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Frozen jacket spuds - WTF?

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Just seen a TV ad for these - are people really not able to take a spud and put it in the oven??? What is the world coming to? I despair sometimes.....
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    LaceyLouelle3LaceyLouelle3 Posts: 9,682
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    Not everyone has an hour or so to spare.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    LaceyLouelle3 wrote: »
    Not everyone has an hour or so to spare.

    FFS, even a "normal" fresh spud only takes 8-10 minutes in an 800W Microwave! They don't do anything magic to them - it's a bleedin' spud!! #morebloodymoneythansense
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    degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    FFS, even a "normal" fresh spud only takes 8-10 minutes in an 800W Microwave! They don't do anything magic to them - it's a bleedin' spud!! #morebloodymoneythansense
    That's not a baked potato. That's a microwaved potato.

    The frozen ones have been baked prior to being frozen.
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    TassiumTassium Posts: 31,639
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    Well, if you do one entirely in the microwave they don't really taste the same.

    But I must admit I was unaware such a thing existed, thanks to the OP for the heads up!
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    -GONZO--GONZO- Posts: 9,624
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    FFS, even a "normal" fresh spud only takes 8-10 minutes in an 800W Microwave! They don't do anything magic to them - it's a bleedin' spud!! #morebloodymoneythansense

    Yeah but the pre-baked spuds only take 5 mins ;):D
    http://www.mccain.co.uk/mccain-products/family-classics-made-easy/ready-baked-jackets/?gclid=CO3-z-GgvsACFSKWtAodCF8AoA
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    I do 8 mins in microwave then 5 in oven, after a quick salt & oil, to crisp up a bit. Oven heats while spud in microwave. Less than 15 mins total & cost of 1 spud....

    How many of you eat the skin? Best bit!!
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    austino6austino6 Posts: 301
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    The McCain's one's are brilliant.
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    LaceyLouelle3LaceyLouelle3 Posts: 9,682
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    degsyhufc wrote: »
    That's not a baked potato. That's a microwaved potato.

    The frozen ones have been baked prior to being frozen.

    Exactly!

    I don't buy them btw...they taste like crap :o
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    if your just cooking a potato just to do one jacket potato, well i think its a waste of oven electric , so the microwave does come in handy Lol
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    China GirlChina Girl Posts: 2,758
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    I tried them, but they taste very dry, even with butter on.
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    jazzyjazzyjazzyjazzy Posts: 4,865
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    My Mother in Law buys these all the time and loves them.

    I bake an oven full of potatoes then put them in the freezer - micro for about 5 mins when I want one.
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    PorcupinePorcupine Posts: 25,252
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    China Girl wrote: »
    I tried them, but they taste very dry, even with butter on.

    I agree. I bought a box of 4 last year sometime, and I wasn't impressed at all. You needed about half a tub of butter to moisten them up. Very odd and slightly off putting.
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    jonner101jonner101 Posts: 3,410
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    I do 8 mins in microwave then 5 in oven, after a quick salt & oil, to crisp up a bit. Oven heats while spud in microwave. Less than 15 mins total & cost of 1 spud....

    How many of you eat the skin? Best bit!!

    This is still a microwaved spud which is nowhere near the real thing.
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    gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,665
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    Tassium wrote: »
    Well, if you do one entirely in the microwave they don't really taste the same!
    Any difference in taste is more than swamped by the seasoning and filling.
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    walterwhitewalterwhite Posts: 57,058
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    I do 8 mins in microwave then 5 in oven, after a quick salt & oil, to crisp up a bit. Oven heats while spud in microwave. Less than 15 mins total & cost of 1 spud....

    How many of you eat the skin? Best bit!!

    I do them properly in the oven and they take 1.5 hours so I can see why someone might want to buy a frozen one.
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    LandisLandis Posts: 14,887
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    Buy a large sack of potatoes.
    Wash them.
    Cook them in the oven. Yes - all of them. Fill the freaking oven.
    Let them cool.
    Put them in the freezer.
    Take one out of the freezer the night before you want to use it.
    Microwave it for a few minutes: Baked Potato with perfect crispy skin.

    The McCain offering is just fine - but too expensive.
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    HotgossipHotgossip Posts: 22,385
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    walterwhite wrote: »
    I do them properly in the oven and they take 1.5 hours so I can see why someone might want to buy a frozen one.

    Blimey that's a long time. I wash and prick mine. Put in microwave for about 10 mins (that's for 3 or 4). Then I shove them on skewers and put in preheated oven at 200 and leave for about 20 mins. They're perfect and crispy.
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    walterwhitewalterwhite Posts: 57,058
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    Hotgossip wrote: »
    Blimey that's a long time. I wash and prick mine. Put in microwave for about 10 mins (that's for 3 or 4). Then I shove them on skewers and put in preheated oven at 200 and leave for about 20 mins. They're perfect and crispy.

    I don't microwave them, I get better results doing them in the oven.
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    Glawster2002Glawster2002 Posts: 15,214
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    walterwhite wrote: »
    I don't microwave them, I get better results doing them in the oven.

    We part cook ours in the microwave first then put them in the oven for 30 minutes, never noticed any difference in taste from just cooking them in the oven.
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    Glawster2002Glawster2002 Posts: 15,214
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    LaceyLouelle3 wrote: »
    Not everyone has an hour or so to spare.

    Perhaps they need to attend a time management course, then ;)
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    MoggioMoggio Posts: 4,289
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    gomezz wrote: »
    Any difference in taste is more than swamped by the seasoning and filling.

    Disagree.
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    HotgossipHotgossip Posts: 22,385
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    walterwhite wrote: »
    I don't microwave them, I get better results doing them in the oven.

    That's what I'm saying Walter ... It cuts down on the time and the end result is perfect.;-)
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    I haven't microwaved a jacket potato since the 1980s!

    If they're nice big spuds I cook them for two hours (turn them after one hour) on gas 5 and they're perfect.

    Fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside.
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    grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,695
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    2 hours seems a long time in the oven for 1 potato though (and could be a waste of energy). I'd NEVER microwave potatoes, they have to be baked but then again.....
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    grimtales1 wrote: »
    2 hours seems a long time in the oven for 1 potato though (and could be a waste of energy). I'd NEVER microwave potatoes, they have to be baked but then again.....

    I'm talking about a big potato that needs a couple of hours. There's two of us so there'll be two spuds in the oven, and other things too depending on what we're having for tea.
    It's a gas oven so uses a lot less energy than an electric one.

    I've tried cooking a large potato for less time but they're always still a bit underdone in the middle.
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