Omelet wrote on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:34:34 -0500:

??>>> We've never wrapped them in foil either (except for
??>>> yams).
??>>
??>> Yams also do much better with no wrapping. I put them on
??>> the bottom rack and put a small square of foil on the oven
??>> floor. Unwrapped roasted yams develop a really nice
??>> caramelization layer and don't need much more than slicing
??>> and eating.

O> We wrapped them in foil to contain the mess they tend to
O> make. ;-)

O> Okay, I'll have to try them then over a wood grill where it
O> does not matter...

Returning to potatoes! I like to make mashed potatoes with
baking potatoes usually nuked. There is one bonus in that, after
removing the potato, the skins can be crisped quickly in the
conventional oven as a bonus!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not