How to Make a Baked Potato Bag
How to Make a Baked Potato Bag
A baked potato bag will allow you to microwave your baked potato and have them turn out as if they had been cooking in the oven. The baked potatoes will be nice and flaky and delicious!
Make Your Own Baked Potato Bag
Making a Baked Potato Bag is relatively easy to do and can be done in less than an hour. It takes only a few items and a sewing machine and you can quickly and easily make a very fun project that is useful. The first thing you need to do is accumulate the following items:
1. 22″ x 11″ piece of Warm Tater batting
Warm Tater Batting 100% Cotton 45″x1yd Package Natural
2. 22″ x 11″ piece of decorative 100% cotton fabric
44” Wide Farmer’s Market Potatoes Brown Fabric By The Yard
3. 22″ x 11″ piece of 100% cotton lining material
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How to Assemble a Baked Potato Bag
- Place the batting between the 2 layers of fabric with the right side(printed side) facing out.
- Quilt stitch(straight stitch or tic-tac-toe pattern) 2 straight lines across the 11″ side dividing it into 3 sections and 3 straight lines across the 22″ side dividing it into 4 sections.
- Then, using a zig zag stitch, sew all 3 layers together around all the edges.
- Create a finished hem by folding the width(11″)end in 1/2″ towards the lining(decorative part will show the 1/2″) and then straight stitch it down along the edge where the two fabrics join.
- Fold the fabrics into a square (or rectangle – depending on the shape and size you want it to be ) by folding it inside out (that means with the decorative fabric to the inside) with the hems overlapping 1/2″.
- Pin edges and sew 1/2″ seam allowance with a straight stitch.
- Turn the bag right side out.
- Machine wash in cold water and dry before using.
How to Use Your Baked Potato Bag
Did you know that you can use your baked potato bag to cook more than potatoes? You can also bake rolls tortillas and corn on the cob. Here is a cooking chart to help you bake your food items. The benefit of using the potato bag is that it helps retain moisture in your food while warming/cooking it.
- 2 large potatos = 8 minutes
- Rolls = 20 seconds to warm them
- 12 Tortillas = 30 seconds
- 2 Corn on the Cob = 6 minutes
