Idahoan Packet Potatoes Instant.

[Sqad]

Best kept secret in years, now being advertised on TV.
Wonderful texture and taste.

[Tilly2]

I can't believe that Mrs Sqad uses instant mash. :-)

[aelmpvw]

looks like Sqad has had his chips . . .

[Sqad]

LOL....New potatoes in season, but these packet instant potatoes are sensational.
Mrs sqad will not use potatoes that have gone green to any degree and she says that newly bought potatoes go " off" within 4 or 5 days after when, she throws them away.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Mrs Sqad is right. I use frozen mash in the summer, but daughter swears by Idahoan packet mash. It is nice with a lovely fluffy texture -not at all like Smash (YuK). We used to buy it in Canada, the roast garlic and cheese one is lovely.

[Sqad]

APG......lol....we first used it in Spain, over 5 years ago.

[237SJ]

I thought potatoes only go green because they have been exposed to light.

[Tilly2]

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I might try some. Thanks for the heads up, Sqad.

[Sqad]

237....lol....you don't keep the bloody things in the dark do you and when you buy them they are in the light.

[Tilly2]

Maybe not

Ingredients:
Idaho Potatoes (74%), Maltodextrin, Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Sunflower, Rapeseed), Salt, Sugar, Skimmed MILK Powder, MILK Solids, Cream (MILK), Flavourings, Preservatives (Diphosphates, Sodium Bisulphite (SULPHITES)), Spice Extract, Antioxidants (Tocopherol - Rich Extract, Citric Acid)

[Vagus]

What a coincidence. I bought two packets in my last shop as the stuff I usually buy from Costco (which is also really good) wasn’t available.
Haven’t used it yet but good to have a review or two of it.

[barry1010]

I remember the days were potatoes were seasonal and chip shops had to advertise they were frying 'Cypriot potatoes' in the summer. They weren't the same as the chips we bought during the rest of the year.
No roast or mashed potatoes at home in the summer. We were told Jersey Mids and Royals were a treat but I always thought they had a bitter taste.
Those days are long gone and you can buy 'proper' mashing potatoes such as Maris Piper or King Edward all year round.
No need for instant potato of any kind.

[237SJ]

Yes I do Sqad. That's why farmers supply them in heavy brown paper sacks. Natural daylight makes them go green.

[woofgang]

mine live in the fridge and last months without greening

[barry1010]

My home grown potatoes store very well for months in the dark. Even shop bought potatoes keep a few weeks if they are stored properly.
No green potatoes in this house.
I would still cook potatoes that I had cut the green bit from. Taste and texture is no different.

[Sqad]

Tilly......why get hysterical over the contents?
Mrs sqad replaces the added water with a mixture of milk and butter,
237...noted.

[237SJ]

I don`t think artificial light has the same effect but yes, if they are exposed to natural light for very long they will go green. Even a few days does it. My dad grew loads of potatoes and when they were used up he would buy a sack from a farmer and keep it in the garage and it would last until they were all used up.

[Tilly2]

I'm not hysterical.

[AuntPollyGrey]

I find 'baking' potatoes eye up in the spring, regardless of where/how they are stored. Potatoes grown abroad and not stored tend to be too waxy to mash -and why bother? Frozen is even better, especially if you live on your won you can just take out a portion and microwave it, adding cream butter etc to jus jus it up.

[Sqad]

LOL.....OK folks....forget the packet potatoes.

[Apc2604]

I transfer potatoes to a cardboard box and keep them in the dark. Small baby potatoes keep very well in the fridge for ages.
Grandad was a greengrocer, dirty potatoes came in paper sacks and were tipped out into large containers in the shop. Dirty potatoes keep very well. The trouble is now people wouldn't buy dirty potatoes. Most vegetable were 'dirty' back then. I certainly don't keep potatoes in plastic bags.