Vital Potato News

Rarely having time to cook, I love pre-packaged, instant, so-simple-a-chowderhead-could-do-it products.  Mostly, it's a matter of scheduling.  When I decide it's time to eat, I don't want to start cooking then; I want the food done and ready to devour.  This is why I like Express Bake PotatOH!s.  These are pre-scrubbed taters that come sealed in plastic.  You just stick them in your microwave for 7-8 minutes.  By the time you set the table and wash your mitts, the thing is edible.  But that's not the main thing I like about them.  I like one line in the teeny instruction manual that comes with each one.  It says — and this is a direct quote — "PotatOH! may whistle in microwave."

Wouldn't that be wonderful?  Wouldn't you love to have your potato whistle a happy little tune while it's baking?  Maybe a chorus of, "I Only Have Eyes For You."  So far, none of the ones I've microwaved have whistled for me but I'm going to keep cooking them until one does.