well, there're plenty of ways to cook them. home fries can be made out of almost any shapes, but half discs are my preferred. full discs or shoestrings are ok, too. then there's fried varieties - all sorts of cuts are fine, i prefer straight, steak, or shoestring. not a big waffle or curly fry fan. potato skins are good baked or fried. baked potatoes are better baked for an hour than 5 minutes in the microwave, but only because of the same concept that many women have a hard time getting past [in matters of intimacy]- anticipation can be a powerful tool no matter where it's used.