faykilgore

I am constantly amazed at what I learn from this board!

coopah

This is how we cook our corn on the cob, too. Easy peasey!

LynnVT

Food in the bag or bowl in a microwave is essential. DD once put a plate in my micro to warm it for her dinner and POW! New microwave purchased next day.

Latrinka

Looks like everythings catching fire these days!

Quiltlady330

I find the most wonderful way to cook corn on the cob in the microwave is to just leave it in the husk and cook it on high for 8 minutes per large ear. Then remove from oven and cut off the stem end and slip out the corn....no shucking or scrubbing. They are clean.

I've heard of fires with the potato bags but they were always using something other than 100% cotton batting.

Brandonsnana

I had a potato bag that someone made with poly batting and never had a problem, used it for years until it finally wore out. Last year a friend made potato (and corn bags) with 100% cotton and within a few uses the potato bag caught fire. I'm back to using paper towel to wrap my potatoes. Apparently 100% cotton is no guarantee!

ILoveToQuilt

Call me "old fashioned" but I actually steam my corn in a large pot with a tight lid. Doesn't drip water like boiled corn does because it doesn't use a lot of water and tastes just as good. Baked potatoes? Wash them, pierce them and put them in micro "naked". If I am using my oven, I bake them along with the roast, etc. Sometimes for oven baked spuds, I will wrap them in foil, but most times I just leave them alone and bake them on the racks. You can also make baked potatoes and corn on the BBQ grill, just don't put them over the flame or hot side. Leave husks on corn and either wrap potatoes in foil or not. Place over indirect heat (cooler side of grill). Just writing about corn and spuds is making me hungry!

Glad to hear you were not injured and your micro was not damaged.

Maire

I had this happen to me, I used all cotton & the special potato bag cotton batting. Very frigthening, plus I had made several for presents which, of course, I did not give out. I suspect something isn't right with the branded potato bag batting because years ago I made the potato bags using 100% cotton warm & natural & there were no problems or fires.
That experience has me sworn off using anything like that in the mircrowave, never again.
Maire

vivsqt

You have to use feed corn. I have been using corn bags for years to keep my feet warm at night. The last bag I made, which I used for about three years, before the corn decided that enough was enough and it burnt. But it did not catch fire. I do not use any batting in my bags. Cut your fabric about 9 or 10" sq and put 6 cups of feed corn it, sew it up and you're ready to go. I put my on for 2 minutes on high. First bag was gift and I love it.

matraina

This happened to me also a couple years' ago. I bought it from a craft show. I decided it's not worth the risk of trying it again. Besides, I didn't think it came out any better than when I bake it on a paper towel.