How to Make Potatoes While Dread Presses In from Every Direction

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In which John fights the creeping sense of dread with carbohydrates. My digital cookbook is available as its own perk or as part of the digital download bundle.
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[@vlogbrothers]

Hello. projectforawesome.com/donate -John

[@Kylarblaze]

Thank you John, it’s a rough world right now and I needed some distraction.

[@connierobinson1090]

This is a documentary of my real, actual life

[@EnoVarma]

Hi, John. So, my imagination on one sleepless night created a potato-based superhero/villain. He has an Iceman-like control over all things potato: he can grow them super fast from the soil and, for example, create entire tsunamis of mashed potato. Or, sling thousands of hard, hot potatoes that (for some reason) explode, at his enemies. And so on. I call him The Potator.

[@1from31]

DFTBA

[@carollollol]

Really no need to go flippen man! Take it easy, just let it be. let it be.

[@AnnaReed42]

Love this recipe. I added extra dread and skipped the potatoes. 5 stars.

[@hoodiesticks]

I find the dread has a very strong, almost overpowering flavour, but the presence of the potatoes helps to balance it out.

[@neondemon5137]

Just have 3 sips of beer. Cures all mental problems.

[@ralek592]

@@neondemon5137 *Delays

[@rmdodsonbills]

Not sure what emoji is supposed to be for "hugs" since the facebook "care" emoji doesn't appear to be available here (and really, why would it be?) so just pretend I found one and know that I felt like maybe you needed one. I know I wouldn't say "no" to a hug right now.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@rmdodsonbills To file under "observations" apparently it's not exactly a unilateral acceptance among commenters on YT... BUT a fair chunk use one of the colored heart emojies (like 💜 or 💚) and a fair chunk seem to use the "hugging face" one... (like 🤗) Since you said you wouldn't say no to a hug just now, I've included such emojies JUST in case you might need to copy-paste as I only have access to them for a browser-extention that works with Chrome/ish browsers... SO compatibility and experience might be different... Now you should be able to copy and paste them even if you don't have your own... I think. It worked the last time I tried, anyway. SO hope it helps, and hope you feel better, too. AND at least with this thread on-screen, you can give out hugs to anyone and everyone around... all you like. ;o)

[@MandJTV]

I need John to make an entire cooking channel of instructional videos with this exact style

[@charliespinoza1966]

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[@McDoggg]

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[@_KingOfCalifornia]

exactly what I was thinking

[@TowersPreston]

+ Yet another reason to enjoy watching your videos!

[@helenbates7770]

Please 🥺

[@vJorddan]

“You want enough potatoes to sustain the sack of flesh that contains your soul for several hours” that’s a John Green sentence if I’ve heard one.

[@KtRosemary]

My best friend and I have taken to calling our bodies "Meat Mechs" because we're brains inside a skeleton controlling a body... 🤷‍♀️😂 Sounds a bit more pleasant than "sack of flesh" but same vibe!

[@franzfanz]

I generally want slightly more potatoes than that because I love potatoes so much.

[@Stlwartheart14]

reminds me of Anna Akana's makeup tutorial or PBS idea channels video on makeup. food is more than just food, like how makeup is more than just makeup

[@mrmax35]

I would watch the new show “Existential Cooking with John Green” every day.

[@brianh5878]

Absolutely

[@johncoleman1930]

I would enjoy that as well

[@wxlurker]

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[@calico27]

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[@knitterknerd]

And his next book would be a cookbook based on the show, hopefully also full of food-and-existential-dread-based essays.

[@sandrarivera1262]

Finally: a cooking video that tailors to my scattered brain, unorganized kitchen, and love of potatoes

[@zursarose17]

We definitely need more videos of recipes narrated by scatter-brained people that are, on a whole, deeply descriptive and wildly comforting without being to judge-y about a singular "right" way to do anything.

[@sandrarivera1262]

@@zursarose17 Agreed. I'm never good at following strict rules at things so this was nice. Also a comfort from all the stress in the past 24hrs

[@untappedinkwell]

@@zursarose17 +

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I feel the same way. It's always fun when my interests line up like this.

[@chrvatz]

@@zursarose17 Have you watched You Suck at Cooking?

[@mai-lo8222]

Isn't it great how John refers to us all, collectively, as Hank?

[@LissaLeighBee]

Who the f is Hank?

[@fleuve0styx]

@@LissaLeighBee Apparently Hank is all the friends we made along the way 🤣 #DFTBA

[@justyourlocalrat_]

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[@TheAmyrlinSeat]

John green's brother

[@jonathanyun7817]

​@@TheAmyrlinSeatJohn's green brother

[@anthonynorman7545]

I...I want this weird existential cooking show to not be a one-off. Like...this is calming and relatable and comforting.

[@Sabbathtage]

Agreed. Something about someone else acknowledging the terror and then moving on because there's potatoes cooking (and repeat).

[@jaimebibelot4398]

You know, something you'd like to have repeating in the backround while you make food for your meat form?

[@GabriellioMocaccini]

Me too!

[@obligatoriunu]

Thank you, John. As someone from Eastern Europe, today was been incredibly hard and alarming. I cried during the whole video and I am now going to make my own potatoes and cry some more. I hope everyone who watches can find some peace today.

[@RamtheCowy]

Please take care!

[@karajolevery7141]

Sending an enormous amount of love your way, Laura ❤️ I'm so so sorry 🥺

[@obligatoriunu]

@@karajolevery7141 Thank you! I think a lot of people over here are dealing with their anxiety by trying to help. My friends and I have registered to volunteer in offering support for the Ukrainian refugees all over our borders. DFTBA

[@karajolevery7141]

@@obligatoriunu Wishing you safety and success as you help support those in need 💕

[@nikki9417]

I’m so sorry! Send lots of love and healing energy your way 💖

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you John, and thank you potatoes.

[@AxxLAfriku]

ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear m

[@RogueJuliet]

I came here to say this, exactly.

[@dstinnettmusic]

Mr Beat presents: I also deal with existential dread and wanted to thank John for dealing with it with me by making Potatoes

[@tomrogue13]

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[@ClaireF_]

This comment made me actually laugh out loud, thank you potatoes ❤️

[@JuliaGarbe1]

Mundane existentialism is my favourite genre of comedy

[@dez967]

My favourite quotes from this video: "Some people cook because they love it or because they have extremely sophisticated palettes and find delight in perfectly balanced flavor combinations. I cook because I'm hungry." "Don't overthink the size of your potato wedges, but don't underthink it. This is the key, not just for cooking but for most things." "Take the time to feel a really deep sense of kinship with these potatoes." You're an icon, John.

[@aravae165]

Once again, John nails the balance of calm observation and existential dread, which soothes like a balm on my heart. Thank you.

[@nathanmiddleton1478]

It could be a splash of Alton Brown but with a huge dose of reality ;)

[@justgraceanne]

Wow, I needed this. I couldn't sleep last night and am trying to wrap my head around still going into work today. This was such a good moment of rest for my brain. Usually, I go back and rewatch the "slobber carrots" episode, and while this cooking video has a more "desperately comedic because it has to be" and less of a "comedic just because" feel, I loved it. Thank you so much. 💛

[@katehavlik5409]

You’re not alone in the tiredness from lack of sleep and ache for the world today. Sitting with you today, friend. Offer yourself extra tenderness in the coming hours and days 💕

[@justgraceanne]

@@katehavlik5409 thank you 🥺💛

[@carleybutler1707]

I totally agree. one of my comfort-rewatch videos is the "communist celery" version of his cooking with a 3 year old videos, it's just so good 😌

[@Rosalie_Jansen]

Aww the slobber carrots video is so wholesome, I sometimes rewatch that one as well

[@sarahhornung3721]

THANK YOU for reminding me about slobber carrots. I'm going to rewatch it immediately!

[@adityakhanna113]

The whole "I don't have adventure in my life so I choose these specific non-fatal exercises to boost my adrenaline" is exactly why I eat spicy stuff

[@lyadmilo]

You should put cayenne on the potatoes then.

[@KristofDE]

Dude, same.

[@MindALot]

@@lyadmilo Cayenne is one of my absolute favorite spices. Good flavor + good kick. Just don't add a lot to plain mashed potatoes - they just soak up the spice and that is all you taste.

[@sexyscientist]

Hi Aditya, come visit old Hyderabad for some adrenaline.

[@toristeveson]

Literally me. I want my food to hurt me. It’s the only drug I’m allowed to do anymore.

[@BeamBalance]

As a cook with clinical depression, this perfectly encapsulates how I cook at home. Thank you, John. You have done the World a service with this video

[@westleydorton4434]

From someone who typically doesn't feel a ton of personal emotion in the realm of global news (not a great personal trait, I know), Thank you, John. Today has been soul-crushing and dread is definitely pressing in from every direction. Now I will make potatoes.

[@eliontheinternet3298]

I would argue it’s not a bad thing to not constantly feel existential dread lol. We all need to care about something, but no one can care about everything.

[@heythisisK]

Eh, not feeling it doesn't mean you don't care. Sometimes it can be easier to take action if you're not bogged down by anxiety or dread. Or, if you're emotionally tired in your own life, it can be really hard to have space for feelings about things that are far away from you.

[@poppop-oj6by]

Feeling it doesn't make you a better person, your actions can.

[@leahhambury8790]

What causes the dread to stop for at least 5 minutes: potatoes 🥔. Life lessons from John Green.

[@olenhol2przez4]

There is war 200km from me. Its not time to forget about dread.

[@leahhambury8790]

Was not trying to undermine the current circumstances whatsoever. I'm sorry if i offended you or anyone that is having to live through it.

[@pendlera2959]

@@olenhol2przez4 I'm sorry you're going through that, but as someone who has been dealing with a steadily worsening personal crisis for several years now (caregiver for a chronically ill family member), I flat out refuse to stop seeking relief just because someone else's life is hell. My dread can do nothing to relieve yours; all it can do is impair my ability to fulfill my role here.

[@Reffieness]

honestly same though. Potatoes always make me feel better

[@b2h316]

Honestly, looking at it as needing to feed all my bacterial buddies is actually really helpful for those moments when I just really do not feel like eating. Thanks!

[@Epinardscaramel]

I’m going to start calling them my bacterial buddies too 😀

[@sandrarivera1262]

100%

[@ApequH]

I just went "ah that's nice! I'm not eating alone!"

[@MissingRaptor]

💯

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

You'll never eat alone.

[@Melmksl]

**SAFETY TIP** Hi John!! When chopping ALWAYS make sure to keep your finger tips tucked under your knuckles; that way if a knife slips it can't do any damage because there's nothing for the knife to cut in to. Just wanted to keep your fingers and the fingers of others safe and sound! Now, time to keep watching the rest of the video!

[@camillehaffner7162]

Haha that was making me slightly nervous too!

[@Sandthatsparksstars]

So eloquent "Some people cook because they love it or they have extremely sophisticated palettes and find delight in perfectly balanced flavor combinations, I cook because I am hungry."

[@graemebloodworth8991]

This is a beautifully existential version of "If you give a mouse a cookie." a much needed and valuable distraction today.

[@STOPITexclamation]

I needed this. And I am going to continually loop it because let’s be honest I need it more than once

[@clevertiger4223]

What a wonderful suggestion. This video will now be the only thing to stand between me and the immense dread that is otherwise preoccupying me today

[@simranlageju]

yes😭

[@sherryfan4503]

To offer dread-filled John some hope - med school taught me from the lens that it is we who govern the microbes within us with our dietary decisions more than it is that the microbes themselves are governing our dietary decisions. Supporting this notion, microbe composition changes quite readily in response to changes in diet - it is not permanent. For instance, if an individual starts eating a more balanced diet as opposed to their previous more refined-carb-filled one, their gut microbiome composition will shift to include more fiber-degrading bacteria, and others.

[@SupahTrunks7]

I assume that has some relation to why vegans/vegetarians will often have bad reactions to eating meat after they've been vegan/vegetarian for a while? Since cutting meat out of their diet has resulted in not having much gut bacteria specialized in breaking down those protiens anymore?

[@karajolevery7141]

Now. This. This is very helpful information thank you.

[@KenDunnUSNA87]

My refined-carb-loving microbes say that you are the great oppressor and I should listen to them!!! Ok, ok... I fed them some broccoli and now I can think more clearly, at least once their little microbe screaming subsided.

[@tradutorajuliana]

that's so great to know :)

[@tradutorajuliana]

@@SupahTrunks7 makes sense

[@Vincewood90]

Me at the start of this video: I probably won’t need this cookbook, like I make pretty good roast potatoes Me at the end: **sighs, opens wallet**

[@vlogbrothers]

Mission accomplished.

[@DANI-rp5ik]

Man, how I love John Green's voice and the quirky way he talks... makes me wanna hug him and never let go

[@thestormsoutside]

As a person who inhabited the state of Nebraska for just over 30 years, this video reminded me that I was in fact metaphorically "driving through" it for most of that time.

[@megardyn]

As someone who cooks emotionally and especially when there's a crisis in the world, this was a great thing to find after *gesturing wildly at the world* but specifically *gesturing in the direction of Ukraine* Also getting vibes of You Suck At Cooking channel, would love to see a mashup.

[@silvertheorist]

Yay another YSAC viewer!

[@dbovie]

Now I really want a sticker that says “we're making a meal not a spaceship”

[@knitterknerd]

Ooh, and it would be a great cross stitch!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That's a good response to a lot of hyperspecific recipes.

[@3countylaugh]

@@knitterknerd I'm learning to embroider with Bad Ass Crosstitch this year and while I don't like her samples I love this idea, hope you be delighted to know that I am yoinking it for next project.

[@knitterknerd]

@@3countylaugh Absolutely!

[@geeksdo1tbetter]

​@@3countylaugh yay! Excited to hear how your stitching journey has been!

[@leef2842]

This is a lovely and kind video. Feels like a slice of normal life when we all need that desperately. My heart goes out to those suffering today

[@GhostsOfThings]

I feel so seen. I always appreciate when John talks about stuff like this because nobody else in my life does and so I'm often left wondering if it's really just me who feels like this always, and it's nice to be reminded that I'm no alone.

[@obiomachukwuocha4918]

I love how he referenced Hank's definition of life: "sustain departure from chemical equilibrium"

[@iprobablyforgotsomething]

John: "Don't overthink the size--" me: *relaxes* John: "--but also don't underthink it. This is the key... for most things." me: *tenses back up* That's both too specific and simultaneously, too vague an instruction! Now I have to angst about balancing my over/under-thinking! Why would you do this to me, John??! I'm already a orange-level disaster threat in the kitchen as is!

[@aubreylabarre]

I don’t have anything clever or insightful to say. I’m just glad this exist and I’m glad you exist, John. Thank you.

[@VampireHermes]

This is the most relaxing thing I've seen all day. Please let this become a series.

[@NoahStolee]

Replying to boost this comment

[@May-jo5rg]

Yeah. This ⬆️

[@Trekkifulshay]

This.

[@princessleia8237]

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[@zolacnomiko]

I was a recipient of John's cookbook perk and it is absolutely stellar, also I made and ate his chilli recipe. Loved seeing the potato recipe in video form.

[@starburst7681]

"This is a key not just for cooking but also for most things: spread those potatoes on a greased baking pan."

[@NinaDmytraczenko]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That's an adage to live by.

[@elayna_]

This video came at a wonderful time, but it did actually make me step back for a second and go 'wait, WHAT day is it??' as the past few years have made time such a squishy, arbitrary concept that an unexpected vlogbrothers video was enough for me to forget my own reality--at least for half a second. This video made me laugh--and sort of want to cry. And also contemplate the weird, wonderful, arbitrary happenstance of human existence. In other words, it's exactly what I needed right now. Thank you.

[@hoodiesticks]

I thought the pandemic had completely fried my sense of time, and before seeing this video I would probably have had to hesitate a solid 5 seconds before telling you which day it was, but I am still very proud that my first reaction to the video was "Wait, it definitely doesn't feel like a Tuesday or a Friday"

[@PacheGayd]

Same

[@AlexanderDiraviam]

I think I’ve reached some sad point at which this kind of existentialism doesn’t make me uniquely sad anymore, because it’s just routine

[@modestysnooze6154]

Oh, I just assumed it was Tuesday and only in reading this comment did I stop to think about what day it is.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Yeah, for a second I just felt like it was Tuesday until my brain felt, "wait, didn't I just see a John video two days ago?"

[@anikaphillips1372]

This is the cooking show I have apparently been waiting my entire life for, I can not explain how much joy this brought me.

[@OracleAnne]

I’ve never heard anyone explain the TikTok repeating thing in a way that exactly describes my experience of it. Thank you so much.

[@giofontenella]

John, this is amazing! Your next non-fiction book should be about how to do things, like cooking, but of course, with your personal commentary relating it all with the Anthropocene.

[@Elle-ro5yb]

John, this video makes me feel less alone in the existential crisis that is my life. Thank you.

[@maryem9225]

I’ve had a horrible feeling in my gut for the past week and the most upsetting dreams and the feeling like nobody knows me at all, but this was a lovely distraction 💜

[@untappedinkwell]

I hope that the feeling in your gut recedes, that you have peaceful, soothing dreams, and that you find those who see you. May these things come to you in time. Until then, I hope you'll have some lovely potatoes and watch some comforting videos. Best wishes!

[@BrandoCastro215]

Thank you John for continuing to press on with a smile despite your recent loss. You're an inspiration we can all be appreciative of and proud to have in our lives. You and Hank This was also, probably the best cooking video I've seen in months

[@onechicken156]

thank u. it’s been a tough morning. the comfort of hearing someone cook potatoes is much needed.

[@emmag938]

I’ve been using your cookbook from last year. As a college kid who sucks at cooking, it’s been so lovely to have a low stakes way to figure out how to make my own food. Thanks for the cookbook, thanks for the video. Sending love and care your way, wrapped in lovely potato crisps.

[@scpg142]

Glad to hear I’m not the only one who lets tiktoks loop. I do that while I’m doing dishes

[@mestiarcanus]

Art. This is art. Thanks John, for giving the world this wonderful gift.

[@dgill441]

I donated for the first time and excited for the live stream! Thanks for showing you be compassionate and successful at the same time!

[@Ava-xg3sl]

A lot of aspects about my life and surrounding it are up in the air at the moment and your's and hank's video continue to give me a runway to land on. Even for a short while it's good to breathe. Thank you

[@katehavlik5409]

The ache I’m feeling right now subsides just a smidge with this video. Thank you for helping me feel a little less alone in this scary moment. Our now is not our forever, friends. DFTBA.

[@sigiluvsu]

Had to come back here after the bean video, because it's been the kind of day where I need this strangely comforting and very specific video type....

[@oceansurferg]

We had your chilli from last year's cookbook this week! It's become a family favorite, so excited there will be another one this year!

[@rachelclarke1694]

Thanks John for the distraction. We all need a little of that today

[@pixelreaper8833]

I would absoletly watch an entire cooking show series in this style.

[@GabriellioMocaccini]

Me too!

[@montymontgomeri]

This was really good John. I like it when you share your crazier thoughts. You’re getting really good at it. To me it feels like this video is a bit of turning point. It felt like you’re on a new playing field in this video. Good shit man.

[@emrazum]

Great video, one of the best vlogbrothers videos ever. Amazing work John

[@eringiesler6485]

Was just thinking about how much I need a video like this.

[@95Capricorn]

Who knew how much I need a return to John's cooking narration beyond the Slobber Carrots of Eld.

[@clarag0373]

thank you john, this was very comforting. i appreciate you and your potato cooking methods

[@triz193]

thanks john :) I'll make sure to loop this video over and over while I cook them (know that I really needed this today)

[@Kinan.Eldari]

I think that's one of my favorite phrases John's ever said. "We're making a meal, not a spaceship."

[@luciabee]

I enjoyed the recipe book so much last year!! I'm happy you made this video. Here's to a great P4A!

[@jannafuechsel1245]

I quite enjoy the orderly grouping of appliances and cookbooks in your kitchen. It makes my brain happy.

[@seifyk]

This was wonderful, and that sheet pan looks amazing. Ridges? I'd never even considered it!

[@jessherselfable]

Also this reminds me of when I was in quarantine and I’d make my EveryPlate meals while listening to back episodes of Dear Hank and John and it was some of the loveliest times in a not so lovely time.

[@EpicSave]

This brings a small portion of joy today to my soul. Thank you

[@nataliejasien8183]

Thank you John. I'm going to send this to a friend, who also needs this.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

"...because we're making potatoes, not a rocketship." Possibly THE best line and most succinct wisdom in the whole video. It's my whole attitude toward cooking nearly anything. Thanks, John for making one cooking video for YT and including this very VERY sage advice that SO many professional chefs neglect so horribly. AND for a few minutes your potatoes decreased the over-all sense of dread in my life... even if mine came out in half-inch cubes that I promptly stir-fried and poured chopped onions and beaten eggs over... and then dressed with red and black pepper a liberal helping of salt and a splash of ketchup before eating. ;o)

[@ycleptprof.5249]

This type of comedy is like getting hit in my psychological humerus. It hurts, and yet I still laugh at how painful it is. Anyway, great video, John!

[@karajolevery7141]

Oh. Yes. This is a wonderful description!

[@julischrier]

Your recipes were one of my favorite parts of the digital download bundle last year so this is great! Gonna go make some doom potatoes to prep for the start of the livestream

[@Lobstrique]

this was incredibly therapeutic and at exactly the right time. thank you so much

[@untappedinkwell]

Less than 24 hours til the start of stream! Also John fighting dread with potatoes is a good reminder: if you also need some potatoes for this weekend or just for later today, please consume potatoes! If you're hoping to join us for part of the stream, make sure you've got snacks, hydration, and all of the other good self care things ready to go. If you're just doing you today, please also take care! Food, hydration, meds, movement, something necessary and something fun are all good options. If you are weary, rest. See you in comments and the chat! DFTBA!

[@soapy27]

The stream hasn’t even started and you’re already doing a great job ❤️

[@untappedinkwell]

@@soapy27 Thank you! John pulled a bit of a fast one doing a surprise bonus video, but I was ready for him! ^^

[@AzuriteCoast]

This **is** awfully grim, John. Looking forward to these potatoes

[@Rocks_Fall_Everyone_Dice]

I need more cooking instructional videos like this in my life.

[@fictionalhuman]

Thanks John! We needed that.

[@TheGeekyHippie]

Things may look bad sometimes, but two things I know: John Green always makes it through, and things always get better.

[@bendykirby4828]

John out here with the depressingly perfect timing.

[@RebeccaShores]

I absolutely love these. I will be getting the digital bundle perk again this year. I love to cook for the experience of both creating and then experiencing the textures and flavors. It's also a nice thing to enjoy as I have myself and my family to nourish so it's nice to be able to do something I enjoy while also feeding my kids. I often think about how my gut might be why I made bread this morning rather than my brain. Either way, we had some absolutely delicious toast and eggs.

[@wyrdwords776]

I have been to both Idaho and Nebraska with my husband, who is a truck driver, to pick up various products, such as potatoes. Interestingly enough, we picked up dehydrated potatoes and the guy who worked there referred to it as potato jerky and I will never call dehydrated potatoes as anything but potato jerky in common conversation beyond this explanation again. Also, if you go through Nebraska there is the Great Platte River Road Archway which is a monument over I-80 near Kearney, NE. They built it offsite and had to wheel it into position, which I find to be quite interesting given its size. Would I have ever known that if I hadn't gone to Nebraska? No. So, props to Nebraska for putting a tourist attraction about their state right over the state's largest interstate so absolutely no one can miss it if they are just using the state a thruway to some other destination.

[@TheMemesofDestruction]

“In home fries we desire crust.”

[@marycl4709]

Feeling the dread

[@ALover5316]

I think this is my favorite video you've ever made John

[@Respectable_Username]

Strangely comforting. Thank you John.

[@annahackman2539]

I love the stream of John's consciousness and the unkempt (not perfectly coiffed) hair that you have presented for us. Also, I'm a stab the potato with a fork person to test of the potato is done.

[@jeffbengtson]

"The storage organs of nightshade plants", meaning that while those storage organs are delicious, the fruits are poison... unless someone cut them off and grafted on a tomato fruit, as you can.

[@Atlantplay]

I have been crying on and of for the last 2 days and I just want to thank you for this video, I really needed this. Didn't know I would ever be so happy to learn how to make baked potatoes

[@pjgr1231]

John I've been using your potato recipe for the past few years, 10/10 would recommend! thank you for making this surprise bonus video

[@thehappyplate]

Sometimes you just need to roast potatoes. Today is one of those times.

[@alechall7082]

This was amazing. Make more of them but with increasing levels of existential dread until you end up arguing with a cauliflower about international affairs.

[@ChynaGrove]

I really needed to see that someone else in this world doesn't fret over whether their baking sheet *looks* clean as long as it *is* clean. There is a difference and I'm glad we both know it. Leaves more time for tiktoks.

[@e.brewin9038]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. You get me! Thank you.

[@Telepian]

I feel like John's entire life is like "if you give a mouse a cookie".

[@Jesssicaaharris]

Is this what it’s like to be early?

[@pixie5453]

john, thank you for this bright spot. i recently started a outpatient program and needed this 'comedic because it would otherwise be very sad' video

[@zughoytim]

Thanks you for being in my life for alle these years John.

[@Roebey]

This could not have been better timed. Thanks John.

[@MarissaPerez20]

I needed this today, thank you John

[@kimberlykollwitz9284]

This was everything I needed from a cooking video. Thank you.

[@carmenv4292]

Why do I love this so much? I need all recipe videos like this please ❤️