Mashed Potatoes

[sherrardk]

If I make mashed potatoes using unpeeled potatoes, will the skins come off when I put them through a ricer?

[royfromaus]

Won't they just block it up?

[dannyk13]

No, also you will have dificulty ricing the potatoes.

[THECORBYLOON]

https://youtu.be/o6F6rWp0Cws

[AuntPollyGrey]

Cut your unpeeled potatoes into quarters boil or steam, let them cool slightly then the skins will just slip off and you can pop the potatoes into the ricer.

[Atheist]

Or mash them with a squasher device and then eat the skins.

[ummmm]

Yes they will. You might have a few specks of skin but barely noticeable.

Roy - you just remove the skin from the ricer before putting the next spud in.

[AuntPollyGrey]

it would be quicker to peel the potatoes than fuss about picking skins out of a ricer-or even easier use frozen mash -its lovely with added butter and milk.

[ummmm]

It's not really a faff to take a potato skin out of a ricer. I used to do it all the time.

[diddlydo]

Personally I don't find it hard or time-consuming to peel potatoes when I want mash. A ricer isn't necessary anyway.

[ummmm]

Depends on the spuds. Some mash better than others.

[Mamyalynne]

For a family it's often easier to just crush the boiled potatoes a little then layer them in a tray with a light drizzle of oil and seasoning and crisp up in the oven.

[MargoTester]

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-make-perfect-mashed-potatoes-3997817
TV chef's seem to prefer this method

[sherrardk]

Lumps or bits will not go down well so I will peel them. Put off doing so as I have new (v sharp knives (no, don’t have a peeler, never used one) and I’m doing the whole bag of spuds).

[ummmm]

Thanks, Sher, I've just bought a new potato ricer, some butchers hooks and a fleece :-D

[ummmm]

Sher...get a speed peeler. Really fast.

[sherrardk]

Made a rod for my own back with the ricer - they know if I haven’t used it. The mash I’m doing is for ‘stick to the ribs cheesey mash’ (it’s mostly cheese) so I can’t use mamy’s method.

[THECORBYLOON]

Have you watched the video?

[melv16]

Ummm is Irish, so she knows everything concerning potatoes:-)

[ummmm]

Spuds are my thing :-)

[sherrardk]

I have watched the video, but I’m doing the whole bag of potatoes so that will take ages and it leaves little bits on them.