Idle question. I’ve always heard that you need to prick the skins before baking a potato. The potential consequence for failure to do so is a catastrophic potato explosion.
Has anyone had this happen to them?
In the oven, really hot and it blew open and “baked” all over the inside. Hell to clean up. I was sure I poked it, but… couldn’t remember.
Now I go a serial killer on them before baking.Now that’s the exciting outcome from my worst fears.
Even if untrue, I’ll just take the opportunity to stab something inanimate that won’t get me arrested.
Yes. And in a very traditional oven too.
Potatoes have exploded in my family’s microwave numerous times.
a catastrophic potato explosion
…or a bombe de terre, if you will.
What’s “taters”, precious?
You deserve good things in life.
French speaker here: what makes it funny for me is it kind of sounds like someone trying to say “pomme de terre” with a stuffy nose
That’s what they we’re going for, yea
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No but had eggplants explode, and instantly sear onto the entire inside of the oven. Even kicked the door open a little.
No. But I did have one catch on fire in a big way, because it was already fully cooked (low moisture at that point) and too close to the broiler element. I had never used a broiler before. The starch and sugar in a potato is quite flammable.
Not in a regular oven, but in a microwave, yes
Yep! One of the worst burns I’ve ever gotten too. The potato sticks to you like glue and doesn’t come off right away.
Really sucks.
Yep
No pan or tray? Straight on the rack huh?
I stab deep with a fork; twice on the ends, twice on the sides (six total). I’m paranoid but it works.
I used to work in a bar that made baked potatoes all the time
It was a fast way to sober up a bit when one would pop in the oven
Yes.
Yes. It blew up real good.
Never