/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>what is evaporation
>what is burnt food losing absorbance

>>16724684
they're not burnt and the water level is still fine

Why in the name of my holy hemorrhoids would you use a slow cooker for this?

>>16724687
My options are limited

>>16724687
need to let those complex flavours develop

>>16724689
You don't have a pot?

>>16724681
>Fucking dries his potatos for like, 10 hours
Why they hard again??????

protip: mash your potatoes before putting them in the pot so they don't have to boil as long

>>16724702
there's water involved in this too

>>16724724
Either guy cooked them hard again, which technically should be possible or there really wasn't any water left, or not enough to begin with. Though slow cooking them for 10 hours or so should've turned them into paste for sure, maybe there wasn't enough heat and the potatoes were just chilling in a warm bath for the whole night.

>>16724681
why do fags peel potatoes before making mash. The skin has all the flavor, just cut it up and throw the whole fucking thing in the pot you pussy

>>16726126
skin doesn't go soft and mash up
I'd have to spend ages cutting the skin up into bits, it would take longer than peeling

>>16726137
just chop the fucking potato up and boil it, dumbfuck. this is potato mashing, not rocket science.

>>16726191
enjoy random sheets of potato skin in your food

>>16726203
I'm not autistic, so am in fact capable of enjoying that.

Are you fucking retarded?

Cube potatoes
Boil water
Put potatoes in boiling water until a fork goes through them easily
drain water, put potatoes back in pan and turn heat to low
add butter, salt and pepper
mash with spoon

You need a slow cooker for that? does your mom wipe your ass for you too?

>>16726278
There's no reason to put them on a burner while mashing

>>16726126
>The skin has all the flavor,
And a fair amount of the nutrients.

>>16724694
>complex flavors
the only thing complex here is how OP fucked up mashed potatoes

>>16726288
depends on how dairy you add. with just butter probably not necessary but if you're going full lardass with cream or sour cream you'll need to compensate for the coldness of the cream

>>16726137
Have you ever seen a potato?
Skins get soft and pliable when you mash the taters. Are you trying to mash Idaho baking potatoes or something?
Use reds, whites, yukon golds, whatever you like that has a thin skin. Most varieties will do.

OP, here's what you do:
Start a pot of water to boiling.
Wash and cut taters into 3/4" cubes.
Once water is boiling, drop 'taters in.
Boil for 10 minutes.
Drain water
Mash roughly (with potato masher).
Add butter.
Mash more thoroughly, mixing in butter.
Serve.
Enjoy.

>>16726278
woah excuse me potato master, I didn't know it was so simple!
I've never made mash before!

and by the way, a slow cooker makes it more complicated, not less, but as I said already, my options are limited

>>16726330
well make it uncomplicated you fucking manchild and ask your mom to turn the burner to high for you or get a hotplate at least.

>>16726330
is there other basic food shit you need to learn how to cook?

>>16726343
you entered this thread full of assumptions, didn't you?
talk to me again when you've calmed down and re-read the OP

>>16726330

>>16726351
look man, I'm not that guy, but in what situation could someone possibly only have access to a slow cooker but not a stove top or at least a hot plate? you keep saying 'i have limited options'

what the fuck limited options are you talking about? slow cookers take a source of electricity consistent and safe enough to be on for hours. even if you're literally homeless a hotplate is cheaper, safer, and better.

it sounds like you're covering up a basic cooking mistake by pretending you somehow aren't in a situation where you can boil water

>>16726351
youre right, im sorry. took a breather, reread the thread and have a more supportive answer:
well make it uncomplicated you fucking manchild and ask your mom to turn the burner to high for you or get a hotplate at least.

>>16726375
someone who just moved into a room with a tiny kitchenette with induction only stove tops

>>16726385
So... an induction stovetop... can't boil water???

>>16726389
not without a deep induction pan
why are you trying to make this thread about me anyway?
it was supposed to be about potatoes

>>16726397
You know what? I had a response typed out, but I think it's just easier to call you a retard.

>>16726330
>my options are limited
If you can boil water in a pot, OR use a microwave, you can leave the slow cooker alone.
Here's one way to make microwave mashed 'taters.

Wash 'taters.
Cut into into 3/4" cubes
Place in lidded corning-ware with butter.
Microwave on high for about 8 minutes (my preferred time for two servings).
Mash taters, add more butter, maybe cream, cheese wouldn't hurt.
Microwave on high 2 more minutes.

What would even make you think to use a slow cooker? That's like toasting bread at 85º for 12 hours.

>>16726397
so you need a pan with a steel base? go to any thrift store and pick out a shiny looking pan

>why are you trying to make this thread about me

because you chose the most retarded way to make a basic food next to wrapping a potato in tin foil and microwaving it. everyone in this thread is fucking floored. it would be a masterful troll post if you weren't just a fucking idiot

>>16726397
>not without a deep induction pan
If you can't boil water, you shouldn't be trying to cook anything.
Despite all this, here's how you maker 'taters in a slow cooker.

Place 2-3 pound chuck roast in cooker.
Add chopped onion, sliced carrots and diced potatoes.
Optionally add chopped celery.
Add enough water to cover most everything.
Cook until chuck roast is fork tender.

Not really "mashed" potatoes, but as close as you're going to get.
Buy a microwave and/or hot plate. Sounds like you couldn't even heat up hot dogs.

>>16726444
>diced potatoes.
Should be "CUBED potatoes", my bad.

>>16726417
I never thought about microwaving water to boil it. Although, the microwave I have wouldn't have fit my potatoes in. It's a really small setup. It's why I'm learning to do everything in a slow cooker this year.

>>16726444
no you dont understand?! my options are LIMITED!
dont you get it? theres a limit!

>>16726449
Dice are cubes.

>>16724681
I can get hard again with your mom.

>>16726468
stop pretending to be me, you'll never be this cool

>>16726444
>here's how you make mash potato
>first you need meat, onion and carrots

>>16726453
>I never thought about microwaving water to boil it.
Neither have I.
Read my post again.
There's no water involved.

>the microwave I have wouldn't have fit my potatoes in.
OK, at this point I'm 100% certain you're a troll.
Just fuck off to /pol/ or something, asshole.

>>16726553
>Just fuck off to /pol/ or something, asshole.
Rent deferment is up, it's no longer free

>>16726553
that's me, the potato troll
see you tomorrow, nerd!

>>16726469
>Dice are cubes.


https://www.thespruceeats.com/definition-of-dice-3876457
>Dice means to cut foods into small 1/4" squares

"Cubed" taters would be considerably larger.

>>16726513
Read the thread, Mongo.
I (and others) gave him a way to cook taters in boiling water.
Then I gave him a microwave recipe.
Failing that, the only way I know to cook taters in a crock pot is with a pot roast.
If you have something more to contribute, PLEASE FUCKING DO.
Otherwise, I invite you to fuck off.

>>16726553
are you implying this is an analogy for the holocaust?

>>16726563
Squares aren't three dimensional.

>>16726570
>him
Anon. Being this clueless in the kitchen, asking for help, and then hand-waving any working suggestion is a tale as old as time.

>>16726583
Complain to thespruceeats.com, not me.
Imagine wasting all these electrons to shitpost this poorly.

>>16726597
>clueless in the kitchen, asking for help, and then hand-waving any working suggestion
His "hand waving" includes the notion that he has a microwave too small for a single serving of mashed potatoes.
Sorry, but that's just not a real thing.
Super obvious troll/sea lion.
Not sure why I haven't closed this tab yet.

>>16726126
I rarely mash my brotatoes, but when I do I want them to be smooth, creamy, and dreamy. I'll occasionally peel them and shake them in flour for a roast, but most of the time I'm skin on.

>>16726397
Holy fuckin shit! /ck/ literally can't even boil water now. Fuck, I thought this board was at a low when someone asked advice on how to eat.

>>16726641
I think you're just reading what you want to read

>>16726641
>Opie must be the whole of /ck/.
OK, Grandpa, let's take your meds and watch Wheel of Fortune, MmmKay?

>>16726601
>https://www.thespruceeats.com/about-us-4776236
woah!

>>16726570
nice recipes anon but I think OP knows how to mash potatoes and didn't ask for a recipe
it was more about asking for an explanation as to how potatoes in hot water were still not soft after a full night

>>16727187
>I think OP knows how to mash potatoes
I think he's a troll.
But if you take his posts at face value, he tried to make mashed potatoes in a fucking crock pot.
So no, if he's for real he absolutely does not know how to make mashed potatoes.

>>16724681
why wouldn't you just boil them? Takes less than an hour.

>>16727228
>he tried to make mashed potatoes in a fucking crock pot.
His story makes it sound like that was meant to be the entire meal.

>>16727228
it seems like that's the only way he has to boil them

>>16727251
>only way he has to boil them
Crock pots don't get hot enough to boil water.
Also, I suspect you are OP.

>>16727285
this should have been the first reply and this entire thread could have been prevented

>>16726652
>>16726645
I think you 2 are retarded.

>>16724689
your brain is limited

>2.1 seconds in search engine later
https://www.spendwithpennies.com/no-boil-slow-cooker-mashed-potatoes/
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/slow-cooker-home-style-mashed-potatoes-3363121
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-mashed-potatoes-recipe/
There are also hundreds of more no parcook mashed potato recipes for slow cookers, perhaps your heating element is broken, or you overcrowded it and provided too little liquid. Get a bigger pot or make less you fat fuck.

>>16727312
We all know a slow cooker can't boil water, and OP never mentions his water getting anywhere near boiling.

Several people do tell him to boil water, and he insists he can't.

Have you read the thread?

>>16726570
I don't need methods of cooking potatoes
>>16726641
that was never the issue
>>16727228
what is wrong with making mashed potatoes in a slow cooker? especially when there's no alternative
>>16727285
you can, the water was boiling when I made mash potato in a slow cooker last week. There were no issues then and the process was fine.
>>16728104
a recipe was not required nor asked for
yes, the problem is likely that I overcrowded my slow cooker, and this is one of the simple answers that the thread required, not this shitflinging contest
>>16728339
yes you can boil water with a slow cooker, and I never said I cannot boil water
it seems this thread got filled with people who don't know what they're talking about, despite the sole purpose of them being here to tell me I don't know what I'm talking about