sewbizgirl

You know, with all the textiles being made in China and Pakistan, how do we even know they are 100% cotton as they say they are? Obviously they are not!

I would not put any kind of fabric or fabric with batting in the microwave.

Momo

I just got a new microwave because our old one was catching on fire on the metal piece inside. The new microwave instructions state that items placed in the microwave should be a certain height to prevent fires.
I am guilty of placing a very short dish with some frozen nuts in the old one to defrost. Guess I should have used something taller.

Rose_P

I made a bag for potatoes just winging it, and this was before I did much quilting. I had seen them in a store and figured I could do that only better . I used Warm and Natural, and in all probability cotton-wrapped poly thread. It worked fine, but I saw absolutely no improvement over the usual microwave potato cooking, and so have just used it as a hot-mat on the table ever since. Is there any chance the batting in yours was Insul-brite, which is not supposed to be used in the microwave because it has metal?

I cook naked ears of corn under the microwave spatter cover and it turns out great.

In the future, if there is ever a fire in a microwave, you and all your family members should know that all you should do is turn it off and wait until the fire goes out. It will because there is a limited air supply in there. That's much safer than trying to move a burning item, and was mentioned in the instructions that came with my first microwave. Having a fire extinguisher in the kitchen is also a good idea, and your insurance company might give you a discount if you do that and a few other simple things around the house that can reduce risk.

Bluelady

I have cooked small potatoes in a brown paper bag in the microwave. Come out great!

Pam H

My daughter, my husband and my mom all had theirs catch fire. My theory is that if you only cook 1 small potato there is not enough moisture or steam to prevent the bag from burning. When I cook 2 or more potatoes my bag is very wet by the time they are done cooking. I never leave the bag cooking unattended out of fear of a fire. Potatoes taste so darn good cooked in them that I still want to use the bags!

Needles

I have heard of so many of these bags starting fires since the craze. My mind keeps wondering, who in their right mind, would put any kind of cloth in a microwave for 8-10 min. And especially anything with polyester, i.e., cotton covered polyester thread. With all the junk made in China now, wouldn't trust any fabric or batting to be 100% anything. A friend of mine works for an after fire clean up company, and we were discussing this a month or so ago. She said, oh well, things like this keep me employed. Got two of the potato bags for Christmas a few years back, they went straight in the wastebasket.

My potatoes I m/w on the tray and my corn, in a m/w vegetable cooker, with a small bit of water in the bottom. Please keep the cloth out of your m/w ovens.

charity-crafter

LOL, you're talking about something different ....you made the corn bags for keeping body parts warm....they are talking about the one to cook corn in. Easy to confuse the two from the thread title.

Geri B

corn bags, potato bags, etc., seems to be another way for LQS to "sell" more fabric..........as far as "cooking" corn...not really necessary...if it fresh-picked you can eat it right there....altho it is not "hot"......corn like tomatoes are ready to eat.....In corn season.....I will remove husk, and put in plastic zip lock and micro for about 3 min......please not salt, butter or anything just the sugar sweetness of that corn is satisfying enough.....my question is how to get all the cornsilk off the cob.........any sure ways out there. I never buy corn on the cob other than from a farm during season........tons of it - for meal eating, salads, relishes, and some freezing....eat and enjoy and each year eagerly wait for corn season again!!!!
As far as the potato bags...was given one once as a gift.......got rid of it......those get microed easy enough without a "bag"......that is just me...

quiltapillow

Hi, My experp. is to make it all out of 100% cotton. Poly will catch fire. But we have had no problem with the 100% cotton. If I make any and give away it is always 100% cotton. I have a stash bag to keep only 100%cotton for just that purpose without getting mixed with the other.

NanaCsews2

Too funny!!
After boiling the corn, I use tongs to remove it from the water, place the corn in a colander and then place the colander back over the corn water pan to continue dripping. My colander is large enough to sit directly on the rim of the pan. I also place a tin foil tent over the corn to keep the heat on the corn before serving.