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Can I use a turkey roaster to keep mashed potatoes warm?

Sep 20, 2024
Q: Can I use a turkey roaster to keep mashed potatoes warm?
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What Is The Difference Between Mashed Potatoes And Twice Baked Potatoes?

Aug 8, 2022
Q: What is the difference between mashed potatoes and twice baked potatoes? Are they identical?
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Why Am I Finding Hard Spots In My Yellow Potatoes No Matter How Long I Cook Them?

Jul 1, 2022
Q: Why am I finding hard spots in my yellow potatoes no matter how long I cook them or what cooking method I use? These are yellow flesh potatoes but are not labeled as "Yukon Gold". This has happened with the last two bags of potatoes I bought. There are areas that do not cook; when I bite them they are hard and crunchy like a raw potato. The potatoes appear to be good; no green skin, no sign of damage, disease, or mold, no sprouting eyes, and these spots do not appear to be related to the places where eyes would sprout. I am about to stop buying yellow flesh varieties of potato altogether. This absolutely ruins mashed potatoes, and isn't appetizing in baked ones either.
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How Do You Make Thick Mashed Potatoes?

Jan 28, 2022
Q: I'm not sure how this happened, but I made my mashed potatoes runny. Do you have suggestions on how to make it thick?
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What Do I Do With My Leftover Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes?

Nov 5, 2021
Q: What do I do with my leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes?
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What Are the Brown Spots I See as I Mash My Potatoes?

Aug 24, 2021
Q: I bought some small yellow potatoes then peeled and boiled them for mashed potatoes. When they were cooked and I started mashing them and I noticed some brown spots in the bowl. I have never encountered this before in a potato. I tried to look it up and all I could find was "hollow heart" and I know it’s not that (or at least I don’t think so). Can you please explain what this is?
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How to Make the Perfect Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving

Nov 25, 2020
Q: I am in charge of the mashed potatoes this year for Thanksgiving and need some advice on how to make them perfect, please help!
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My Mashed Potatoes Were Left Out Overnight, Can I Still Eat Them?

May 20, 2020
Q: My instant mashed potatoes were left out overnight with no eggs, butter or cream (just water). Can I still eat these or should I throw them away?
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Do You Have a Foodservice Potato-Based Business Plan for My College Course?

Feb 5, 2019
Q: I am a college student in the final semester of a Marketing and Management program. For my Entrepreneurship class, we have been assigned to create a business plan. I am wondering what, if any, help would be available for a foodservice potato-based business? My idea is a food truck or a small fast food establishment that serves everything potato: Stuffed baked potatoes, fresh fries, hash browns, mashed potatoes, and dishes such as chili-stuffed baked potatoes, BBQ pork stuffed baked potatoes, poutine, Grandpa’s Noodles (chicken noodle soup over mashed) etc. My background is in cooking, I am a disabled veteran of the US Army and have been working in the foodservice industry for 30 years. Thank you for any advice or direction you may have to offer.
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My Red Potatoes Are Yellow Inside, is this Okay?

Dec 21, 2018
Q: The last several 5 lb bags of “Red" potatoes we've bought have a pastel yellow cast to them, instead of being white when peeled. Previously, the potatoes we bought were white, which looked better when mashed. What's up, are these not from Idaho?
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