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The Method: How To Bake a Potato in the Microwave. The Result: Super-fast cooking time with soft skins. Rub the potatoes with olive oil, sprinkle them with salt and pepper, and prick them with the tines of a fork. Place all the potatoes on a microwave-safe dish and microwave at full power for five minutes. Turn them over and microwave for another three to five minutes. If still hard in the middle, microwave in additional one-minute bursts until cooked through.
Pat them dry to remove excess moisture, then stab each one multiple times with the tines of a fork. Stab deeply, pushing your tines at least halfway in. The larger the potato, the more holes you need to allow moisture to vent during cooking. This minimizes the chances of a potato exploding in the microwave. Rub the potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, if you like. Place the prepared potato on a microwave-safe dish and cook it on high for five minutes. Turn the potato so that the bottom side faces up, and if your microwave doesn't have a rotating base, turn it so the side facing the inside of the dish is now pointed toward the outside.