Microwave Baked Potatoes. Microwave baked potatoes ~ how to bake a potato in the microwave. Are you ready to give baked potatoes in the microwave a try?

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Did you know you can make them in no time in the microwave? Wash and dry your potato. It cuts the cooking time drastically. Easy to make microwave baked potatoes. Depending on the size of your potato, you might wanna keep it in longer, or less. If cooking one potato, microwave for an additional 3 minutes. You can top them with anything. Microwave baked potatoes are a convenient side. The only downside to cooking jacket potatoes in the microwave is that you won't get that crisp skin you'd get from long oven baking. We like a traditional russet potato for our baked potato, but you can really give any tuber variation this same treatment—depending on the size and density of your potato. Yup, you can make baked potatoes that quick.