Andy wrote on 29 Dec 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> I've never seen a potato burst in a regular oven in all my life!
>
> Andy
>

I've had it happen in a conventional oven and it is messy and stinks up the
house...[Can you say burning potato? I knew you could]...It only seems to
happen when company is coming over and it's about 10 minutes before they
arrive.

Since then I fork the spuds.