If you want them creamy, you need to get enough starch out of the cells to create some texture, but not so much that your potatoes become gluey (gluey = all the starch). If you want fluffy potatoes, you need to keep the starch to a minimum possible because it weighs them down. 23 нояб. 2016 г.
Should you rinse your potatoes before mashing?
Avoid getting specks of dirt in your spuds by thoroughly rinsing in cold water and scrubbing them first. If you throw cubed potatoes into a boiling pot of water, the outside will overcook and the inside won't cook enough.
What does soaking the starch out of potatoes do?
Soaking peeled, washed, and cut fries in cold water overnight removes excess potato starch, which prevents fries from sticking together and helps achieve maximum crispness.
Why are my mashed potatoes so starchy?
As already discussed, pastiness is caused by too much potato starch being worked into the mashed potatoes. The main way we combat this problem is by rinsing away starch, both before and after cooking potatoes for fluffy mashed potatoes. Rinsing off starch means that there is less of it that can end up in the dish.
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