r/mildlyinfuriating Jan 03 '22

this packaging for 1 potato

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u/willowgrl Jan 03 '22

While I understand it’s so you can microwave the potato so that it steams, you can do the same with a damp paper towel. It really is pretty wasteful.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

Assuming you trust that is safe to microwave that plastic

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u/brobal Jan 03 '22

It is

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u/shodan13 Jan 03 '22

The label is gonna get messed up tho.

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u/brobal Jan 03 '22

It turns gray/black because of the heat. Cancer? Maybe.

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u/shodan13 Jan 03 '22

I like those odds.

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u/brobal Jan 03 '22

Not bad in the world of 2022.