Microwave works too! Stab them first.
Erma Bombeck has a hilarious story about her Mother-in-law and her husband who insisted that his mom made the best pie. Erma tried for years to duplicate it only to be told it wasn't as good as Mom's who wouldn't share her secret. I forget exactly but I think one year Erma was taking out the trash from Thanksgiving and the bag broke open and she found the can of Libby Pie Filling (not even canned pumpkin, pre-spiced and sweetened).
Now that we moved, we are about one town over from Morton -- home of Libby where they prepare most of the world's supply of canned pumpkin. We did go to the Morton Pumpkin festival or at least went through while it was going on.