Most any time I cook spaghetti squash, I cut it in half (or Vince does that), I scoop out the seeds, wrap it in plastic wrap and microwave each half for about 5 minutes. It gets very hot and I let it sit in the microwave to cool off a bit.
But once upon a time, I read that if you poked a few vent holes in the whole thing, you could just microwave the whole squash. I tried it.
Oops!
That happened 10-1/2 years ago, in Kentucky, and there’s never a time that I put a spaghetti squash in the microwave that I don’t think about that incident.
By the way, I had poked about 10 holes in the squash before I put it in the microwave. I’ve microwaved a few whole ones since then . . not many . . but I’ve never had an explosion like that and hope I never do again.
Robin F. says
Don’t ya hate when that happens. I had potatoes explode even with holes poked. Some items just have too much water content.
Dottie N. says
WOW!!!
Rebecca in SoCal says
I’m surprised you ever microwaved a whole one again! My first thought was “not enough holes,” but you covered that. It must have made quite a noise when it exploded!
Diannesmith04@gmail.com says
I saw somewhere the other day that someone put theirs in The Instant Pot. It did great.
Quilterbee says
If you poke holes and microwave 30 seconds to one minute you can then remove the squash and cut it in half easily. Then continue to cook each half until done.
dezertsuz says
I think if I’m gonna nuke it, I’ll just cut it in half. LOL
Carolyn says
in appropriate laughing here, sorry…. I do mine all the time in the microwave, no poked holes never thought about that, just cut in 1/2 put in microwave for about 4 min, turn upside down, and do it again. sometimes big ones take about 4 times…..