potatoes

Sarah said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

If you have a skillet, then a good thing would be to fry the
potato pieces in 1/2 tbsp of butter. It shouldn't take more
than 15-20 minutes get them quite tender and delicious.

My preferred way of frying potatoes is to add diced onions
and some curry powder, salt and pepper when starting to fry
over medium heat. Place a lid on the pan and be sure to turn
the potatoes every 3 or 4 minutes to keep them from burning.

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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

And you are a college student?

Sarah said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Rub the cut up pieces (wedges?) in oil and salt them. Bake
them in a single layer, turning once, until tender on the
inside and chewy on the outside. Try adding paprika or
whatever you like to flavor them. I'd say 350, 375.

Truth be told, I don't know that I would consider that a
meal, you need other vegetables/etc.

nancy

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Sarah said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a
good meal. But I have decieded to change this and
tried cutting up potatoes and cooking them in the
oven. They tasted good, but they were hard. How can I
make them soft?

If you have a skillet, then a good thing would be to fry
the potato

pieces

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in 1/2 tbsp of butter. It shouldn't take more than 15-20
minutes get

them

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quite tender and delicious.

My preferred way of frying potatoes is to add diced
onions and some

curry

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powder, salt and pepper when starting to fry over medium
heat. Place a

lid

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on the pan and be sure to turn the potatoes every 3 or 4
minutes to keep them from burning.

This may be gross, but has anyone tried putting curry
powder in the water while boiling potatoes. The reason I
ask is that I have an abcessed tooth and can only eat soft
stuff right now. And mashed potatoes fit the bill!

E.

Sarah said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Cook them longer.

Sarah said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

If they were hard, they need to be baked longer or at a
higher temperature. Try 400 degrees for 45 minutes or
longer. Poke them with a fork. When it goes in easily,
they're done, soft, and ready to be eaten. That's the basic
recipe for baked potatoes. The time they need will vary
with how large they are and what type you have. You can
vary the recipe by cutting them up and putting different
ingredients on top.

--Lia

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This may be gross, but has anyone tried putting curry
powder in the

water

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while boiling potatoes. The reason I ask is that I have an
abcessed tooth and can only eat soft stuff right now. And
mashed potatoes fit the bill!

E.

Try adding the powder after boiling and draining. That way
you won't waste as much. Also, there are many curried potato
dishes that are cooked long enough to soften the potaotes.

Dean

elaine said:

This may be gross, but has anyone tried putting curry
powder in the water while boiling potatoes. The reason I
ask is that I have an abcessed tooth and can only eat
soft stuff right now. And mashed potatoes fit the bill!

Never thought of doing that. I'm not sure that much of the
curry would get into the potatoes that way. Maybe if you
make a yoghurt and curry marinate?

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elaine said:

This may be gross, but has anyone tried putting
curry powder in the water while boiling potatoes.
The reason I ask is that I have an abcessed

tooth

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and can only eat soft stuff right now. And mashed
potatoes fit the

bill!

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Never thought of doing that. I'm not sure that much of
the curry would

get

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into the potatoes that way. Maybe if you make a yoghurt
and curry

marinate?

I wasn't planning on making a lot of potatoes. Perhaps 2
cut up. Just enough water to cover and a couple of
tablespoons of curry powder. I didn't want to add the
powder at the end because I think it might be grainy. I
know there are lots of things I can boil with potatoes -
carrots, garlic, cauliflower etc. - (no plain yoghurt in
the house right now).

Hey, what the heck - think I'll try it. At the most all
I've lost is 2 potatoes and 2 tbs of curry powder.
E.

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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a
good meal. But I have decieded to change this and
tried cutting up potatoes and cooking them in the
oven. They tasted good, but they were hard. How can I
make them soft?

And you are a college student?

Scary, isn't it?

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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Thanks for your help, Sarah

To bake potatoe pieces I like to cut them into thick wedges,
then toss them with a mixture of a couple tablespoons of
olive oil, a couple teaspoons of vinegar, salt, pepper,
paprika, garlic, and anything other herbs/spices I feel like
mixing in. Bake at 375 for 30-45 minutes, until they are
tender inside and browned outside.

They aren't bad reheated in the nuker.

I like to dip the cooked wedges in a sour cream
mixture...sour cream, salt, pepper, minced onion and dill
weed...let it sit for at least half an hour for the
flavors to blend.

Jessica

Cut the spuds into steak fry shapes, that is, large,
long fries.

Spray or rub on a little cooking oil and season with salt &
pepper, plus anything else you like and have at hand - chili
powder, paprika, thyme, garlic, etc.

Roast in your oven as hot as it will go (typically about
500°) about 1/2 hr - turn the fries halfway through.

You should get them crispy on the outside and tender inside,
with hardly any fat.

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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Thanks for your help, Sarah

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elaine said:

This may be gross, but has anyone tried putting
curry powder in

the

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water while boiling potatoes. The reason I ask
is that I have an

abcessed

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tooth

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and can only eat soft stuff right now. And mashed
potatoes fit

the

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bill!

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Never thought of doing that. I'm not sure that much
of the curry

would

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get

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into the potatoes that way. Maybe if you make a
yoghurt and curry

marinate?

I wasn't planning on making a lot of potatoes. Perhaps
2 cut up.

Just

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enough water to cover and a couple of tablespoons of
curry powder. I

didn't

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want to add the powder at the end because I think it
might be grainy. I know there are lots of things I can
boil with potatoes - carrots,

garlic,

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cauliflower etc. - (no plain yoghurt in the house
right now).

Hey, what the heck - think I'll try it. At the most
all I've lost is

2

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potatoes and 2 tbs of curry powder.
E.

These were good and the curry powder addition worked well.
Would have been better with lamb stew stew or a meat dish
though....next time. Dessert: chocolate chip cookie nuked
for 40 seconds & half a smartie bar. Yum.
E.

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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted good,
but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Student -> thrift shop -> crockpot.

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the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
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I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a
good meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried
cutting up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They
tasted good, but they were hard. How can I make them
soft?

And you are a college student?

Scary, isn't it?

Yes!

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(Sarah) said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a good
meal. But I have decieded to change this and tried cutting
up potatoes and cooking them in the oven. They tasted
good, but they were hard. How can I make them soft?

Student -> thrift shop -> crockpot.

Some crockpots don't reach a temperature high enough to
soften potatoes, no matter how long they are cooked.
--
Paul

Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using
no data at all. Charles Babbage (1792-1871)

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(Sarah) said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a
good meal. But I have decieded to change this and
tried cutting up potatoes and cooking them in the
oven. They tasted good, but they were hard. How can I
make them soft?

Not sure what you did wrong. Maybe you under-cooked them or
maybe you over-cooked them.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

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Charles Quinn said:

In article
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(Sarah) said:

Quoted message said:

I am a college student and rarely have time to cook a
good meal. But I have decieded to change this and
tried cutting up potatoes and cooking them in the
oven. They tasted good, but they were hard. How can I
make them soft?

Student -> thrift shop -> crockpot.

Some crockpots don't reach a temperature high enough to
soften potatoes, no matter how long they are cooked.

Then it is broken. Crockpots normally get the water to boil.
Since it is a sealed environment (is your lid) bad, it makes
a nice soft potato.

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Charles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at
the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein