Mashed potato

[ummmm]

I can make a mean mash...but sometimes I see people putting an egg in it (or is it just the yolk?)

What difference does that make?

[zebo]

I find that if you browning the top, it makes it crispier, don't do it otherwise.

[cathfromsaron]

yuck! butter and salt and pepper is enough!

or a tiny spot of cream or chives is nice too! x

[pusskin]

definately no egg added for me

[cathfromsaron]

yup sprinkle of cheese is nice x

[carrust]

I like horse radish in my mash when I eat beef.

[pusskin]

butter , cheese, milk, chives, etc, anything but egg.

[ummmm]

Do you know if you have a good quality potato ricer you don't even need to peel the patatoes?

That's a good tip :-)

[dickythecook]

Did anybody else see Heston Bloomineck messing about with mashed pots the other night?

[pizza]

Not tried it ummmm but it is supposed to give a richness by adding a slightly beaten egg(all) also I used to add cold milk but warm does make them fluffier.
I always used to peel my potatoes even new ones if making mash, but we went out for a meal and the potatoes were gorgeous mashed with the skins on now it's the only way I do them.

[ummmm]

What did he do Dicky?

[ummmm]

pizza - that's what the chef I watched said.

[pizza]

You def need to try them ummmm.
I'm on a low carb diet at mo so have some for me lol .

[mccfluff]

it makes it richer, i don;t bother though. i do use a pot ricer and warm the milk and butter up

[ummmm]

I'll give it a go then..,,,watch this space pizza :-)

That's what I do Fluff...

[mccfluff]

i want mash now, i was having spag and meatballs

might have to be mash, meatballs and gravy now

[Ankou]

mash spud with eggs in is more or less pommes duchesse.

pommes duchesse i like posh smash but with nobs on.

http://static.guim.co...2006/09/26/smash3.jpg

[dickythecook]

He warmed the peeled spuds through in a pan of water at 72F for about 30 mins to lock in all the starch. Then in fresh water boiled them for 20/30 mins. drained them and put them through a potato ricer and then rubbed them through a sieve and then added 25% of their weight in butter and beat them and added some potato flavoured milk made by infusing hot milk with the peelings from the potatoes. I think that is how he did it ummmm. His three times cooked chips looked good but to be honest homemade oven chips can be just as good

[dickythecook]

I could just manage a fried mashed potato butty now. All this typing about food has made me hungry.