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Best part of my weekend was making risotto, and having it be a smashing success. I never thought it would be easier than mashed potatoes ...

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Feb 16 '10, 08:37

... I mean, I made mashed potatoes, too, to conquer them after last weekend's failure, but it took a lot longer and required a lot more effort.

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just a tip - the smaller the pieces the faster they cook. -- nm - Andie Feb 16, 08:55 4
- I'm suddenly wondering if he tried to boil one pound idahoes. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:59 3
  - Prince Edward Island, but ... yes. Russett potatoes. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:12 1
    - yeah, that'll take a long time to boil. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 09:14
  - I'ts Costco Cookin' w/Bery & Znu! -- nm - Diva Feb 16, 09:11
how hard is it to make mashed potatoes? boil potatoes, drain, mash in bowl, add pepper, salt, sour cream, and a little butter -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 08:39
how can you not make mashed potatoes? 1. Open Box 2. Boil Water. 3. Add Milk & Butter 4. Mix. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 08:39 26
- this makes the baby Jesus cry. -- nm - Diva Feb 16, 08:46
- pretty sure you are talking about powdered-potatoes-mix not real mashed potatoes. - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:43
- He said "mashed potatoes", not wallpaper paste. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:42 19
  - Betty Cocker disagrees with you. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 08:46 18
    - "If I knew it was gonna be that kind of party, I'd of stick my dick in the mashed potatoes!" - Betty Cocker SI Feb 16, 08:51 1
      - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:52
    - That's a hell of a secret ingredient. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 08:50
    - If I weren't laughing so hard at your typo, I'd argue. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:49
    - betty crocker is obviously wrong on this. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 08:47 13
      - No, you are. - Spawn Feb 16, 08:49 12
        
        Remlik likes Outback Steakhouse. Case closed. -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 08:50 11
        
        for a mass market chain they do a good steak. I can think of 3 places here in town better than them. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:06 3
        
        they treat their steaks with sulfites to keep em pink. blech. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 09:08 2
        
        they still taste good. and still better than most other national chains. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:13 1
        
        it could be worse, I'll give you that. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 09:16
        
        Exactly. We win. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:51 3
        
        Another victory for low standards -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 08:52 2
        
        low standards is eating at Long Horn or Texas Roadhouse. That's crap. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:07
        
        To each his own. - Spawn Feb 16, 08:53
        
        He eats pop tarts. he obviously has a fetish for wood pulp. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 08:51 2
        
        food of the gods! -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 09:08 1
        
        why not skip the hassle of toasting and just eat the box? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 09:10
- yeah, in no way should a box be involved -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 08:41 1
  - Word. -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 08:41
- *shudders* -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 08:39 1
  - You are wrong. -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 08:42
my ST risotto-making soulmate! - znufrii Feb 16, 08:38
I'd love to know what you're doing to those mashed potatoes. They're easy peasy. -- nm - Diva Feb 16, 08:38 12
- After I peeled them the first time, I stuck them in the water. whole. and then didn't boil them long enough. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 08:40 11
  - but then you made them again and they 'took long and required more effort' than risotto? What are you boiling? Rocks? -- nm - Diva Feb 16, 08:43 9
    - I wanted to be sure they would turn out. Did not like having to microwave them last time. So, I boiled them for 40-60 minutes. - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:11 2
      - you know how you can tell if it's boiling? if it boils. - loosilu Feb 16, 09:13 1
        
        There are gradients in the boiling world. It's not all boiled and blanched, you know! ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 09:15
    - "Does water soak faster into a grit on your stove than anywhere else on the Earth? Were these magic grits?" - TFox Feb 16, 08:54 4
      - Speaking of which, the supermarket we go to only has Quick muthaeffin Grits. I can't buy that! - Diva Feb 16, 09:00 3
        
        We get down on those Quaker instants sometimes. They aren't bad in a pinch. - TFox Feb 16, 09:01 2
        
        I can't do it T, i just...can't. - Diva Feb 16, 09:04
        
        That's definitely a food where if I have to have it out of a box, I'll go without. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 09:03
    - "Good Cookin with Deevs" coming this fall! -- nm - Crash Channel Feb 16, 08:52
  - that's pretty funny. heh, if you don't know, you don't know -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 08:41

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