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Yes you can cook a potato in the microwave... but do not wrap it in foil!!!! wash the potato and poke it a few times with a fork and then wrap in a paper towel. depending on the size of the potato is long you need to cook it.
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can bake potatoes in the oven without foil. I've never used foil on them in my life, and neither did my mother. It's totally unnecessary.
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The foil acts as an extra skin on baked potatoes, holding in moisture as the potato bakes. While some cooks prefer it, it is not necessary. You can obtain excellent baked potatoes by:
- pricking the skin all over with a fork. This allows steam to escape, preventing the potato from bursting in the oven.
- Rubbing the potato all over with oil, preferably olive oil.
- Rolling the oiled potato in salt.
Bake as usual until tender when pierced with a fork. About 40 minutes at 450 degrees, or an hour and a half at 350 degrees.
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How can you use the word potatoes in a sentence?
Bring a jacket potato wrapped in foil to cook in a bonfire
Do you cook a baked potato in aluminum foil?
If baking in an oven, the foil can be used or not. If baking on a camp fire of fire place I say use the foil as it is in direct contact with the heat source. Or you may just rinse the sweet potato and bake in in the microwave after poking a few holes in it with a fork.
Why does a white unprinted paper does not get heated in a microwave while a potato does?
A potato wrapped in paper will cook in a microwave oven, because paper does not block microwaves. A potato wrapped in aluminum foil would not cook in a microwave because aluminum foil does block microwaves.
Can you cook potatoes in a grill?
Really its just like when you cook a baked potato in the oven. You clean the potato and then you can put alumium foil around the potato and then you put it on the grill and then you let it cook for a while and then you turn it. And to know when it is finished you poke a fork in the baked potato and if its still hard its not done. But if you can poke through it then its done. * Scrub the potato * Poke a few holes in the potato with a fork or a knife * Wrap in tin foil, sealing the potato inside the foil * Cook the potato on a hot spot on the grill or you can place it directly on the outer edges of the coals, turning occasionally * It's done when a knife will slide easily through the center * If you cook the potato on the coals, it will cook a lot faster, so keep a close eye on it
Why not cook potato in black dull foil?
Black foil would attract heat and burn the potato if you put it in on a too high heat, or left it in too long, it would be very unpredictable but silver foil reflects heat, and cooks it slower and is easier to tell when you have to take it out : it's just easier!
Can you cook sweet potatoes wrapped in foil in slow cooper?
Yes, you can cook sweet potatoes in the slow cooker, wrapped in foil. The length of time it will take for them to cook thoroughly will depend on the temperature in the cooker and the size of the potatoes. It's good to add a little butter in with each wrapped potato to add flavor.
Will Ham Cook Faster In Foil?
yes the foil keeps in heat and cooks it in the foil
Can you cook with wine in a foil tray?
no
Why does restaurant served baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil?
I do not know why people wrap them in foil at home, one can bake a potato in their oven without wrapping it. I do wrap them when I cook them on the grill. In many places the potatos are boiled before wrapping them and placing them in the oven. A friend in the food business said that people expect them to be in foil. I guess that people see it wrapped so it must be clean. Some folks don't want the potato to dry out while it's cooking. A spud wrapped in foil will not suffer the water loss that an unjacketed one will. Depending on the cooking time, one may chose to put on the foil or not. Even when spuds are cooked quickly in the microwave, it is recommended that they be cooked in a covered dish or bowl. (They will not, of course, be covered with foil when we nuc 'em.) It's a moisture thing. Bon appétit!
Why is aluminium foil used to cook food?
to furthuer cook the food
How long to cook a bake potato?
It takes about an hour to bake a potato at 350 degrees.
Which metal might we wrap in a baked potato?
Aluminum (foil)
