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What are the recommended times for cooking sweet potatoes in the microwave?

Microwave wattage associated with those times would be appreciated as well.

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Assuming a typical 1200 W to 1400 W microwave

For gold (skin and interior) sweet potato around 4 to 5 minutes per 300 g (large first size)

For purple (skin, and cream interior) sweet potato around 5 to 6 minutes per 300 g

Allow at least a minute sitting time before cutting or serving to allow for an even cook

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Technique is basically the same as a normal potato: poke it full of holes with a fork, and microwave on high for 5-10 minutes, depending on size of the potato. The fork holes let steam escape. Cook times are assuming a roughly 1000W microwave. I suggest checking the potato's progress by sticking it with a fork every couple minutes, to make sure you don't overdo it.

If you want a crispier skin, you can finish with a few minutes in the toaster oven at 450F/230C.

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Sweet potatoes cook in 50% to 70% of the time a similar potato would cook in. 7-12 minutes will turn them to stringy mush – TFD Jun 27 '12 at 3:31
@TFS: Maybe they cook a little faster. I can cite a source indicating 7 minutes is not outrageous; I'm used to pretty large and starchy sweet potatoes, however. And mushy is not necessarily a bad thing. I'll adjust my suggested time range down a little bit though, since they do cook somewhat faster. – BobMcGee Jun 27 '12 at 4:03

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