Tinned potatoes

chopsim · 12-07-2015, 12:26

Does anyone else use these?
I always have a few time in the cupboard. I add them to stews, slice them and layer on top of mince with cheese grated over, roast them or fry them. Great for potato salad.
I buy fresh potatoes but forget about them and find they have grown green tails about 6"s long when I want use them.
Any new ideas for using tinned potatoes?

ChoccyCarole · 12-07-2015, 12:30

I have used many tins of potatoes
I liked to dry them with some paper towel and sizzle them whole in a fry pan so they turn all golden and crispy on the outside and sprinkle with s&p
or the same idea ----------- when they are cut into slices
also nice fried & tossed into a salad -
or cut to resemble chips to fry and have with s&p Vinegar and some sauce
or make a *pretendy* >>>>>>>>>>>> hot chip sani
or added to a nice big fry up
or just sizzled with a fried egg and onion and tomato - and baked beans
or into a frittata type egg mix combo
sizzled with chorizo - or mushrooms etc etc
or like a quick potato salad mixed with peas and red onion and salad cream etc
Nice sprinkled with oil in slices and laid on a HOT cast iron griddle pan to get the sizzled dark line markings

nice with corned beef to make a quick corned beef hashy meal

chopsim · 12-07-2015, 13:24

Carole...I paid 80p for big tin BOGOF in tesco today. Knowing you though you probably got them for 6p 😜

ChoccyCarole · 12-07-2015, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by chopsim

Carole...I paid 80p for big tin BOGOF in tesco today. Knowing you though you probably got them for 6p 😜

!!!!
hahahaha >>>>>> Not yet - Maybe sometime I will - & you too hopefully

CBFreak · 12-07-2015, 13:50

I very occasionally make garlic buttered New Potatoes. Or I would use them in a curry.

bobcar · 12-07-2015, 16:12

I have to say that tinned potatoes taste horrible and real potatoes keep so well they shouldn't be necessary. Potatoes should be stored in a dark breathable sack such as Hessian or if not available then say a brown paper bag. The plastic bags you buy them in are useless for storage so decant them as soon as you get home.

swingaleg · 12-07-2015, 16:42

I like tinned potatoes..........they have a unique taste but one that I like !

Terrific for bulking out curries and stews

I also like to slice and simmer them and add them to a tin of baked beans to be served with chilli sauce......

You can get really cheap tins in the Value and Basics ranges which are just fine

Orangemaid · 12-07-2015, 16:43

Had them years ago...nice with some salad ,,good ideas though OP

barbeler · 12-07-2015, 16:49

I've given up buying bags of potatoes unless it's just a bag of four for baking immediately. No matter how I keep them they'll have either sprouted tentacles within a few days or developed those green patches, which I believe are poisonous.

Toby LaRhone · 12-07-2015, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobcar

Potatoes should be stored in a dark breathable sack such as Hessian or if not available then say a brown paper bag. The plastic bags you buy them in are useless for storage so decant them as soon as you get home.

Do you mean "rehouse" them?

decant (dɪˈkænt)
vb
1. (Brewing) to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment
2. (Building) to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished

DiamondDoll · 12-07-2015, 19:21

I wrap potatoes in a towel and keep them in a dark cupboard.
They last for ages.

Haven't tried tinned ones for years but this thread has inspired me try them again.

LostFool · 12-07-2015, 19:39

Never seen the point in tinned potatoes as the fresh ones as so cheap and they tend to taste plasticy.

I'm trying to cut back on spuds any other carbs anyway.

ChoccyCarole · 12-07-2015, 19:56

Was at Morrisons between 3pm and 4pm closing time today
Because of this thread - I bought 1 large tin of their *savers* tinned Potatoes - at their regular price of 19p

Not tried them before - so I've no idea what they will taste like

DiamondDoll · 12-07-2015, 20:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChoccyCarole

Was at Morrisons between 3pm and 4pm closing time today
Because of this thread - I bought 1 large tin of their *savers* tinned Potatoes - at their regular price of 19p

Not tried them before - so I've no idea what they will taste like

Please report back.

I never thought that it was possible to buy a tin of anything for 19p.

Jellied Eel · 12-07-2015, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by swingaleg

I like tinned potatoes..........they have a unique taste but one that I like !

Same here and use'em in much the same way as Choccy, partly for taste, partly for texture. And speed. Spud salad done quick, or 2-tin rapid mince & mash.

To make that, make sure mince tin is (ideally slightly) smaller diameter than the spud tin. Use can opener that cuts lid on the inside of the rim & cut all way around spud lid. Stand mince tin on lid & apply pressure in a student-safe kind of way so lid goes inside spud tin and makes mash. Saves on washing up.

But, assuming one has some new potatoes, how would one go about making that tinned potato taste & texture?

DiamondDoll · 12-07-2015, 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellied Eel

Same here and use'em in much the same way as Choccy, partly for taste, partly for texture. And speed. Spud salad done quick, or 2-tin rapid mince & mash.

To make that, make sure mince tin is (ideally slightly) smaller diameter than the spud tin. Use can opener that cuts lid on the inside of the rim & cut all way around spud lid. Stand mince tin on lid & apply pressure in a student-safe kind of way so lid goes inside spud tin and makes mash. Saves on washing up.

But, assuming one has some new potatoes, how would one go about making that tinned potato taste & texture?

Lol...........and you are probably serious too.

degsyhufc · 12-07-2015, 20:29

The only tinned potatoes i've used have been peeled new/baby potatoes and that's because the recipie I was using them in worked better with peeled potatoes and I really couldn't be arsed peeling small new/baby potatoes.

http://www.mutherfudger.co.uk/2013/0...sted-potatoes/

Now though I just slice potatoes and cook them in wine and stock and then put eh fish on top to steam for the last five minutes.

I've not seen any other types of tinned potatoes.

LostFool · 12-07-2015, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondDoll

Please report back.

I never thought that it was possible to buy a tin of anything for 19p.

Tesco Value mushy peas 16p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=253347801

Value sliced carrots 19p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=259510224

Jellied Eel · 12-07-2015, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondDoll

Lol...........and you are probably serious too.

I'm an engineer. For even less washing up, use large tin of spuds, smaller tin of mince and empty mince into spud tin. Remove label from spud tin and heat on something convenient. For the truly creative, fill empty mince tin with sand, a bit of diesel & turn that into your heater. For the extra posh touch, stand spud tin in a field-expedient bain-marie aka mess tin.

DiamondDoll · 12-07-2015, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jellied Eel

I'm an engineer. For even less washing up, use large tin of spuds, smaller tin of mince and empty mince into spud tin. Remove label from spud tin and heat on something convenient. For the truly creative, fill empty mince tin with sand, a bit of diesel & turn that into your heater. For the extra posh touch, stand spud tin in a field-expedient bain-marie aka mess tin.

Lol

Simon_More · 12-07-2015, 21:41

I like them with salad and plenty of salad cream on

PJ2 · 13-07-2015, 00:00

Disgusting things.

If all I had left to eat was a tin of potato's I'd slit my wrists with the lid.

Tess-g · 13-07-2015, 00:24

What exactly do they do to tinned potatoes (and tinned carrots for that matter) to make them like that? They still have the same shape but nothing of the same taste or texture

DiamondDoll · 13-07-2015, 11:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostFool

Tesco Value mushy peas 16p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=253347801

Value sliced carrots 19p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=259510224

Just proves how observant I am.

bobcar · 13-07-2015, 11:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone

Do you mean "rehouse" them?

decant (dɪˈkænt)
vb
1. (Brewing) to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment
2. (Building) to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished

I know what decant means. I was trying to be clever and use a word with a similar meaning rather than the literal one, obviously that didn't work here in your case.

12-07-2015, 12:26	#1
chopsim Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,135	Tinned potatoes Does anyone else use these? I always have a few time in the cupboard. I add them to stews, slice them and layer on top of mince with cheese grated over, roast them or fry them. Great for potato salad. I buy fresh potatoes but forget about them and find they have grown green tails about 6"s long when I want use them. Any new ideas for using tinned potatoes?

12-07-2015, 12:30	#2
ChoccyCarole Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NZ♥Sydney-UK-CYBERDAZZLE Posts: 5,686	I have used many tins of potatoes I liked to dry them with some paper towel and sizzle them whole in a fry pan so they turn all golden and crispy on the outside and sprinkle with s&p or the same idea ----------- when they are cut into slices also nice fried & tossed into a salad - or cut to resemble chips to fry and have with s&p Vinegar and some sauce or make a pretendy >>>>>>>>>>>> hot chip sani or added to a nice big fry up or just sizzled with a fried egg and onion and tomato - and baked beans or into a frittata type egg mix combo sizzled with chorizo - or mushrooms etc etc or like a quick potato salad mixed with peas and red onion and salad cream etc Nice sprinkled with oil in slices and laid on a HOT cast iron griddle pan to get the sizzled dark line markings nice with corned beef to make a quick corned beef hashy meal

12-07-2015, 13:24	#3
chopsim Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,135	Carole...I paid 80p for big tin BOGOF in tesco today. Knowing you though you probably got them for 6p 😜

12-07-2015, 13:34	#4
ChoccyCarole Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NZ♥Sydney-UK-CYBERDAZZLE Posts: 5,686	Quote: Originally Posted by chopsim Carole...I paid 80p for big tin BOGOF in tesco today. Knowing you though you probably got them for 6p 😜 !!!! hahahaha >>>>>> Not yet - Maybe sometime I will - & you too hopefully

12-07-2015, 13:50	#5
CBFreak Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 22,069	I very occasionally make garlic buttered New Potatoes. Or I would use them in a curry.

12-07-2015, 16:12	#6
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	I have to say that tinned potatoes taste horrible and real potatoes keep so well they shouldn't be necessary. Potatoes should be stored in a dark breathable sack such as Hessian or if not available then say a brown paper bag. The plastic bags you buy them in are useless for storage so decant them as soon as you get home.

12-07-2015, 16:42	#7
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	I like tinned potatoes..........they have a unique taste but one that I like ! Terrific for bulking out curries and stews I also like to slice and simmer them and add them to a tin of baked beans to be served with chilli sauce...... You can get really cheap tins in the Value and Basics ranges which are just fine

12-07-2015, 16:43	#8
Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sat at computer with heatin on Posts: 45,573	Had them years ago...nice with some salad ,,good ideas though OP

12-07-2015, 16:49	#9
barbeler Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11,705	I've given up buying bags of potatoes unless it's just a bag of four for baking immediately. No matter how I keep them they'll have either sprouted tentacles within a few days or developed those green patches, which I believe are poisonous.

12-07-2015, 18:49	#10
Toby LaRhone Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 9,227	Quote: Originally Posted by bobcar Potatoes should be stored in a dark breathable sack such as Hessian or if not available then say a brown paper bag. The plastic bags you buy them in are useless for storage so *decant* them as soon as you get home. Do you mean "rehouse" them? *decant* (dɪˈkænt) vb 1. (Brewing) to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment 2. (Building) to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished

12-07-2015, 19:21	#11
DiamondDoll Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 14,012	I wrap potatoes in a towel and keep them in a dark cupboard. They last for ages. Haven't tried tinned ones for years but this thread has inspired me try them again.

12-07-2015, 19:39	#12
LostFool Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 59,737	Never seen the point in tinned potatoes as the fresh ones as so cheap and they tend to taste plasticy. I'm trying to cut back on spuds any other carbs anyway.

12-07-2015, 19:56	#13
ChoccyCarole Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NZ♥Sydney-UK-CYBERDAZZLE Posts: 5,686	Was at Morrisons between 3pm and 4pm closing time today Because of this thread - I bought 1 large tin of their savers tinned Potatoes - at their regular price of 19p Not tried them before - so I've no idea what they will taste like

12-07-2015, 20:18	#14
DiamondDoll Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 14,012	Quote: Originally Posted by ChoccyCarole Was at Morrisons between 3pm and 4pm closing time today Because of this thread - I bought 1 large tin of their savers tinned Potatoes - at their regular price of 19p Not tried them before - so I've no idea what they will taste like Please report back. I never thought that it was possible to buy a tin of anything for 19p.

12-07-2015, 20:21	#15
Jellied Eel Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a jar, on a shelf Posts: 31,698	Quote: Originally Posted by swingaleg I like tinned potatoes..........they have a unique taste but one that I like ! Same here and use'em in much the same way as Choccy, partly for taste, partly for texture. And speed. Spud salad done quick, or 2-tin rapid mince & mash. To make that, make sure mince tin is (ideally slightly) smaller diameter than the spud tin. Use can opener that cuts lid on the inside of the rim & cut all way around spud lid. Stand mince tin on lid & apply pressure in a student-safe kind of way so lid goes inside spud tin and makes mash. Saves on washing up. But, assuming one has some new potatoes, how would one go about making that tinned potato taste & texture?

12-07-2015, 20:27	#16
DiamondDoll Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 14,012	Quote: Originally Posted by Jellied Eel Same here and use'em in much the same way as Choccy, partly for taste, partly for texture. And speed. Spud salad done quick, or 2-tin rapid mince & mash. To make that, make sure mince tin is (ideally slightly) smaller diameter than the spud tin. Use can opener that cuts lid on the inside of the rim & cut all way around spud lid. Stand mince tin on lid & apply pressure in a student-safe kind of way so lid goes inside spud tin and makes mash. Saves on washing up. But, assuming one has some new potatoes, how would one go about making that tinned potato taste & texture? Lol...........and you are probably serious too.

12-07-2015, 20:29	#17
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	The only tinned potatoes i've used have been peeled new/baby potatoes and that's because the recipie I was using them in worked better with peeled potatoes and I really couldn't be arsed peeling small new/baby potatoes. http://www.mutherfudger.co.uk/2013/0...sted-potatoes/ Now though I just slice potatoes and cook them in wine and stock and then put eh fish on top to steam for the last five minutes. I've not seen any other types of tinned potatoes.

12-07-2015, 20:42	#18
LostFool Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 59,737	Quote: Originally Posted by DiamondDoll Please report back. I never thought that it was possible to buy a tin of anything for 19p. Tesco Value mushy peas 16p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=253347801 Value sliced carrots 19p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=259510224

12-07-2015, 21:15	#19
Jellied Eel Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a jar, on a shelf Posts: 31,698	Quote: Originally Posted by DiamondDoll Lol...........and you are probably serious too. I'm an engineer. For even less washing up, use large tin of spuds, smaller tin of mince and empty mince into spud tin. Remove label from spud tin and heat on something convenient. For the truly creative, fill empty mince tin with sand, a bit of diesel & turn that into your heater. For the extra posh touch, stand spud tin in a field-expedient bain-marie aka mess tin.

12-07-2015, 21:19	#20
DiamondDoll Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 14,012	Quote: Originally Posted by Jellied Eel I'm an engineer. For even less washing up, use large tin of spuds, smaller tin of mince and empty mince into spud tin. Remove label from spud tin and heat on something convenient. For the truly creative, fill empty mince tin with sand, a bit of diesel & turn that into your heater. For the extra posh touch, stand spud tin in a field-expedient bain-marie aka mess tin. Lol

12-07-2015, 21:41	#21
Simon_More Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sheffield Posts: 427	I like them with salad and plenty of salad cream on

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13-07-2015, 00:00	#22
PJ2 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,231	Disgusting things. If all I had left to eat was a tin of potato's I'd slit my wrists with the lid.

13-07-2015, 00:24	#23
Tess-g Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lost Posts: 12,640	What exactly do they do to tinned potatoes (and tinned carrots for that matter) to make them like that? They still have the same shape but nothing of the same taste or texture

13-07-2015, 11:22	#24
DiamondDoll Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 14,012	Quote: Originally Posted by LostFool Tesco Value mushy peas 16p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=253347801 Value sliced carrots 19p: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=259510224 Just proves how observant I am.

13-07-2015, 11:36	#25
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	Quote: Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone Do you mean "rehouse" them? *decant* (dɪˈkænt) vb 1. (Brewing) to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment 2. (Building) to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished I know what decant means. I was trying to be clever and use a word with a similar meaning rather than the literal one, obviously that didn't work here in your case.