doesn’t have an easy way to escape, the potato can split or burst.
Those little fork holes give the steam somewhere to escape.
That’s it.
That’s the secret.
No ancient family recipe.
No complicated technique.
No special microwave setting.
Just tiny holes that give the steam a way out.
And somehow I’ve been doing this for years without knowing why.
WHICH MAKES MY MOM’S REACTION MAKE MORE SENSE
From her perspective, poking the potato probably isn’t a “technique.”
It’s just something you do.
Like putting the lid on a container
