The Lazy Gourmet

[Buster's Uncle]

I think my BBQ sauce recipe misses a little something without basil...

[E_T]

Get some and hide it...

[Buster's Uncle]

That would involve leaving the house.  Maybe I will.  I'll never find it at the convenience store, though.

[Rusty Edge]

I think my BBQ sauce recipe misses a little something without basil...

But does said sauce contain garlic or tomato paste or Italian seasoning?

[Buster's Uncle]

It's atop page two...

[Rusty Edge]

It's atop page two...

I knew I read it once upon a time! So the answer is yes.

[Buster's Uncle]

Both, yes.

[Unorthodox]

Laziest of meals in my repertoire tonight:  Baked potato bar. 

[E_T]

Laziest of meals in my repertoire tonight:  Baked potato bar.

Do you have the recipe in this thread somewhere?

[Unorthodox]

Uh.  Bake the potatoes and put what you want on them. 

Ham, cheese and mini peperoni are the kids' go to. 

[E_T]

Ah, thought might be more involved...

Do you know were to get some good baking stakes and what temp/time to you bake yours for?

[Unorthodox]

stakes? 

Potatoes, I scrub, poke holes, wrap in foil and bake at 350.  Time depends on size, but about an hour and a half.  One trick is to put a pan of water in with it to keep them from drying out. 

I wouldn't bake steaks.  If you want a good steak to accompany, Au poivre is a decent method for stove topping a steak and easier than it sounds. 

[E_T]

My mom used to have a set of Aluminum (call them baking nails if you want) that would be inserted length wise into the potato.  She (and myself when I made them) would wash the spud, cover in foil, inset nail and put into oven.  Can't remember time or temp.

The Aluminum of the baking nails would transfer heat into the spud and allow the inside of the spud to be fully cooked (for your larger baking potatoes).  Less cooking time for one thing... Skin still moist, too...

I would have one for myself with lots of butter (not margarine).  The skin was the best, after finishing the inside.  Have later used some cheese and bacon as well as a bit of Sour Cream, but it's almost always been lots of Butter to start with...  And I take lots of time getting it ready for that butter, too...

IIRC, when Rusty and his wife had me for dinner (at a restaurant in the Pointe Orlando Complex on International Drive), when he was in Orlando, I had Steak and Baked Potato.

[Unorthodox]

Never heard of that.  I'll have to look into it. 

You might want to look into the microwave bags though.  (google microwave baked potato bag for a slew of options)  We got one randomly for christmas a while back and can vouch for it making a good baked potato or two.  Not so good for doing family dinner.  Put in bag and cook for ~4 minutes in the microwave. 

[Buster's Uncle]

Mom does it -makes the bags, too- and it works, for sure.  Presumably, the layers of cloth defocus the microwaves to achieve better over-all penetration w/ no burns/dryspots next to raw.