Do you peel your potatoes before boiling them?

[simcooks]

I saw the "Fake mashed potato" thread and a question popped in my mind.

If you need to mash some *real* potato to make a casserole, and you need to boil the potato first, do you peel and cut the potato into small pieces BEFORE boiling it or you boil it whole and then peel it later?

Assume I DO NOT want any skin in my casserole dish ultimately.

[Mama Mangia]

For potato salads, casseroles, homemade macaroni, mashed potatoes, etc. I do peel my potatoes.

When mkaing smashed potatoes or steaming, baking or just boiling potatoes for homefries, etc. I do not peel my potatoes.

[honeypsweet]

I peel them if I'm making mashed potatoes.

[simcooks]

I read in a book by Dr Miriam Stoppard that potatoes lose much of their protein, vitamins and minerals if you boil them with the skins off.

Anyways, I saw a Youtube video of how to peel a potato after boiling it with the skin on. I found it quite interesting and thought I'll share here.

[Twinmama]

I prefer them with the skins on, especially new potatoes or those little fingerling potatoes. MMMM.

[mtmomj]

I usually peel my potatoes before cooking when I do the cooking. My husband always leaves the skin on - mainly because he hates peeling potatoes.

I like them either way.

[ButtrflyDreams]

It depends on what I'm making as to if I peel my potatoes or not. If I do peel them, though, I peel them BEFORE I boil them. It's much easier that way.

[vp311]

Typically, the only time I ever leave the skins on is when I make mashed potatoes w/ baby reds, or baked potatoes.

[medako]

I'll peel potatoes for potato salad and that's about all. I leave them on to boil, mash, fry or bake.

Oh, and I peel before I boil if I'm making potato salad. I agree, it's much easier that way.

[pinkperson]

Whatever is the case, I boil the potato first before peeling them. I don't have a peeler, you see. So I find it hard to peel the skin if it's not boiled beforehand. Boiling it makes the peeling so much easier.