Thanks for the warning! I just received a potato bag from a fellow sewer friend of mine. Haven't used it yet. But when I do, I will watch very carefully!

I did not have your experience when I used a potato bag many years ago but the potato tasted awful so I just bake mine in the raw. LOL

I took a class in college called Textiles. UGHH hardest class i ever took. learned fabric type, name, content, story and chemical make up. I had to make little 5x7 cards with all the above mentioned on each swatch (i got an A). We did tests of diff kinds one each type of fabric,,, cotton, wool, poly, etc. I was shocked to find anything made with polyester when heated will MELT!! This means if your wearing anything poly it will melt into you. Same with many man made, polyprolene being one. They melt at a low temp. The higher the temp the quicker the burn and fire. Since then i read all labels on clothes and wont wear polyester. Im glad they finally made a new batting. I will prob use it on all quilts. Ive been thru a house fire and thats scary. Glad no one was hurt tho.

what batting did you use.if warm and natural, it is not 100% cotton and it will cause it to burn.

I've sold hundreds of them and only two reported burning up. I see the flaw that happened...... Instructions say to wrap the WET potato in a DAMP paper towel. It's the moisture that not only helps to steam the potato and bake it nicer, but also cuts down on the fire danger. Oh, the bags that burned, one lady left the safety pin on that held the instruction card and the other had a commercial grade microwave in which the power is too high for the bag to handle. Try again using the wet potato and moist towel. You'll like it. I've used my for years!

We love corn on the cob cooked in the potato bag. Directions say to wrap corn in dry paper towel. It is very moist, as is the bag, when taken from the microwave and it's delicious. Being in our retirement years, we have used it for baked potatoes and warming breads and rolls. We have never had a problem, but I will be sure to look for the special batting when making them.

Ok, I guess I'm on another planet. Have seen the potato pockets but thought they were just for keeping them warm AFTER baking. LOL

Washing and letting the potato wet before wrapping in a paper towel was part of the instructions I got. If you don't use the bag, you prick the potato, wrap it in the paper towel, the steam from inside will help, I don't dry the potato either way. I wrap each potato separately if I put in more than one, just up the time a minute. Takes about two minutes for one medium potato in my microwave, saves a lot of time at our house.
Carol J.

Wow Peachy...I'm sorry that happened to you...thats Scary!!! I've never used one of the bags..never had one, but I'll be careful if I try it in the future. Thanks for the post!