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Questions tagged [potatoes]

Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with potato (aka potatoes or spuds) as an ingredient. Questions about dishes which include potato, but are not focused on potatoes, should not use this tag.

Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with potato (aka potatoes or spuds) as an ingredient. Questions about dishes which include potato, but are not focused on potatoes, should not use this tag.

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Potatoes that have been in proximity to a really bad potato

This is not about potatoes sprouting. I had a large bunch of potatoes in the plastic tray I keep them in and with one thing an another, they got overlooked until I realized they'd been there a long time. I decided to make soup out of them and…
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Troubleshooting Soft and Mushy Oven Fries

I've been making oven fries for many years. My method: wash potatoes (Russet), dry, cut, toss with olive oil and sometimes seasoning like paprika, no salt, bake in hot oven on low rack, turn with spatula 2/3 way through. Result: nicely browned,…
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Cook a smoked ham and scalloped potatoes

My ham is to bake for 3 hours at 375 and my scalloped potatoes are 400 for 55
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How do I season potato wedges or quartered roasted potatoes with 'Leon's Baked Fries'?

From to right: Leon's official website, 2, 3. Google has more images. Clicking on "MORE" (as per the green arrow) unveils: Ingredients Crisscut Fries (Potatoes, Vegetable oil, Modified starch, Corn flour, Rice flour, Salt, Starch, Spices, Garlic…
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Baked Red Potatoes cooked skin up or down (crisped results wanted)

Should red potatoes that are quartered be cooked skin up or down in the oven? (Oiled!) Hoping to get delicious crisped results!
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How much salt do potatoes absorb when being boiled?

My mashed potatoes are always bland. I’ve googled recipes and a lot of them say to put a teaspoon or so of salt in the water to boil them. I’m a bit worried about using so much salt. What I’d like to know is how much of that salt actually goes into…
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How can I make crispy potato wedges without frying and oven?

My mom lives Hong Kong when Toronto's cold. Here are strictures: Healthy frying is OK. Let's rule out deep-frying - it's unhealthy and can cause cancer. Her HK flat doesn't have a convection oven. She never bought microwave oven. She could buy a…
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Rice vs pasta and potatoes

Potatoes, pasta and boiled jasmin rice are all starch and do not taste much by themselves. However I would not serve tomato sauce nor olives to the rice. On the other hand I would not serve potatoes or pasta with soya sauce. Why is that? Also oven…
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Potato substitution question?

Are there any recipes you know of where if potatoes weren’t included it would fundamentally change the recipe or the way it tastes? For example, a lot of recipes that have mashed or sliced potatoes you could sub in cauliflower for, but are there any…
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What is a sour additive for boiled potatoes that looks like a bean?

I recently tried boiled potatoes that had something added that looked like some sort of beans-like vegetables and tasted like green marinated olives. What is this vegetable?
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Are rotting potatoes dangerous when coming in contact with skin?

Paranoid college student here. Today I had discovered some potatoes in my dorm kitchen that seemed to be covered in black gooey mold, gone extremely mushy, and were giving off an awful smell. I had decided to toss them immediately but I touched some…
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by covering your pan with an inch of oil - depth or length

www,wikihow.com/Make-Potato-Chips
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What is the critical ratio of eggs to potatoes between an egg salad and a potato salad?

It's probably not a one to one ratio. Do you have any suggestions?
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