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Do you make your own mashed potatoes? 🤤

If yes: How do you make it?
If no: Why not?

Context: I'm currently eating a bit of mashed potatoes that I made with a dash of garlic butter, with gravy, lingonberry jam and meatballs
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Ontheroad · M
Yep, I wash the potato, cut it up in chunks with the skin still on, boil until soft, add butter and milk and mash by hand. I dont' season them, but do salt and pepper them when I plate them.
Ontheroad · M
@MartinTheFirst I find adding them when I'm cooking the potatoes dilutes the enhancement of the salt and I end up putting more on when I eat them. Also allows others to season them to their liking.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@Ontheroad That's when you put more salt in, stir a bit, let it dilute, more salt! 😊
Ontheroad · M
@MartinTheFirst Ha! At my age more salt is not a good thing. 😉
calicuz · 56-60, M
I have made them home made before, and they were actually pretty amazing. they ended up tasting just like my moms.

I peeled and boiled the potatoes, added milk, salt and butter, and whipped until they were the texture I wanted.
I happened to be making fried chicken as well and used the drippings to make an amazing gravy, that just so happened to also taste like my mother's.
SW-User
yep
best way bake the potatoes in their skins
peel them and put them in a ricer
bu baking them you arent adding any more moisture likr yiu do when boiling or steaming them

once they are riced in the bowl add cream and butter to fluff them up and salt and pepper to season
simple but tasty
SW-User
Yeah. Boil the potatoes with a couple garlic cloves then mash them together while warm. Then add cream (or milk+ butter) and some cheese. Cook the mixture a bit. If you want it to be smooth & stretchy put that in a blender. If you like it chunky & fluffy then don't. Garnish with parsley.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User Ooo you like garlic in yours too 🥰 Most times I dont add garlic but when I'm in the mood for a bit more rich experience I enjoy doing that. It's an interesting way you choose to add it together with the potatoes. Do you think there's a big difference in pressing raw garlic and boiling the garlic first?
SW-User
Well yeah there is. To me raw garlic is a bit too pungent but boiled is mild & nice @MartinTheFirst
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User Yes its very pungent, it's the way I also like my baked potatoes, but in this case its like mashed baked potatoes which I find fun haha
Gusman · 61-69, M
Yes I do. Cut into small chunks, boil for 10 minutes, drain, add copious real butter, 2 pinches of salt, mash mash until there are no lumps.
Sometimes I leave the peel on and mash, most times not.
Love mash spuds with rissoles, peas and gravy. 😋
Sepia · 36-40, F
Yes. I steam. Remove the skin after cooling. I mashed then I used finest strainer so I could achieve finest texture. I added two kinds of milk..melted butter, salt and pepper to taste (white & black powdered pepper). I usually prepare it along with a steak.
Penny · 46-50, F
yes. peel potatoes, cut into cubes, boil 20 minutes, drain pot of water, add butter, mix to melt it, add milk or sour cream, salt and pepper then mash with a potato masher
SW-User
@Penny Evaporated milk really makes them rich
Xalvadora · 22-25, F
I want to. I want to make them like KFC's mashed potatoes. Or I may just cut up some potatoes, boil some potatoes, season them and eat them, like how my aunt does them.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@Xalvadora Start by making your own and go from there
Xalvadora · 22-25, F
@MartinTheFirst Yeah, need to learn how to season first.
calicuz · 56-60, M
Nice set up......................................... ya show off.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
Usually the basic, mashed with butter and a bit of milk. Sometimes in the summer add chives from my garden. I usually only make mashed potatoes when there is gravy
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Sounds delicious 🙂 I mash mine with butter, a little milk and ground nutmeg. Sometimes I add wholegrain mustard.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SunshineGirl Mustard and nutmeg in mashed potatoes? Interesting, I'll try the nutmeg next time
SW-User
mash with garlic granules, oregano, thyme, salt/pepper, milk and olive oil...skins on I don't peel anything
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
Is that thyme in powder form? We get small twigs of thyme and it'd be difficult to disperse in the mashed potatoes evenly
SW-User
@MartinTheFirst no dried
PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F
Well, damn. Have no idea what lingonberry jam is but that sounds rather incredible.

But yep. I even bust out the old school potato masher and add a generous helping of sour cream to the little bit of milk and embarrassing amount of butter to the bowl. It’s really creamy.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@PerfectionOfTheHeart I have a trust old-school potato masher as well haha, it's a must-have
NinaTina · 31-35, F
Yes i mash them add bacon pieces chedder cheese, butter and sprinkle paprika on top
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@NinaTina Oo fancy

 
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