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My tats went all mushy
I bought new potatoes from sainsburies and boiled them for like 10 mins today. Imagine my horror when I went to drain them and the cell membranes in them had collapsed to the extent that they were leaking through the collander! It ruined my tea of grilled trout, potatoes and veg. Why did my potatoes turn out like that?
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... thought you meant tattoo
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I bought new potatoes from sainsburies and boiled them for like 10 mins today. Imagine my horror when I went to drain them and the cell membranes in them had collapsed to the extent that they were leaking through the collander! It ruined my tea of grilled trout, potatoes and veg. Why did my potatoes turn out like that?
That seems strange for only 10 minutes of boiling - I usually give my potatoes longer than that and haven't had that problem. ![]() Are you sure you weren't temporarily abducted by aliens and actually left them boiling for 2 hours???? ![]() ![]()
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... thought you meant tattoo
![]() I was all ready for a post about getting them removed with lazers. I have never heard potatoes called "tats" before.
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That seems strange for only 10 minutes of boiling - I usually give my potatoes longer than that and haven't had that problem.
![]() Are you sure you weren't temporarily abducted by aliens and actually left them boiling for 2 hours???? ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Well you know what they say, birdseye potato waffles, their waffley versatile.
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... thought you meant tattoo
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if that had happened to me i would have put them on an oven dish with oil and salt and roasted them for a few minutes.
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if that had happened to me i would have put them on an oven dish with oil and salt and roasted them for a few minutes.
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You sure it wasn't a turnip?
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Would that have helped? The skins had self stripped and it wasnt even as firm as mash!
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Would that have helped? The skins had self stripped and it wasnt even as firm as mash!
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It all sounds very odd. 10 minutes is certainly not too long. Maybe it was the type of potato - they are more fragile (I am totally clutching at straws here).
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Why were you trying to bake a potato in a slow cooker?
![]() There are some very odd culinary practises amongst posters here
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Why were you trying to bake a potato in a slow cooker?
![]() There are some very odd culinary practises amongst posters here ![]() But it tasted divine. |
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Perhaps they were diseased in some way. Mad tattie disease or summat.
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That is odd. I was going to ask if perhaps you cut them too small but if you can cook fish and other veg I assume you're a good enough cook to boil potatoes.
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I thought this was about tits not tats. Sorry
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You sure it wasn't a turnip?
very sure! They were called phureja potatoesQuote:
It all sounds very odd. 10 minutes is certainly not too long. Maybe it was the type of potato - they are more fragile (I am totally clutching at straws here).
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Perhaps they were diseased in some way. Mad tattie disease or summat.
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That is odd. I was going to ask if perhaps you cut them too small but if you can cook fish and other veg I assume you're a good enough cook to boil potatoes.
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http://www.greenvale.co.uk/article.php?id=82
Well that's your problem! It cooks in 70-80% of the time of your average potato That'll teach you to get posh spuds
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Would that have helped? The skins had self stripped and it wasnt even as firm as mash!
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Perhaps you could have stir fried them with Viagra?
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http://www.greenvale.co.uk/article.php?id=82
Well that's your problem! It cooks in 70-80% of the time of your average potato That'll teach you to get posh spuds ![]() ![]() ![]() I must look like such a schemie!
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