peeling spuds

[John1]

This is pretty trivial in the scheme of things but I have real difficulty peeling potatoes. I made a potato based soup the other night and it took nearly a 1/2 hour to peel six potatoes. I was really tired at the end of that and it was only a small part of the recipe. I use a conventional carrot/potato peeler. Anyone out there find an easier way to peel them?

John

 

[laurel]

Hi John, Your post made me think of Stompin' Tom Connors and Bud the Spud. How about getting one of the Starfrit automatic peelers?
Laurel

 

[sadiemae]

Par boil them first, and the skin will just slide off. Check out this video! It's Mary Ann from Gilligans Island. http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2009/04/easy-way-to-peel-potato.html

 

[ccurths]

I have some difficulty with peeling spuds, too. And I eat a lot of mashed taters cause they go down easy. Thanks for the helpful hints

 

[John1]

Thank you Laurel and Lori,

I will try the boiling/ice water technique and it that doesn't work out I'll go for the Starfrit peeler. I read reviews for it on Amazon and people either love it or hate it - no middle ground.

 

[SueG]

or you could scrub them well and only peel the yucky parts. Scrubbing is not too easy either, for me, but maybe easier than peeling?
Bon appetit!
Sue