Potato Bags are just not worth it!
12-16-2011, 07:40 AM
#52
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My potato bag caught on fire too. I did everything right but it caught on fire. My son is a fireman and he said we are doing it wrong if we use 100% cotton. Cotton catches fire faster than other fibers. I went back to using my old one that I had bought years ago in a craft fair. It is stuffed with plain old polyester stuffing. I have never had a problem with using it.
12-16-2011, 07:42 AM
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thepolyparrot, good statement, my husband is a retired fire fighter understand your training. we work with wild land fire fighters each summer. I was a safety com. officer with the company I worked for ,there are some things that just stick with you for every.
12-16-2011, 08:03 AM
#54
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I use these bags all the time, never had a problem, I like the taste of the potato beter when I use the bag. I also use the bag for sweet potatos, and corn on the cob. Its not just my microwave because I have used several different ones 
12-16-2011, 08:31 AM
#55
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Potatoe bags
DITTO
PLUS.....the instructions state to wash and DRY the potatoes.....there's a reason for DRYING them !!!!! Microwaves fuction thru moisture in whatever is in it....don't know if I said that correctly but theres something to that effect that is in my mannual Been awhile since I read it.........another safety fact is to lay the potatoe bag flap side down in microwave and
PLUS.....the instructions state to wash and DRY the potatoes.....there's a reason for DRYING them !!!!! Microwaves fuction thru moisture in whatever is in it....don't know if I said that correctly but theres something to that effect that is in my mannual Been awhile since I read it.........another safety fact is to lay the potatoe bag flap side down in microwave and
12-16-2011, 09:44 AM
#56
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I don't lke the bags either. I poke holes in the tater, and place in a zip lock bog (leave it open) and zap it. Works great
12-16-2011, 09:49 AM
#57
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I know this is not going to be a very popular response, but the truth is truth, even if nobody believes it. 
These bags are dangerous. The fiber in batting and woven into the fabric is so fine that it is easily vaporized (a condition for combustion) and it does not contain enough moisture to prevent vaporization or extinguish combustion.
There, I said it. I'm a fire chief's daughter and I will probably still be acting like a fire chief's daughter the day I die. But, I won't die because I smoked in bed, plugged in a frayed cord, overloaded a circuit, used gasoline to start a barbecue or because I used a little quilt to cook my potatoes in.
These bags are dangerous. The fiber in batting and woven into the fabric is so fine that it is easily vaporized (a condition for combustion) and it does not contain enough moisture to prevent vaporization or extinguish combustion.
There, I said it. I'm a fire chief's daughter and I will probably still be acting like a fire chief's daughter the day I die. But, I won't die because I smoked in bed, plugged in a frayed cord, overloaded a circuit, used gasoline to start a barbecue or because I used a little quilt to cook my potatoes in.
12-16-2011, 10:10 AM
#59
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Tater Bags
I bought a 'potato bag' kit yesterday from my LQS. Was excited to make it today to give as a gift! I read lots of threads regarding the pros and cons of the bag on the QB here so made sure I washed/dried the fabric, used only 100% cotton thread, and tested it in the microwave with a damp paper towel inside, hit the 'potato' button and.....the bag is now outside in the rain on the steps. It started smoking so bad and has a big brown burn spot in the inside and now I have a stinky kitchen to boot. Will never make one of these again. Perhaps others have had better luck but I feel it's just not worth the anxiety!
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