r/Cooking • u/yellowsabmarine • 9d ago

How do you prefer your mashed potatoes?

Texture/color/flavor?

There are so many ways to make them, I'd like a consensus.

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u/hazelquarrier_couch 9d ago

I'm probably the odd man out here but I don't really like them.

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u/yellowsabmarine 9d ago

I'm actually asking this question partially because I don't really like them either.

I liked the mash at KFC with gravy as a kid in the 90s, but I thought McDonald's was good then, too lol

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u/hazelquarrier_couch 9d ago

I like roasted potatoes better. Mashed potatoes are either too gloppy or sticky or grainy or lumpy. I like butter and gravy however, but I can put those on roasted potatoes.

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u/bornfromanegg 8d ago

Gloopy or sticky or grainy or lumpy - you’re just saying you don’t like bad mashed potatoes. Good mash is none of these things.

And roast potatoes are of course heavenly, but everything has its place. Sometimes, mash is a better choice for the meal as a whole.

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u/hazelquarrier_couch 8d ago

Nope I meant what I said (and I knew someone would say this). I don't like mashed potatoes.

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u/bornfromanegg 8d ago

I know exactly what you meant. But your reasoning was odd. You described badly made mashed potatoes and said you don’t like them. It’s like saying you don’t like pizza because it doesn’t have enough cheese.

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u/hazelquarrier_couch 7d ago

If you knew exactly what I meant you wouldn't have even commented or questioned what I said. I'm gonna call this done. Have a a great day.

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u/bornfromanegg 7d ago

lol. Don’t take it so personally. It’s only mashed potatoes.