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This Trick Makes Peeling Potatoes Easy

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at TCU chapter.

Sorry potato peeler distributors, but your services are no longer needed. Peeling potatoes ends today. Boiling potatoes with the skins on does the same thing in half the time. No more flinging potato skins or awkward peeling situations when the potato is just about naked. You know what I’m talking about…

Now mashed potatoes can be effortless and delicious.

Step 1: Boil potatoes with skin on.

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Step 2: Plunge in an ice bath.

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Step 3: Skins will peel right off.

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How to peel a potato without a peeler

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 10 minutesTotal time: 15 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Boil potatoes with skin on.

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    Plunge in an ice bath.

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    Skins will peel right off.

I think Jimmy Fallon and I would be good friends.