An hour and 10 minutes in, just after I'd grated the cheese and put the beans on to warm, and I hear a loud thud from the oven… And yes, they were pricked.
by Buddy-Matt
An hour and 10 minutes in, just after I'd grated the cheese and put the beans on to warm, and I hear a loud thud from the oven… And yes, they were pricked.
by Buddy-Matt
32 comments
Oooh bad luck mate.
New fear unlocked.
Stab them with a fork first.
I always spike them with a fork. Granted, I cook them in the microwave for 10 mins before putting them in the oven but I assume it’s the same principle.
*Your other half walks in*
“have you seen my novelty WW2 hand grenade shaped like a spud?”
LOL! I’ve done that.
The amazing thing is that the potato just disappears … they’re mostly water and, when they explode, they turn into dust.
Talking about spuds, I went on a little internet searching recently to find this Baked Potato oven that I remember seeing in a builders cafe that my dad used to take me to on the weekends.
I [found it at last](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=894bd4184fca4f62&sxsrf=ADLYWIJuNcls7gFXSyyzO4S5jDjInw7dQg:1730728285462&q=victorian+potato+oven&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0CvspUPonaF8UH5s_LBD3JPX4RSeMPt9v8oIaeGMh2T2D1DyqhnuPxLgMgOaYPYX7OtOF4SxbM4YPsyWUMdeXRPZhCDnq-5Z-yoSNSuzzuqe-AJEcgubqbZZMyt_grANnsjG430usNqxcfNkddhKrAc7ZdUqqRTe-LY6ueoAHENlT69FE4GZz5taUYsEQezNmmRFXnASP-Ran4mbpidC5JNYU_oow&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwiKGl6cKJAxWKQ0EAHUOhGwQQtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1920&bih=959&dpr=1#vhid=6S17BXEzk7xxpM&vssid=mosaic) and it got me thinking if anyone else remembers seeing these knocking around. Seems like it’s uncommon now.
I usually put a slit in them rather than stabbing with a fork
Did you edit this, or is no one reading the part where you say you *did* prick them with a fork before you put them in? Also, concerning that they can still do that even if you prick them like you’re supposed to!
putting them on the bare rack is a choice
Happened to my wife a while back. I had never seen anything like it before.
Wrap them in tinfoil and even if it does explode it’s still contained.
I don’t think a fork gets deep enough. I always stab mine right through the middle with a sharp knife.
I stopped pricking them cos it bent my fork’s tines, but I also lightly oil the skins before baking, I wonder if that’s somehow saved me from any splosions?
Stab them with a fork, and I put a metal skewer through the middle too. Helps ensure the centre is fully cooked.
Other than self detonated potato you have a lovely clean oven.
Echoing others, you need to run your potato through.
Never had this happen, but I oil them, salt them, prick them with a fork (which you’ve said you did) and then wrap them in foil on a baking tray.
For a second I thought the potato explosion had blown the glass clean off the oven!
Omg always thought this was a myth but still stabbed them with a fork anyway!!
Prick with a fork
I was told to make a quarter inch deep cross cut before sticking them in the oven, I guess this is the reason why, need that steam to escape.
spike them, even one stab with a knife is enough. You should always do this cooking things that still have skins, especially if microwaving too.
I normally wrap them in foil and put them inside a tray, jic.
Why is no one calling them jacket potatoes?
Yep that’s why you prick them all over with a fork. Personally I like to make deep stabs with sharp knife, then roll them in a blend of melted butter, soya suace, pepper, herbs, sweet paprika, a bit of lime juice and garlic. The deep cuts stop them exploding but also help to get all that flavour inside the spud aswell as on the skin.
Never forget to “pop it ‘for its hot, pop it ‘for its hot” I’ll see my self out
Do people actually put their potatoes in the oven like this? There’s something called foil that not only keeps things like this from making a mess, it also cuts down the cooking time.
rawdogging it without the foil i see
That’s an hour and 10 in? What temp was this at? I’d get your oven checked pal. They are pale as fuck for 70 minutes in the oven.
Are you all just sticking your tatties right on the rack like that?
I always cook them like a kebab, with a metal skewer through the middle. It prevents explosions and helps cook the middle a bit quicker.
Professional potato muncher here, Ive never had this problem before. Maybe stabbing with a fork isnt enough to release the pressure inside the hot spud? Ive always sliced about an inch deep along the potato two or three times instead.
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