[Food] First important debate of 2018 - roast potatoes...

The Large One · Jan 2, 2018

How do you do your roast potatoes? Specifically - notwithstanding the par-boiling, flavour and shake up - do you peel them, leave the skins on? Or do you have a varying method?

Important stuff to consider, I'd suggest.

Poll to follow, along with a rather graphic image of some roast potatoes.

BensGrandad · Jan 2, 2018

They do not go as crispy if you leave the skins on. Well Mrs BG dont and the family all rave about hers.

Taybha · Jan 2, 2018

They must be par boiled then fluffed up .

Billy the Fish · Jan 2, 2018

Surely no one in their right mind would admit doing a roast potato with the skin on. You might as well have a poll for people who use dog turds as soap.

clapham_gull · Jan 2, 2018

Par boil with skins on THEN peel.

They are easier to peel when cooked. It comes off with a blunt knife (*)

Allow to completely cool in sieve / colander.

Shake about a bit in pan to rough up edges.

Cook in whatever fat you like, but tray with fat fat must be heated in oven beforehand.

(*) Incidently the easiest way to peel ginger. Use something blunt like a spoon.

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The Large One · Jan 2, 2018

Billy the Fish said:
Surely no one in their right mind would admit doing a roast potato with the skin on. You might as well have a poll for people who use dog turds as soap.

Of course you can. Roasties with skins on are perfectly acceptable, and the skins crisp up just as much after par-boiling.

You must have a low tolerance threshold to decent food if you're using dog turds as soap.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Jan 2, 2018

Oh goody, another poll

Blue3 · Jan 2, 2018

Open frozen packet empty onto tray

BensGrandad · Jan 2, 2018

Mrs BG uses Naris Piper potatoes as an essential, par boils them and fluffs them up in a colander or the saucepan and lets them get cold. Sets the oven at 220 and puts cold oil over them then place in the oven. End result lovely crisp roasties to die for.

Is it PotG? · Jan 2, 2018

Blue3 said:
Open frozen packet empty onto tray

Don't forget the time consuming 'pre-heat oven' bit.

Guinness Boy · Jan 2, 2018

PEEL King Edwards. Par boil 10 minutes at a decent lick. Allow to cool. Heat a tray of either half and half vegetable oil and olive oil or goose fat on its own. Rough up cold PEELED spuds in colander. Take out hot fat. Tip in spuds. Season with a little sea salt and baste. 20 minutes. Turn. 15 minutes. Turn on to any un-golden part. 5 more minutes. Check & serve.

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chaileyjem · Jan 2, 2018

Guinness Boy said:
PEEL King Edwards. Par boil 10 minutes at a decent lick. Allow to cool. Heat a tray of either half and half vegetable oil and olive oil or goose fat on its own. Rough up cold PEELED spuds in colander. Take out hot fat. Tip in spuds. Season with a little sea salt and baste. 20 minutes. Turn. 15 minutes. Turn on to any un-golden part. 5 more minutes. Check & serve.

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exactly this but i add some bay leaves/rosemary (rinsed so it doesn't burn) towards end of cooking.

Hiney · Jan 2, 2018

BensGrandad said:
Mrs BG uses Naris Piper potatoes as an essential

With her Omsung Phine as the timer?

Taybha · Jan 2, 2018

People use fat to roast ? it's not the 15th century you know .

Billy the Fish · Jan 2, 2018

The Large One said:
Of course you can. Roasties with skins on are perfectly acceptable, and the skins crisp up just as much after par-boiling.

You must have a low tolerance threshold to decent food if you're using dog turds as soap.

I'm more worried that you think soap and/or dog turds are food!

As it happens I'm making them for dinner tonight so I've put one in unpeeled, I'll report back later.

Guinness Boy · Jan 2, 2018

Billy the Fish said:
I'm more worried that you think soap and/or dog turds are food!

As it happens I'm making them for dinner tonight so I've put one in unpeeled, I'll report back later.

You've put a dog turd in the oven for dinner?

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BensGrandad · Jan 2, 2018

Hiney said:
With her Omsung Phine as the timer?

That typing mistake is well past its sell by date and is no longer funny or representative of anything.

Dick Head · Jan 2, 2018

MICHAEL CAINE'S ROASTED POTATOES

Ingredients

Potatoes
Olive Oil

Preparation

Cut potatoes in large chunks, cover with cold water add salt bring to boil. Boil 5-7 minutes. Drain and toss in colander to roughen surface. Cover with olive oil and let stand When ready preheat oven to 375 and cook on top oven shelf for 1 hour.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/michael-caines-roasted-potatoes-50064586

Green Cross Code Man · Jan 2, 2018

BensGrandad said:
That typing mistake is well past its sell by date and is no longer funny or representative of anything.

I think it's hilarious. It represents oh so much.

Stat Brother · Jan 2, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
I think it's hilarious. It represents oh so much.

Esp when discussing a post with a key typing mistake.

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