pasta, potatoes ?microwaved

Can either of the above be cooked in the microwave? Not together of course.

My dad used to cook whole potatoes in the microwave, by pricking them all over and wrapping in a papertowel then cooking for 5-7 mins or until soft.

I would imagine you could cook pasta by popping into boiling water ad microwaving for a few mins, not sure of exact time depends probably on your microwave.

i cook spuds in the microwave. if u want them in their skins just give them a scrub and prick them, put them in a suitable size glass dish with a lid (or use gladwrap to cover), i cook them in butter only and maybe a tablespoon of water. yummy! also try to cook spuds in the microwave that are of similar size so they cook at the same time.

kclu, yes both can be cooked in the microwave and I DO cook them in the microwave.

To cook the pasta I weigh or measure it into a dish or bowl (it needs to be a fairly large one to avoid boilovers). Add salt, then boiling water to well cover the pasta. I find that the pasta needs about the same time to cook in the microwave as it does on the stove-top so I give it 2-3 minutes on High, then give it a stir and return it to the microwave to cook, on High again, for the remainder of the cooking time.

I cook potatoes as jmonster's Dad used to and I also do 'boiled' potatoes in the microwave by placing the potatoes in a dish with a few tbsp water, then covering the dish and our m'wave has a potato setting so I usually use that and find that, depending on the size of the potatoes or potato pieces, I need to give them more time, about 1 minute at a time until they're all but cooked - by the time they have had their standing time they're usually completely cooked. :-))

Thank you everyone. Your comments are a great help to me. Just what I wanted to know.

I cook Pasta in the microwave all the time. Especially if only cooking for one!

there is absolutely nothing that I do NOT cook in the microwave.

I never fry anything-- my stove stays clean