I was visiting my parents recently, and I made dinner which included baked potatoes. I ... pestered ... my parents on when they wanted to eat, as I explained that the potatoes would take at least an hour. My mother asked why I just didn't nuke them, and I made a involuntary "gag" look, and said it just wasn't the same.

I think she was kinda offended as she has been microwaving potatoes for years (and then my Dad chimed in and said he agreed with me). I explained that while nuked potatoes weren't ... bad, they aren't as good as truly baked. Plus, my genuine reason for not microwaving is not the taste, but it is just too easy to destroy a potato in the microwave. 2-3 minutes too much and the spud is a mess and microwaves vary wildly, so it just isn't worth the "risk" (IMHO).

Do you microwave your potatoes?