potato wedges

[shivvy]

I tend to avoid making potato wedges because I have tried making them twice and they have been soggy once and hard another time!
Has anyone got any good tips on how to avoid these problems? A failproof method would be great.
Thanks

[leelapops]

Hi shivvy. I love homemade wedges. I just use plain old white spuds, cut them into wedges of equal size so they cook all at once. put them on a baking tray, drizzle quite generously with olive oil, season with salt and a bit of black pepper.

Put in the oven at about 200 degrees C. I don't really time stuff, I just check every so often. The wedges I do usually take about 40 mins. When they look sort of crispy and delicious they are ready!

I am not good at giving "directions", so I hope I haven't baffled you! x

[chazza]

I think your problem was either too much oil or too low a temperature (or a mixture of both!)

I use a tbspoon of oil for every 200g of potatoes, and same as leela, put them in an oven at 200 degrees for about 30-40mins

[pastafreak]

I agree with the above...the only thing I would do differently is to parboil the wedges for 3-5 min(as with roasties).....and then carry on.Instead of salt,you could use Knorr powdered veggie or chicken stock.....you could also add a bit of chillie powder or paprika.