Exploded potatoes? That's AWESOME!!

I was actually hoping for mashed potatoes that were either baked with some cheddar cheese on top (then you could add sour cream and so forth), or mashed and then fried, but not too much. Just to give the outside maybe a little crunch. Anyway, it turned out we had more than enough food and the potato preparation would have added more time and pans. Need a commercial stove with more burners!