What are the key factors in making silky smooth (non gluey) mashed potatoes. What technique has the best results?
Inspired by some of the answers and comments on a recent question on boiling potatoes whole or diced, I'm curious: What's the best way to cook a combination of
I am making shepherd's pie soon for freezing, and have been given conflicting advice regarding freezing the mash potato topping. I've been told both to freeze o
Possible Duplicate:How can I make a silky smooth, rich mash? My mash potatoes are usually not very tasty. I sometimes add some chees
I was wondering about a detail of a recipe I recently read in a magazine. The recipe is for Gnocchi, so basically it's about making a potato mash dough. Inste
I decided to do mashed potatoes. I boiled the potatoes (needed 3-5 min more, the were in about 30 min) I just realised they're undercooked I cut the potatoes
I regularly make homemade mash using the following ingredients Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Carrots Cabbage (2 varieties) Onion Leek Butter Cream Cayenne Pep
I've always been told to start root vegetables in cold water to ensure that the dense structure heats evenly and you don't end up with a mushy exterior. With ma
So I have been reading and hearing a lot about Robuchon (to name one) boiling his potatoes skin on to counteract gluey mashed potatoes. When I make my mash thou
I am trying to find a way to mix salt into my mashed potatoes without having unpleasant bits of salt appear in each mouthful. I usually steam them with their
I have some issues with holding mashed potatoes before serving them. Of course, it's not practical to make them from start to finish everytime someone orders th
I'm trying to find out how different starches behave and how they interact with other ingredients. Corn starch (Maizena), for example, will act as a thickener a
My mashed potatoes are always bland. I’ve googled recipes and a lot of them say to put a teaspoon or so of salt in the water to boil them. I’m a bit
It has holes on the bottom as well. Please inform me of all the uses (and the name of) this tool.
Thanks for the view. I wanted to make this (recipie): Got this far (not quite as in the picture but OK for a test, didn't have the right size piping nozzle ):
Thanks for the view. This question follows on from this one (Why Did the Duchess Potato Collapse), I have now prepared the mashed potato with egg yolks and do n