http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280 One of my friends at work gave me this great tip for the perfect baked potato. It's a really quick and simple method. All you need is a potato, a plastic bag (a Walmart or H.E.B. bag is perfect) and a microwave. Wrap the bag around the potato and twist it closed tightly. Then just put it in the microwave. Three minutes if it's a small potato, five if it's big. Careful when you pull it out. (As if you didn't know it's going to be hot.) Then you can cut it open and load it up with whatever you like! I like mine with butter and a bit of ranch. Sometimes I like to add a bit of grated mild cheddar. How do you like your baked potato? P.S. Cute picture has been substituted with Chester chasing a grasshopper. Watch for the big musical finish! Edit: Sorry. Chester video is down due to technical difficulties. I'll get it sorted ASAP. One of my friends at work gave me this great tip for the perfect baked potato. It's a really quick and simple method. All you need is a potato, a plastic bag (a Walmart or H.E.B. bag is perfect) and a microwave. Wrap the bag around the potato and twist it closed tightly. Then just put it in the microwave. Three minutes if it's a small potato, five if it's big. Careful when you pull it out. (As if you didn't know it's going to be hot.) Then you can cut it open and load it up with whatever you like! I like mine with butter and a bit of ranch. Sometimes I like to add a bit of grated mild cheddar. How do you like your baked potato? P.S. Cute picture has been substituted with Chester chasing a grasshopper. Watch for the big musical finish! Edit: Sorry. Chester video is down due to technical difficulties. I'll get it sorted ASAP. en-us Please don't wrap your baked potato in plastic.  Microwaved plastic causes cancer. Just thought you should be informed.  http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32759 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32759 Please don't wrap your baked potato in plastic.  Microwaved plastic causes cancer. Just thought you should be informed.  I like a baked sweet potato with butter, sugar, and cinnamon.  ;) http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32765 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32765 I like a baked sweet potato with butter, sugar, and cinnamon.  ;) From one potatohead to another...Woohoo is right about the plastic. Apparently the heat changes the plastic. Plastic is made of some very lethal chemicals that can leach into your food. My better half works at the big cajone plastics plant in Pt. Comfort; he uses a few old dishes to take his lunch. What I do is wash the potatoes well and poke them with a fork a few times and give them a canola (or oil of your choice) massage. Once your potatoes are relaxed and happy, put them in a bowl cover them with papertowel and zap for about 12 mins. Top it with your favorite stuff. Zap again if necessary. For dessert, make Rebecca's sweet potato recipe. I love baked potatoes. It is a great source of fiber, soluble (inside potato) and insoluble (peel). http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32825 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32825 From one potatohead to another...Woohoo is right about the plastic. Apparently the heat changes the plastic. Plastic is made of some very lethal chemicals that can leach into your food. My better half works at the big cajone plastics plant in Pt. Comfort; he uses a few old dishes to take his lunch. What I do is wash the potatoes well and poke them with a fork a few times and give them a canola (or oil of your choice) massage. Once your potatoes are relaxed and happy, put them in a bowl cover them with papertowel and zap for about 12 mins. Top it with your favorite stuff. Zap again if necessary. For dessert, make Rebecca's sweet potato recipe. I love baked potatoes. It is a great source of fiber, soluble (inside potato) and insoluble (peel). Woohoo is correct,good point.I watched a show and it was about the steam that drips off of the plastic into the food while it is being heated in a microwave.The steam actually carries the chemicals from the plastic into the food.Good tip woohoo. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32838 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_32838 Woohoo is correct,good point.I watched a show and it was about the steam that drips off of the plastic into the food while it is being heated in a microwave.The steam actually carries the chemicals from the plastic into the food.Good tip woohoo. Those are some good points. I'll pass that along. Thanks, everyone! http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_33205 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/LAHightower/6280/#c_33205 Those are some good points. I'll pass that along. Thanks, everyone!