Cooking guru's simple trick for mashing potatoes
There's so much conflicting advice when it comes to producing perfectly creamy mashed potatoes.
Some swear by peeling and cutting them before boiling, then mashing them while still hot. Others remain convinced the only way to do it is to keep the skin on while boiling and remove it later, just before mashing them up to a creamy consistency.
The only problem with this method is it can be difficult to peel the potatoes while still hot so they mash properly, which may be where The Wiggles drew their inspiration for the song 'Hot Potato'. (They could have called it 'Burning Fingers', but that's not as catchy.)
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Lora McLaughlin Peterson has shared her potato mashing method on TikTok. TikTok
Instead, there is a kitchen hack you can use to peel hot potatoes without burning your fingers that will also help to mash them!
Cooking 'guru' Lora McLaughlin Peterson has shared her method on TikTok @lorafied.
Lora explains she boils her potatoes whole before slicing them in half.
After boiling the potatoes she then slices them in half. TikTok
Once this is done, Lora places a wire cooking rack over a glass pie dish.
She then pushes the potatoes down and through the wire rack, which serves to mash them and remove the skin.
Lora places a wire cooking rack over a glass pie dish. TikTok
Once done, she is left with rustic mashed potatoes that can be placed in a bowl and finished with salt, butter, milk, whatever you desire.
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Once mashed the potatoes can be placed in a bowl and finished with salt, butter and milk. TikTok
The hack has gone viral and is the perfect advice ahead of festive celebrations that come with mashed potato and mashed sweet potatoes.
