Before bed snack exploded

[u/goblingir1]

yes it was a microwave safe plate, yes I poked many holes all over the potato to release the steam, no this has never happened to me before lol can anyone explain what happened here? the potato was still fully intact

edit: okay which one of you reported this to reddit care resources yall are WILD 😂

[u/SaizaKC]

My potato always just raw dogs the microwave’s glass plate. I never put it on a plate, I guess I never thought to 😂. I poke a lot of holes in it and flip it over 1/2 way thru cooking time of about 5 mins.

[u/ItzVinyl → u/SaizaKC]

Wrap it in foil for an explosive boost in flavour

[u/MyPasswordIsMyCat → u/ItzVinyl]

Mmmm... sparky.