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Post by Moose on Feb 7, 2013 21:14:59 GMT
I have a fondness for McDonalds style fries I must admit. But potatoes in most forms are good..
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Post by jayme on Feb 7, 2013 22:15:54 GMT
Yes, please.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2013 22:24:38 GMT
Every way but julienned.
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Post by Moose on Feb 7, 2013 22:31:49 GMT
no fries then
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Post by bill on Feb 7, 2013 22:39:34 GMT
What happened to mashed ?
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Post by Kye on Feb 8, 2013 2:37:03 GMT
Yeah, mashed is actually my favourite.
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Post by Moose on Feb 8, 2013 2:42:35 GMT
mashed should be there ... eek!
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 8, 2013 3:42:53 GMT
I see that error has been recognized. Mashed is not there.
Nor are scalloped.
Nor are hashbrowns.
Nor are knishes.
Potatoes are awesome.
I love me hashbrowns and I love me mashed taters with gravy.
Potatoes have no gluten and, if you're not picky, need no butter, nor gravy even.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 7:47:32 GMT
I like them boiled.
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 8, 2013 9:05:03 GMT
I like them most as chips (done properly; my way!) Decent brown, not pasty yellow! You also missed out steamed, which is how I normally cook them. It is not the same as boiled.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2013 16:04:58 GMT
Chips are alright every now and then.
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Post by Moose on Feb 8, 2013 18:44:24 GMT
Comfort food  |
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Post by raspberrybullets on Feb 8, 2013 21:53:37 GMT
Don't think I ever tried steaming a potato.
I like them mashed. I also like fat chips. Though I also like fries. Boiled are good, especially with a bit of olive oil. Baked potatoes are good if they are topped with butter, cheese, coleslaw and bacon.
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 8, 2013 21:58:58 GMT
Heh, yes, baked potatoes would be healthy, otherwise!  |
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Post by raspberrybullets on Feb 8, 2013 22:01:57 GMT
Yes. I have tried a healthier alternative with some light sour cream (btw sour cream is absolutely delicious with baked potato), a slice of ham chopped up and some corn and spring onion. That is also pretty tasty actually. But the other way is so nice and indulgent.
How long do you steam your potatoes for? Do they go fluffy?
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Post by ceptimus on Feb 8, 2013 22:14:43 GMT
This should be a multiple choice poll - then I would be able to tick all of the options. |
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 9, 2013 0:43:33 GMT
I second ceptimus' suggestion.
I'd probably tick off all options, anyway, though.
I will eat cold boiled potatoes. And like them.
Baked potatoes with sour cream, bacon bits, chives and fresh ground black pepper is a classic. A good fresh salsa goes well with sour cream, too.
Comfort food? Pan fried potatoes with sausage gravy is so comfortable as to be sinful.
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Post by Moose on Feb 9, 2013 1:45:47 GMT
I only like cold boiled potatoes as potato salad really
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 9, 2013 9:44:04 GMT
I usually do them for 30-40 minutes. Steaming is good because you can cook things such as chicken at the same time in the steamer. I am usually too hungry to wait much longer! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 18:01:19 GMT
I'm not fond of most kinds of poato salad. there is a Swabian one with lots of oil, very soggy and I hate it.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 11, 2013 5:08:01 GMT
Does anybody else here eat uncooked potatoes? As in...raw? I like to crunch on the occasional piece as I'm cooking...just as a 'snack'. It's not like I'd make a meal of it, like I would with cooked potatoes, but still, they're okay.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 8:24:07 GMT
No, I've never tried that.
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Post by tangent on Feb 11, 2013 9:12:12 GMT
Yes, they're actually quite nice in small quantities.
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Post by Kye on Feb 11, 2013 13:07:54 GMT
Aren't they poisonous raw? Or is that just a myth?
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Post by tangent on Feb 11, 2013 13:51:44 GMT
The leaves are poisonous and any green part of the potato but I'm still here so the white uncooked part can't be very poisonous.
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Post by Miisa on Feb 11, 2013 15:51:05 GMT
No, it is fine to eat, just not the easiest to digest, I believe. But if you chew in raw potato for a while, the starch will turn sweet in your mouth. My mother's generation used that as a candy substitute when they were kids.
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Post by tangent on Feb 11, 2013 16:03:48 GMT
... used that as a candy substitute when they were kids. I've not heard of that. |
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Post by Moose on Feb 11, 2013 18:23:57 GMT
Eee by gum it were a hard life in Finland (Norway?), hobbling to school in temperatures of minus 80 with a raw potato for your dinner..
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Post by bigsleepj on Feb 11, 2013 19:24:45 GMT
Ever since going on diet I've cut potatoes out completely as, no matter how they're done, they're not very good for your diet because of all the starch. I still like it, but even when not strictly on the diet I don't take fries with anything. Still, I liked them mashed. |
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Post by Miisa on Feb 11, 2013 20:00:11 GMT
Eee by gum it were a hard life in Finland (Norway?), hobbling to school in temperatures of minus 80 with a raw potato for your dinner.. Post-war Finland? Yeah, imagine what it was like elsewhere and add paying off war debts. |
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