Mash Potatoes

[jennyjoan]

I am finding it hard to do mash potatoes ie not having strength. Anything I can use. Do have stick blender and food processor. Shall I try that

[elliemay1]

Maybe if you boil them for longer than usual they might be easier to mash?

[tiggerblue10]

Potato ricers good and they are no lumps left.

[cashier]

I thought you were only doing potatoes for one, haven't you got a masher? We used to use a fork (when I was a child). Potatoes for seven, that was hard work.

[jennyjoan]

For two cash

[sandyRoe]

You can buy mashed potatoes in the supermarket. I guess you'd heat them in the microwave.

[jennyjoan]

I do use mashed but don't have strength to plunge

[jennyjoan]

Masher

[jennyjoan]

Sandy. Wouldn't eat them neither would sister

[albaqwerty]

When my wrists were bad, I used my food mixer, try your stick blender (I would if I had one)

[Buenchico]

Some hand blenders come with an attachment for mashing potatoes. e.g. https://tinyurl.com/mwdsdcb2
If yours has one (or something similar), then that's the obvious thing to try.

Otherwise this specialist version might be the thing to go for
https://tinyurl.com/2p88myxp

As has been mentioned though, you can buy pre-prepared mash in Asda (et al).
e.g. https://groceries.asda.com/product/prepared-roasting-veg/just-essentials-by-asda-mashed-potato/1000272485258
or
https://groceries.asda.com/product/prepared-potatoes/asda-extra-special-creamy-mash/13852585

The Idahoan range of dried mashed potatoes has lots of fans on AB too. It's available in most supermarkets:
https://idahoan.co.uk/our-products/

[jourdain2]

If you have a stick blender, that should solve the problem. Cook spuds, chop into smaller pieces with a knife, add a drop of milk and butter and then use the blender. You can adjust milk and butter as you go along. Definitely works. :)

[pastafreak]

Doesn't doing mashed potatoes in a blender do something to the starch and they come out gummy?
They won't be fluffy or light.

[jourdain2]

In a blender you can't control it so well, pasta. A stick blender can be used more lightly - I've found it works with practice.

[pastafreak]

I'll have to try it sometime...maybe sweet potato mash one day this week.

[Impatiens]

Bake the potatoes and scoop out the insides. That’ll give you something easy to mash.

[bednobs]

i'd deffo go for idahoan mash - easy and tastes good, and enough for 2 greedy people per pack

[jennyjoan]

Thanks all for answers. I love Idahoan mash but I only see sister one day a week sunday and like to do a genuine roast dinner

[bednobs]

genuine roast dinners dont include mash! IMO obvs

[Impatiens]

Idahoan perfect mash is lovely. An excellent recommendation, I think, from Mrs Sqad.

[jennyjoan]

Mash plus roasties.