Originally Posted by
sandrab64
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!
Am rather confused as to why you would put a potato in a bag to microwave, what good does it do?
Iusually cook in aga ,lovely and hard skin better than the soft one in micro, but when using micro just do it as normal and get good results----------why bother?