What happens to potatoes if you don't poke them with a fork or something before you put them in the oven? do they explode? implode? i am really curious but i don't want to destroy my moms oven.
2007-12-29 04:06:02 · 12 answers · asked by ~Claire~ 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Nothing. A potato steams inside if you don't poke holes in it. It will not explode or anything. It just makes for a fluffier potato if you don't poke it.
2007-12-29 04:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by chefslash 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a lot will happen. This poking is just to allow the steam to escape. You could cover your dish holding a few potatoes with foil just to keep them safely from bursting open and dirtying the oven.
2007-12-29 04:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by flo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poking the potato is required for the M/W on the high setting..
The gas / electric oven No...It is a very large chamber and heat is from the outside..
M/W boils the water inside making the steam that MIGHT make a mess..
2007-12-29 04:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing. That's a myth. Putting a metal skure through the potato will make it cook faster in the oven.
2007-12-29 04:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do no longer think of so, different than heartburn or indigestion. hear, when I make my potato salad, I boil my potatoes and you will might desire to attempt. the two stick a fork into the potato or take one out and flavor or experience. as quickly as they're completed and gentle, take a potato masher or the top of a tumbler or cup and mash. upload mustard, one million Tsp. sugar, pickle rejoice with, mayo, no eggs. the suitable tasting potato salad. I have been given the recipe from an elderly neighbor. Who says potato salad must be cubed.
2016-10-09 09:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by zanchez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can pop open but it will not damage the oven. The fork holes just releases the pressure.
2007-12-29 04:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing would happen,they come out the same.
Remember if you were a potato how would you feel if someone poked you?
2007-12-29 04:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm laughing so hard. I put a potato in the Microwave and forgot to puncture it. Heard this loud "bang" and went to look.. No potato, just mashed potato all over the inside of the microwave. Took me forever to clean it. Take my word for it. DON'T try it.
2007-12-29 04:18:30 · answer #8 · answered by Cricket 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wrap them with foil and don't worry about them. If you nuke them, that's another story. You must pierce them then. They take an hour in the oven at 400.
2007-12-29 04:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOthing happens, but if you put the fork in the oven then BOOM!!!!!!!
2007-12-29 04:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋