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.....
Originally Posted by LaceyLouelle3: “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
Originally Posted by LCDMAN: “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.
Originally Posted by LCDMAN: “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”
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....
Originally Posted by China Girl: “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.
Originally Posted by LCDMAN: “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.
Originally Posted by LCDMAN: “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.
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.
Originally Posted by walterwhite: “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.
Originally Posted by Hotgossip: “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.
Originally Posted by walterwhite: “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.
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.....