • #69
    Feisar
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    For me. pensioner. it is fuel economy. Simple.

    You've ruined the image I had of you!

    I imagined you going out to the pit, washing a lock of spuds in an ould calf feed bucket, getting the Stanley Super 90 hopping and boiling up a feed of Kerrs Pinks. Might even be a soda bread in the oven.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #70
    Graces7
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    Feisar wrote: »
    You've ruined the image I had of you!

    I imagined you going out to the pit, washing a lock of spuds in an ould calf feed bucket, getting the Stanley Super 90 hopping and boiling up a feed of Kerrs Pinks. Might even be a soda bread in the oven.

    roflol! Ah those were the days! But you know, the only people who would do as you speak of are those who adopted the " lifestyle" ? Those of us who lived it perforce grabbed the easier ways as soon as they could! Still basic but not punitive...

    lol...


  • #71
    Thephantomsmask
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    Candie wrote: »
    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.

    A relative moved from Ireland to one of the Southern States (anything but sweet tea is an unknown entity) a few years back, the first time she asked for hot tea in a restaurant, she did get a cup of hot water containing a teabag. Unfortunately the teabag was the giant Lipton catering bag that they use to prepare the big vats of iced tea in the kitchen. Now she just brings her own bags and asks for hot water.


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  • #72
    Graces7
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    Padre_Pio wrote: »
    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.

    SNAP! But I fry them for the minutes...


  • #73
    Graces7
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    roflol! Ah those were the days! But you know, the only people who would do as you speak of are those who adopted the " lifestyle" ? Those of us who lived it perforce grabbed the easier ways as soon as they could! Still basic but not punitive...

    lol...

    Just going out in the gale to fetch turf in from the stack by the cliffs...Battling the wind... as the waves roar in just a few yards away.. harvesting Kale and yep, burrowing for a few spuds,,, ;)


  • #74
    sbsquarepants
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    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.

    I do it all the time, delicious!


  • #75
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,532 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Outkast_IRE wrote: »
    Much tastier if you microwave them for 5 mins, while this is happening preheat the oven to 180-200 Deg. When the 5 mins in the microwave is up put on a drop of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and finish in the oven for about 30 mins depending on size of potato.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    +1 for this.


    +2 for this.


    I cannot boil a spud to save my life, despite getting idiot-proof instructions, looking at videos, taking instructions off t'internet, trying different varieties, and wasting about a fieldsworth of potatoes trying over the years. I've now officially given up.


    The microwave is a lifesaver.


  • #76
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »

    I cannot boil a spud to save my life, despite getting idiot-proof instructions, looking at videos, taking instructions off t'internet, trying different varieties, and wasting about a fieldsworth of potatoes trying over the years. I've now officially given up.


    Seriously?

    The instructions are literally - put spud in water, bring to boil, simmer for a bit untill soft!

    How are you with eggs?:D:D


  • #77
    Feisar
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    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    Seriously?

    The instructions are literally - put spud in water, bring to boil, simmer for a bit untill soft!

    How are you with eggs?:D:D

    To be fair its a bit more involved than that.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #78
    amytomjerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭amytomjerry


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Just going out in the gale to fetch turf in from the stack by the cliffs...Battling the wind... as the waves roar in just a few yards away.. harvesting Kale and yep, burrowing for a few spuds,,, ;)


    Sounds bliss! A far cry from the classroom I sit in at the moment..I know where I'd rather be! Wind n'all!


  • #79
    frosty123
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    Is that why there was a famine in ireland?

    Because there were no microwaves at the time??


  • #80
    sbsquarepants
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    Feisar wrote: »
    To be fair its a bit more involved than that.

    It's not.:confused:


  • #81
    machaseh
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    It does work, however you will get a better skin in the oven.

    What you could perhaps do is microwave them then put them under the broiler of the oven quickly with some aul butter? Never tried it I can't eat too many spuds or carbs in general really.


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  • #82
    Graces7
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    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    It's not.:confused:

    For a novice it is. It really is, Vague instructions are worse than nothing,

    Eg how long? How do you check it?


  • #83
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    Graces7 wrote: »
    For a novice it is. It really is, Vague instructions are worse than nothing,

    Eg how long? How do you check it?

    A come off it would you.

    I'm no Jamie Oliver - but this is boiling a spud, it literally could not be anymore basic!


  • #84
    Graces7
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    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    A come off it would you.

    I'm no Jamie Oliver - but this is boiling a spud, it literally could not be anymore basic!

    For me, yes, for you, yes, but for a total newbie.. no ..


  • #85
    Mellor
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    For me, yes, for you, yes, but for a total newbie.. no ..

    If somebody doesn't know how to boil a potato they probably shouldn't be allowed cook unsupervised.


  • #86
    [Deleted User]
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    Mellor wrote: »
    If somebody doesn't know how to boil a potato they probably shouldn't be allowed cook unsupervised.

    They probably shouldn’t be unsupervised at all.


  • #87
    Stone Deaf 4evr
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    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.

    gLk6CwC.png

    Potatoes are absolutely fine. Very easy and quick.

    no offense, but that looks like absolute muck.


  • #88
    Stone Deaf 4evr
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    Feisar wrote: »
    To be fair its a bit more involved than that.



  • #89
    [Deleted User]
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    Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »
    no offense, but that looks like absolute muck.

    Any tips on how yellow turmeric chicken and mushroom would look better on yellow potatoes? Some broccoli would add a splash of colour for sure.


  • #90
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Any tips on how yellow turmeric chicken and mushroom would look better on yellow potatoes? Some broccoli would add a splash of colour for sure.

    Tbh, I think its more your presentation that the quality of the food, I'm sure it tastes great but it just looks kinda slapped together with a forlorn looking chili being the sole other colour source in a sea of beige. perhaps a dollop of coleslaw along with some broccoli to break it up a bit.


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  • #91
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    It looked lovely in the original thread. Wouldn’t worry too much once it’s about to go down the hatch.


  • #92
    Muahahaha
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    Potential-Monke wrote: »
    Am I the only one who peels potatoes before eating them? Never got the love of the skin...

    Try this trick I learnt over on the airfryer thread- season your potato skins with salt and put them into a hot airfryer for 3-4 minutes during which time they will dehydrate and crisp up. Serve in a bowl topped with grated cheese, bacon too if you want to push the boat out. Crunchy potato skins are delish.


  • #93
    ceadaoin.
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    Mellor wrote: »
    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




    Fancy a 1 litre time trial?

    Just made tea there and a litre took 4 mins 13 secs to boil. That is quite long I suppose!


  • #94
    [Deleted User]
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    ceadaoin. wrote: »
    Just made tea there and a litre took 4 mins 13 secs to boil. That is quite long I suppose!

    That’s too long. I’d have had a glass of wine instead.


  • #95
    Graces7
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    Mellor wrote: »
    If somebody doesn't know how to boil a potato they probably shouldn't be allowed cook unsupervised.

    Well yes exactly; they need teaching basics from scratch . We were raised to peel and cook potatoes; try giving a potato and a knife to many younger folk!

    We had advantages they have not had! And how many younger folk eat boiled potatoes? Usually chips or baked


  • #96
    Bobblehats
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    Why would you ruin a good spud. The only thing I microwave is slivers of Connemara smoked salmon, now go ‘rustle’ up a burger


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