Microwave Baked Potato Cooking Bag / Potato Sack

For a perfectly cooked baked potato, this handcrafted microwave baked potato sack will make your meals wonderful and your life a lot easier! No more will you need to poke your potato with a fork or cover it with plastic wrap…just wrap your potato in a paper towel, place in the sack, set your microwave for 9 minutes* and your done! You will have a perfectly cooked baked potato in no time! This bag will hold up to 3 large baking potatoes. Add a few minutes to cooking time for more than one potato. After removing baked potato from bag, let bag air dry. *Microwave times may vary.

This microwave baked potato bag would make a great gift for the potato lover in your life and is perfect for home, the college dorm, the office, or traveling!

Bag measures 8 1/2" wide by 9" high

Supplies:

2 pieces of 100% cotton fabric 10" x 22" 1 piece of 100% cotton quilt batting 10" x22"

Disclaimer for Potato Sack:

Please use the Potato Sacks according to your microwave instructions and do not leave sacks unattended when using. There have been reports of scorching in some of the newer more powerful microwaves with higher wattage. The use of these designs does not imply that I ensure the safety of these bags. You must determine for yourself if they are safe to use in your microwave.

Step 1 - Cut 2 pieces of fabric & 1 piece of batting 10" x 22". Place fabric right sides together & place the batting on top. Pin the short 10" sides together.

Step 2 - Sew a 1/2" seam along the top and bottom (10" sides) with right sides together.

Step 3 - Turn right side out, top stitch at the top and bottom.

Step 4 - Place on table with the inside of the bag facing up.

Step 5 - Place a mark 2" down from the top of one edge and fold the bag up to the 2" mark.

Step 6 - Nest, fold the 2" over the top and pin.

Step 7 - Pin the 2" lip through the front part only, so you can turn it.

Step 8 - With the lip pinned in place, turn the bag inside out.

Step 9 - Pin together along the sides and stitch them together. This 2" lip is inside when pinned.

Step 10 - Turn bag right side out.

Step 11 - Now turn the 2" lip over to the front side of the bag so that it is right side out.

Here are some instructions you can print and place inside your potato sack to tell people how to use it:

BAKED POTATO SACK This simple sack creates a "just right" baked potato in your microwave. The inside is well done, yet moist, and the skin remains tender. The bag will cook one to four medium sized potatoes at once. Simply wash and dry your Potatoes. DO NOT PRICK!! Wrap the potatoes in a paper towel and place in bag. Microwave as instructed by the microwave manufacturer. Time will vary per microwave. When serving, do not cut with knife, simply use a fork. potatoes will be very fluffy. Let the bag air dry. ENJOY!!

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