at her.
And apparently this was one of those moments where an entire generation of kitchen knowledge was about to be passed down.
“You have to poke holes in the potato.”
Okay.
But…
Why?
APPARENTLY THE POTATO HAS A PRESSURE PROBLEM
The reason you’re supposed to poke holes in a potato before microwaving it is actually pretty simple.
A potato contains water.
When you microwave it, that water heats up and turns into steam.
The potato’s skin can trap some of that steam inside.
If enough pressure builds up and
