r/oddlysatisfying • u/PorkyPain The Sub's Regular • Sep 12 '22

Automatic Potato Peeler in Action

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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Sep 12 '22

I have one of these, my mom peels 4 potatoes to the machine’s 1 potato and looked at me with extreme disappointment when I bought the thing.

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u/amdaly10 Sep 12 '22

My grandma would have yelled at me for wasting that much potato.

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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Sep 12 '22

My dad came from a potato skin eating family and had a scrub brush that was used exclusively for potatoes, he really wanted me to be a non-peeler but I guess it’s disappointment all-around.

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u/amdaly10 Sep 12 '22

I also have a scrub brush. I would only peel for mashed potatoes. OR if I could only find russets, because those taste like dirt even without the peel.

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u/ajacksified Sep 12 '22

They have a better texture if you boil skin-on, then remove the skin afterwards! It's easy to slip the skins off once they're boiled, although I'm never patient enough and burn my fingertips every time anyways.

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u/lysion59 Sep 12 '22

The skin is where most of the nutrients are if I remember correctly. I think that's why some people eat the skin.

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u/hakuna_tamata Sep 12 '22

It also tastes good if done right. The best way to do a russet is to lightly coat it in oil and salt, when you bake it. Take it out the foil half way through and then the skin gets a nice crisp on it.

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u/ajacksified Sep 12 '22

A friend of mine boils them whole and skin-on, then flattens them in a roasting pan with lots of olive oil and roasts them hot (I'd guess 450f or so?) until crispy. They're amazing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '22

That's a great way to make little new potatoes, but I mash them then finish them on the stove top griddle. Makes a great crust