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[kristan]

I didn't know this, but it doesn't take long to peel a potato.

[croemer]

On 3/24/2014 kdgn said:

On 3/24/2014 beammeupscottie said:

So cool! I wonder if you take all the potatoes at once from the boiling water to the ice bath or have to do them one at a time?

Since the video says to leave the potato in the ice bath for 5 seconds I would think leaving a bunch in longer would make the skins soggy? Lower the temperature of the ice water?

I don't boil a lot of potatoes at once for potato salad so this method would work for me.

Maybe you could be ""peeling"" one potato as another one is in the bath. Production-line style.

I think you make a great point. I would do one at a time scottie!

[scotttie]

On 3/24/2014 kdgn said:

On 3/24/2014 beammeupscottie said:

So cool! I wonder if you take all the potatoes at once from the boiling water to the ice bath or have to do them one at a time?

Since the video says to leave the potato in the ice bath for 5 seconds I would think leaving a bunch in longer would make the skins soggy? Lower the temperature of the ice water?

I don't boil a lot of potatoes at once for potato salad so this method would work for me.

Maybe you could be ""peeling"" one potato as another one is in the bath. Production-line style.

Yeah that sounds like a plan. I was thinking that perhaps the potatoes in the hot water would over cook while waiting for the 5 seconds in the ice bath for that potato. 5 seconds isn't much unless you have lots of potatoes.

[Irshgrl31201]

On 3/24/2014 Predsfan said:

On 3/24/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/24/2014 Predsfan said:

On 3/24/2014 croemer said:

On 3/24/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

My next door neighbor in Australia is a sweet old man from Ireland who taught me this trick. He came over to my house when I moved in and brought me potato salad (the BEST I HAVE EVER HAD) and a bottle of whiskey to introduce himself. A couple weeks later I invited him over for dinner if he would make the potato salad in front of me so I could see what he did to make it taste so great. This is how he peeled the potatoes.

Well you could have shared with US!

Neat idea .... invite friends over and have them prepare the meal. Love it! LOL

LOL!! Well, I don't normally do that but he doesn't measure anything and could only tell me the ingredients so I had to watch him make it so I had an idea of how much of each ingredient that went in. He polished off a half a bottle of Bushmills while we were cooking so hopefully he was alright with it!!

He cooks like I do. Measure .... what measure? *hiccup*

[croemer]

On 3/24/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

Croemer, I thought I had the recipe on file on my computer (I am at work) but I don't. I will post it when I get home today. I love it and hope you will too.

No problem Irsh...I was JK with ya...but would love to see if his is different then mine.

[Surfnturf]

I use a similar method for peeling potatoes for potato salad. That's the way my mom always did it, and I learned from her.

[croemer]

On 3/24/2014 wookie said: I use a similar method for peeling potatoes for potato salad. That's the way my mom always did it, and I learned from her.

You and Irsh have been keeping secrets.

[JJsMom]

Are you supposed to dip the potato in the boiling water or actually boil the entire potato for a certain length of time?

[Surfnturf]

On 3/24/2014 croemer said:

On 3/24/2014 wookie said: I use a similar method for peeling potatoes for potato salad. That's the way my mom always did it, and I learned from her.

You and Irsh have been keeping secrets.

LOL Not really. I assumed everyone did it the way I do. I did learn something new though. My method involved lifting, and pulling the skin off with a knife. (It slips right off) Next time, I will try removing it using the method demonstrated in the video.

[croemer]

On 3/24/2014 JJsMom said:

Are you supposed to dip the potato in the boiling water or actually boil the entire potato for a certain length of time?

JJs, I am sure you cook the potato until done and then use the peeking trick.