Easiest way to cook a pumpkin

I'm about to make Thai Pumpkin Soup, so I cooked a pumpkin that I grew in my garden. I accidentally figured out the easiest way ever to cook a pumpkin. Just put the whole pumpkin in the oven at 350º for an hour or more. I put mine in whole, intending to take it out after half an hour or so to cut it when it was softer and more pliable. I forgot about it. An hour and a half later, I took it out, cut it in half (oh so easily), scooped out the seeds and stringy bits and discarded them, scooped up the cooked pumpkin flesh and put it in a container to await its addition to soup and baked goods.