Place scrubbed potatoes on a rack or on crumpled aluminum foil in aluminum skillet or saucepan. Do not add water or wrap potatoes in foil. Cover skillet or saucepan and bake on thermostatic top burner at 375 degrees until done, about 1 to 1½ hours.
“BUTTER BOIL” FROZEN VEGETABLE
Break up frozen vegetable by pounding package against edge of counter. Place vegetable in saucepan with 2 to 3 tablespoons butter and ½ teaspoon salt. For starchy vegetables like lima beans and corn, 1 or 2 tablespoons of water may be needed. Cook on thermostatic top burner at 210 degrees. Cook time indicated on package plus 5 minutes.
NOTE: To prevent breaking spears of asparagus and broccoli, thaw just enough to break apart.
FLUFFY RICE
For 3 cups of cooked white rice, place 1 cup uncooked rice, 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt in 2-qt. saucepan. Place on thermostatic top burner at 225 degrees. Bring to a boil, then cover pan, lower temperature setting to 190 degrees, and simmer about 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. For extra fluffy rice, turn burner off and let rice stand, covered for 10 minutes more.
Brown and wild rice are best cooked this way also, but cooking time will be much longer—about 35 to 45 minutes total cooking time. Also, add about ½ cup more water.
POPCORN
