Potatoes - how do u peel them?
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I've heard that too.Originally posted by the Bear:no no.. i read somewhere that the sprouted eye of the potato is kinda toxic.. -
cute question
after i bake or boil the potato, i'll eat it together with the skin as well.
even strawberries too, i'll eat the whole fruit with the leaf on top as well. -
freeflow of potatoes?Originally posted by the Bear:actually, i concur with the baba kid's post...
what if it has sprouted
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seriously tis is more of the reason lah...Originally posted by the Bear:no no.. i read somewhere that the sprouted eye of the potato is kinda toxic.. -
I am asking because I have a ... ahem.. mild disagreement with the hubby because of this...
I can't be bothered to boil them first IF what I need are like.. cut up cubes for curry/soup cos I can peel them in like 15 seconds flat or something
but according to hubby (he comes from a family that used to be very poor) and another very sensible friend, they say waste a lot of potato if use peeler and after boil very very easy to peel.
whereupon I said the amount of potato I waste when using the peeler is like.. maybe amount to 3 cents...or wadever...
then.. I kenna the 3 cents also money ma.. war that time how?
So.. err.. now everytime he is at home, I boil and peel. But if he not at home when I cook, I just peel and diam diam. He probably knows I dont bother boiling but he also diam diam.
But feels a bit like commiting adultery with a potato each time I secretly use the peeler, lah. -
sayang him and tell him that he has arrived ......Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:I am asking because I have a ... ahem.. mild disagreement with the hubby because of this...
I can't be bothered to boil them first IF what I need are like.. cut up cubes for curry/soup cos I can peel them in like 15 seconds flat or something
but according to hubby (he comes from a family that used to be very poor) and another very sensible friend, they say waste a lot of potato if use peeler and after boil very very easy to peel.
whereupon I said the amount of potato I waste when using the peeler is like.. maybe amount to 3 cents...or wadever...
then.. I kenna the 3 cents also money ma.. war that time how?
So.. err.. now everytime he is at home, I boil and peel. But if he not at home when I cook, I just peel and diam diam. He probably knows I dont bother boiling but he also diam diam.
But feels a bit like commiting adultery with a potato each time I secretly use the peeler, lah.
don't need to scrimp until like this now lor .....
in anycase i think you'll waste more money boiling the water for the potatoes than peeling them straight ....... -
hahah true hor.. need to waste gas...
good i tell him this next time...
It's a habit of a lifetime ba... he used to cook for his family
so... not so easy to convert...
but funny how these domestic issues are so much a part of living together
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somewhere, i read that boiling the potato with the skin may actually transfer some of the toxins to the potato itself..
maybe...
i have read too much crap in my lifetime -
i would be doing both way..Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Raw with knife or peeler
or boil then peel the skin off?
depending on my mood.. peeling skin off will be fun too..
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wonder if i can build a machine small enough for home use.. where the skin explodes off the spud
they use an industrial-sized machine to make fries -
Potatoes come ready-peeled from the machine that makes fries in macdonalds what! peel for what?
http://wywahoos.org/wahoos/cookbook/potatoes.htm
im hungry
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Me just peel, too troublesome to boil it first.
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with regard to potato explosions that you seem fascinated withOriginally posted by the Bear:wonder if i can build a machine small enough for home use.. where the skin explodes off the spud
they use an industrial-sized machine to make fries
think that was what made the titanic sink
bags and bags of potato starch/flour in its hold which expanded
and probably became gooey and heavy...
when the water came in and started absorbing a lot of water
err issit? or am i repeating some urban legend -
no no.. Celine Dion's horrible screech ripped the hull apart like it was made of eggshells and it sankOriginally posted by ShrodingersCat:with regard to potato explosions that you seem fascinated with
think that was what made the titanic sink
bags and bags of potato starch/flour in its hold which expanded
and probably became gooey and heavy...
when the water came in and started absorbing a lot of water
err issit? or am i repeating some urban legend -
Use knife to scrape..
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Originally posted by the Bear:no no.. Celine Dion's horrible screech ripped the hull apart like it was made of eggshells and it sank
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x 2!
i dun like peeling potatoes... too troublesome...Originally posted by tare:the easiest way.....
"darling could u peel the potatoes for me, pls?" *blink blink* -
truly, the female is the deadlier of the species
but men would not have it any other way
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A Chinese cookbook I have says that the sprouted 'eyes' of the potato is toxic, so don't even eat the potato which has even minimally sprouted 'eyes'. This cookbook is about eating for health, balancing heaty vs cooling vegetables that sort.Originally posted by the Bear:somewhere, i read that boiling the potato with the skin may actually transfer some of the toxins to the potato itself..
maybe...
i have read too much crap in my lifetime
I once had a sweet potato which not only sprouted, but had stems and leaves growing out of it....while sitting on top of an open shelf. Quite drama looking.
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sweet potato..
hmm.. i had a whole bunch of stuff growing before too.. it was part of the primary school science stuff.. we had potato, sweet potato, beans, maize, yam, carrots and dunno what other things...
finally transplanted into the school garden...
it was kinda cool -
I can peel potatoes anytime...if I can swop it with my ironing.Originally posted by neuros:x 2!
i dun like peeling potatoes... too troublesome... -
not sure about ladies' clothes, but ironing men's clothes is dead simpleOriginally posted by Wanda:I can peel potatoes anytime...if I can swop it with my ironing.
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Then how come my hubby also dread ironing his own clothes?Originally posted by the Bear:not sure about ladies' clothes, but ironing men's clothes is dead simple
Some woman's blouse are a nightmare to iron...they come with irremovable crease! And no, the crease is not part of the fabric design. -
i don't really like ironing clothes too... it's Sloth speaking
but it's easy... for shirts: collar, shoulders, sleeves, back, front.. done
pants, fold to shape, iron.. repeat with the other leg, place nicely final iron.. doneOriginally posted by Wanda:Then how come my hubby also dread ironing his own clothes?
Some woman's blouse are a nightmare to iron...they come with irremovable crease! And no, the crease is not part of the fabric design. -
buy clothes tat no need to iron lor...Originally posted by the Bear:i don't really like ironing clothes too... it's Sloth speaking
but it's easy... for shirts: collar, shoulders, sleeves, back, front.. done
pants, fold to shape, iron.. repeat with the other leg, place nicely final iron.. done
avoid shirts (for ladies) at all costs!! get wrinkle-free pants or those tat requires min ironing which when u wash and hang up, won't need to iron liao!
thank goodness i did such a horrible and slow job at ironing, my hubby would just take over....