Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?
Jacket Potatoes
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Originally Posted by Soho:
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
Potatoes come in all sizes?
Originally Posted by Soho:
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
How big were they before and how big are they now?
How about Wagon Wheels as well? They used to be the size of actual Wagon Wheels you know?
Originally Posted by Soho:
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
Just cook a few rather than one
The pre packed baking potatoes are always smaller than the loose ones. You can generally find whoppers if you rummage through the loose ones.
Originally Posted by MaisieMooMoo:
“Aldi's baking potatoes are huge, some of them are just too big.”
“Aldi's baking potatoes are huge, some of them are just too big.”
I agree. I like to eat the skin so now sometimes have to resort to scooping out the filling so I can eat the skin before I get too full.
It's when you put a rugby ball sized one in the oven, that comes back out the size of a golf ball you want to complain 
Originally Posted by Soho:
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
“Anyone notice they have shrunk in supermarkets now?”
If you mean those frozen ones like Bannisters do in packs then yes they have.
Originally Posted by venusinflares:
“The pre packed baking potatoes are always smaller than the loose ones. You can generally find whoppers if you rummage through the loose ones.”
“The pre packed baking potatoes are always smaller than the loose ones. You can generally find whoppers if you rummage through the loose ones.”
I have a couple in my fridge that I think were rugby balls in a former life
Originally Posted by sarahj1986:
“Loose ones tend to be bigger. I think it also depends on the season?”
“Loose ones tend to be bigger. I think it also depends on the season?”
It does depend on the season, you start to get far bigger ones from Autumn through Winter , but it is better if you pick them yourselves in the supermarket the pre-packed ones don't tend to be that large.
i like pre prepared tesco chilled or iceland frozen (defrosted) both need far less cooking. But nov 5 approaches, nothing tastes like a potato baked at bottom of bonfire. Sometimes with a frightened cat hiding inside it ..........
Originally Posted by spiney2:
“i like pre prepared tesco chilled or iceland frozen (defrosted) both need far less cooking. But nov 5 approaches, nothing tastes like a potato baked at bottom of bonfire. Sometimes with a frightened cat hiding inside it ..........”
“i like pre prepared tesco chilled or iceland frozen (defrosted) both need far less cooking. But nov 5 approaches, nothing tastes like a potato baked at bottom of bonfire. Sometimes with a frightened cat hiding inside it ..........”
Dangermoose, hide your cat!
I've recently discovered baking potatoes in your slow cooker; my trusty slow cooker's changed my life, no word of a lie
Originally Posted by muggins14:
“I've recently discovered baking potatoes in your slow cooker; my trusty slow cooker's changed my life, no word of a lie”
“I've recently discovered baking potatoes in your slow cooker; my trusty slow cooker's changed my life, no word of a lie
”
OOOOO that's got my attention. How do you do that? Just put them in and switch on? I would be afraid of burning out the element to put non liquid food in a slow cooker.
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“OOOOO that's got my attention. How do you do that? Just put them in and switch on? I would be afraid of burning out the element to put non liquid food in a slow cooker.”
“OOOOO that's got my attention. How do you do that? Just put them in and switch on? I would be afraid of burning out the element to put non liquid food in a slow cooker.”
I just roll a tattie in olive oil, season it with rock salt, some pepper, wrap it in foil and whack it in the slow cooker on low til it's done.
Originally Posted by Dangermoose:
“It's when you put a rugby ball sized one in the oven, that comes back out the size of a golf ball you want to complain”
“It's when you put a rugby ball sized one in the oven, that comes back out the size of a golf ball you want to complain
”
That's because it was a rugby ball Moose and it melted down to the size of a golf ball.
Originally Posted by kiviraat:
“I just roll a tattie in olive oil, season it with rock salt, some pepper, wrap it in foil and whack it in the slow cooker on low til it's done.”
“I just roll a tattie in olive oil, season it with rock salt, some pepper, wrap it in foil and whack it in the slow cooker on low til it's done.”
Now do I dare try. Scared of wrecking the slow cooker. Mine is quite old, maybe as many as 20 years. I use mine all the time and would hate to be without it.
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