How to peel cooked potato skin in one shot

[tinker]

What's the best way to peel potatoes? You might not understand the commentary, but watching it alone will let you know the best way to peel a potato.

I tell you, it's remarkable! See the video here.

[tinker]

For those of you who can't open the video (I still recommend that you watch it though--it's awesome), here are the steps:

Make a line on the potato before boiling, and after boiling, put the potato into ice water for 10 seconds, and you should be able to peel the skin easily. You don't need to worry about potato becoming cold or hard to be mashed. It remains hot enough to be processed after that.

[spiceplace]

Thanks Tinker!
I couldn't understand a word said on that video but it didn't really matter. It's amazing how easy that was to peel a potato by slicing the line around the potato, boiling and then dropping into the ice water. We use a similar technique to peel tomatoes for canning but tomatoes don't need the preliminary slicing of the skin.

[ainjel]

I've heard of this in the past and have been so tempted to try it. I hate peeling potatoes when I make mashed potatoes. It's nice to see it in action and have proof that it really does work!

[GregGraves]

That's fascinating that you can peel a potato so quick and easy. Too bad the commentary wasn't in english.

[DrPepper]

Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing that tinker

[tinker]

My pleasure. I was amazed myself, so I just had to share it. I sooo love mashed potatoes
and I usually make large batches. The only thing that ticks me of is peeling all those potatoes!
The technique works like a charm.

[aeiou]

The first time I tried to make my Mom's potato salad recipe I had a difficult time peeling the cooked potatoes. I asked my Mom how she did it so easily and it turns out see uses that method. Just put a slice in the potato lengthwise before cooking. Make sure not to cook the potatoes too long they need to still be firm for potato salad. Once cooked immediately plunge in cold water (stops the cooking) to cool enough to handle to peel them.

[Ashworth3715]

Wow thats so awesome that'll help so much when i'm making potatoe salad!!!

[Zeppy]

I have use this technique before, but it was for a specific reason. One recipe (I will post if i can find it) calls for the peels to be cooked it light oil in a pan with onions and whatever spices you would like. once they are a well done, you chop them up and put them BACK in the mash. This is the only way I cook them now. Gives otherwise boring potatoes a little flavor kick. The only problem is, I don't make them often at all.