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Post by FFS on Sept 28, 2021 12:29:53 GMT 1
My wife uses a knife, but I'm not nearly as adept so I use a peeler, and even then I can't make a continuous length of peel, which she manages with potatoes, apples, and kiwis.
Edit to add that kiwis I CAN do with a knife.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 12:37:42 GMT 1
Sometimes it can be an advantage to not be as adept as OH.
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Post by Veem on Sept 28, 2021 12:50:04 GMT 1
My wife uses a knife, but I'm not nearly as adept so I use a peeler, and even then I can't make a continuous length of peel, which she manages with potatoes, apples, and kiwis.
Edit to add that kiwis I CAN do with a knife.
Years ago I would have said knife. But so much depends on the particular knife, Some just sit comfortably in your hand, are the right weight/balance and have a blade that is just right (I've never fathomed what that entails). Not any old knife will do and I so regret losing the knife that springs to mind. Nowadays I use a peeler - but they vary too. I have three, but only one really does the job.
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Post by pcpa on Sept 28, 2021 13:12:33 GMT 1
I have not eaten & hence peeled a potato in a decade, for patates douce I use a peeler.
I Kiwi fruit with the skin on, eating both the flesh and the skin, its far less messy and tastes just fine.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 13:58:52 GMT 1
Peel potatoes? That removes all the goodness.
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Post by traveller on Sept 28, 2021 14:29:26 GMT 1
Swivel type peeler suitable for left handlers for mash and roasties, otherwise don’t bother, skin on fries are all the rage now, sorry I forgot my favourite, dauphinois of course.
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Post by FFS on Sept 28, 2021 16:32:59 GMT 1
Peel potatoes? That removes all the goodness. I keep trying to convince my wife of that, but after 46 years of peeling she won't come round.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 16:33:50 GMT 1
Yep, peeler where necessary (not for new potatoes).
I'm always astonished when I see French chefs using a knife and cutting away hald the spud, though I acknowledge it can give the potato a nice shape.
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Post by Aardvark on Sept 28, 2021 17:01:58 GMT 1
I agree. Using a knife wastes a lot of good spud. I'd never peel them but she who must be obeyed would go mental so when asked, I use a peeler. Kiwis, just cut in half and scoop the innards out with a teaspoon. Much easier than peeling.
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Post by exile on Sept 28, 2021 18:02:20 GMT 1
Never peel New potatoes, Pink Fir Apple, Jacket potatoes. That covers more than 6 months worth of consumption. The rest are peeled with a peeler.
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Post by woolybanana on Sept 28, 2021 20:06:59 GMT 1
Never peeled a potato in my life; will just have to ring down to the kitchens to see how it is done!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 21:44:44 GMT 1
Peel old potatoes with a peeler for roasties and mash. Scrub new potatoes, salad potatoes and the rare occasion when spuds big enough for jacket potatoes can be found....
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Post by ibis on Sept 28, 2021 22:47:35 GMT 1
If they are to be made into mash, then i boil with the skin and peel by hand when done and hot; if for a gratin or french fries then with a knife... A peeler is an invention for a home maker...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 14:29:22 GMT 1
I bark out the orders and she peels the potatoes.
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Post by exile on Sept 30, 2021 19:14:35 GMT 1
Very strange Mrs A.
Super U sell bags specifically labelled for the oven and Grand Frais also sell large lose potatoes - in both cases more during the winter than now or in the summer.
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