Coffee and Procrastinating
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (85172)
United States
May 21, 2024 9:35am CST
Happy Tuesday Everyone! looks like a nice day ahead with warm temperatures and sunshine. Such a pleasant change from all the rain and clouds last week.
I'm enjoying my coffee before tackling the excitement that's waiting for me. (yes, I'm being sarcastic)
Last night I had potatoes baking in the oven and one of them exploded. What a mess!! Cleaned it as best as I could but today I have to really clean the whole oven. Not something I'm looking forward to by any means.
I can't put it off for too long because I need to use the oven for cooking our dinner tonight.
After all that fun is over I'm going to sit outside and enjoy this beautiful day.
How's your day going?
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
@Beestring usually I pierced the skin but I guess this time I forgot. Guess too much heat caused it to explode
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@Beestring (15564)
• Hong Kong
21 May 24
I also didn't know potatoes could explode. lol
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
22 May 24
I do have a self-cleaning oven but it really wasn't worth using that feature. As hard as it was to bend in there and get it all clean it was far less time involved than if I had put the self-clean on.
Mush and I enjoyed being outside for awhile. She kept guard while I read my book 
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
23 May 24
@just4him I still might have to use the self-clean because the oven smelled when I turned it on tonight. Guess some particles fell under the bottom where I can't reach.
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@just4him (318811)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 May 24
@Marilynda1225 I'm glad it took less time to clean it than with the self-clean feature.
I'm glad Mush stood guard outside while you read.
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
I can't kneel anymore so it was backtracking leaning in to get it all clean. It was exhausting
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
@rebelann nothing is as easy as it used to be
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@Juliaacv (54079)
• Canada
21 May 24
@Marilynda1225 Yes, I can believe that it was very unpleasant.
I am going to guess that you are not making baked potatoes for supper tonight.
I'm taking the easy route and having chicken alfredo.
I'm taking the easy route and having chicken alfredo.@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
Backbreaking job trying to get in there and clean all the little bits and pieces of potato. At least it's done now and the oven is nice and clean.
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With potatoes it happens, at least your potato was inside the oven, it happened to me that one exploded while I was cooking it on the stove and I got a bad burn.@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
Wow I never would have thought a potato would explode outside the oven and I'm sorry to hear that you got a bad burn. Usually I pierce the potato before baking but I guess I forgot this time. It certainly created a huge mess.
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@LadyDuck (478038)
• Italy
21 May 24
@Marilynda1225 I had cut the potatoes in big chunks to saute in a pan, I cannot understand how that could happen.
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
@LadyDuck that is very weird. I never would have thought that it would happen if the potatoes were cut. I just assumed that it would happen if the potato was still whole in the skin.
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@RasmaSandra (86616)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 May 24
That must have been a surprise, Any idea why it exploded? I hope you have a good evening,
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
22 May 24
Usually I pierce the potato before baking but I guess I forgot and the inside just got too hot and it exploded. Won't ever do that again!!
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@snowy22315 (192237)
• United States
21 May 24
About as per usual..about to have coffee myself. I hate it when an egg explodes in the microwave..now that is a mess!
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
21 May 24
I don't' have to worry about eggs exploding because I don't eat them but I imagine it would be a mess
but I imagine it would be a mess
@JudyEv (357339)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 May 24
We had a boiled egg explode once. Vince had cut the top off but it wasn't quite done so he popped it in the microwave. It had been sitting in the eggcup for probably a minute then suddenly exploded. We didn't realise you have to prick the sac around the yolk.
@LindaOHio (193482)
• United States
22 May 24
Sorry about the potato mess! I have a dentist appointment today. Have a good day.
@zainkhan121 (859)
• Pakistan
22 May 24
Sorry to hear about your oven mishap! Cleaning up after an exploding potato sounds like quite the adventure. But hey, at least it'll be sparkling clean afterward, right?
@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
22 May 24
Glad you were able to enjoy time outside today. I did too as the weather was beautiful
