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WEll honey you know I don't lower myself to do things like potato peeling( lol and this looks like it could get messy but it also looks like fun! hee hee Think I will have to try it with the kids! My best tips are 1 Have baked potatoes instead 2 Use new potatoes and leaves skin on 3 I don't have anymore but thought 3 would look better than 2! LOl Hugs xxx

Wow, where do you find these things? That's a stroke of genius! I rarely peel my potatoes because most of the nutrition is in the peel and just below it--exactly what most people cut off. With this method, at least some of the vitamins and such are retained. I'll remember this the next time I make mashed potatoes! And I think that method would even save to tedious chore of scrubbing them.

She certainly made that look pretty easy! Isn't that Mary-Anne from Gilligan's Island? Hasn't she come a long way then! lol. What I have done in the past that's actually quite effective is to use those coarse dish scrubbing pads. If you fill a bowl with water and then just scrub the potato with it, the skin just rubs clean off. I wouldn't try it on those really dirty type potatoes though.

The nutrition and the fiber are in the potatoes. You are best off leaving the skin on. I never peel.

I'm not thrilled with peeling potatoes either but I've found a simple fix. My Hubby is disabled and can't stand up for more than about 5 minutes. I get the stuff for him, let him sit at his desk and he peels them for me. It makes him feel good that he's helping and I don't have to peel potatoes. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

Love this idea!! Im going to try it tonight in fact... I was planning on making mashed potatoes to go with the london broil that has been marinating in my fridge for 2 days :) I have REALLY handy tip for making mashed potatoes. Thjey come out perfect every time. Setp 1: Open up the box of potatoe flake thingies. Step 2: Follow cooking instructions on box. Step 3: Frazzle your hair, powder some flour on your face and do some jumping jacks untill you are out of breath. Step 4: Serve the mashed potatoes and pretend you slaved away in the kitchen for hours preparing the meal. Works every time!

I watched it and found it fascinating enough and will be sure to try it. I don't know how well it would work for potatoes that are going to be fried but I bet it will work great for those to make French fries,hash browns and other potato recipes. Thanks for th video.. They are so many videos out there is it is hard to find some of the helpful ones so thanks for find and sharing this.

I don't often [peel my potatoes but last night I thought I would give this a try. I should have watched the video again before trying to peel potatoes this way. I didn't bring the water to a boil first and I boiled them too long, but the peeling did slip off very easily. I wanted to make some french fries. but as I said I boiled them too long. They did make nice fried potatoes though. I'm going to try it again later today.

Up until some years ago I had the most fantastic veggie/potato peeler going...it had actually belonged to my great grandmother and so real ancient but it worked like a charm..somehow it became MIA...oh, well, up until now I just use a regular chef's type knife to peel a potato, but YIKES after seeing that video I'll have to remember that...does look so much easier! Thanks for sharing that!!!

For fear of no longer belonging to the species known for it's handy dandy opposable thumbs, I gave up peeling potatoes, thereby keeping my thumbs, years ago. I solved the problem by buying only red potatoes which never need to be peeled.......just washed. Besides all the real nutrients in a potato is in the skin anyway.

By the time that I had boiled the potato, found the ice, plunged the potato, mushed it about a little and then extracted it I could have peeled 5 lbs of potatoes LadyM! However, it is a neat trick.

I cook potatoes many different ways but only peel them if I'm making mashed potatoes or potato salad. I usually just wash them good and cook with the peel on. Like James, I sometimes use a coarse dish scrubber, but I really don't have a problem using a potato peeler.

Hi LadyM, The video made it look so simple but waiting for the water to boil and the getting an ice bucket, just for one potato to fit in, I think its easier to just use the peeler which I do, I peel my potatoes while I'm watching tv so I don't find it tedious, I have in a bowl on my lap so no standing, am I lazy or what? hehehe. Tamara

peeling potatoes is really a messy work. Instead of using peeler, its better you peel it with knife as I feel. Or if potatoes are fresh and new season arrival, then you can simply rub them with hard clothes to peel off. Also you can boil potatoes and directly peel off by hand as they get softer.

Hi LadyMarissa...It looks a good idea but by the time you fiddle about boiling water ect, I'd have them peeled already. I don't like the potato peelers, I just use a good sharp knife and away I go. Have a lovely day today