This is probably old news. I don’t know why I did it, I don’t recall reading it anywhere. I just saw the jug and dumped some in. It worked!
When I boil potatoes (the plain white potatoes), they usually come out mushy. I hate that. I thought it was the potato I was buying, but it happens to all my potatoes. Today, after I added water to the pot, I dumped in a little white vinegar (I am estimating I put in about 1/2 cup to the 1 gallon of water in my pot). I boiled it as I usually do, and the potatoes came out wonderfully!
Like I said, this is probably common knowledge to all you experienced chefs out there, I don’t know. I don’t read cookbooks very often, so for all I know it could be the most basic of potato culinary skills, or I could have invented a brand-new thing. All I know is that I was pleased with the results! Try boiling a little white vinegar with your potatoes, and let me know how it turns out.
March 13, 2008 at 3:26 am
I’ve never heard this, so maybe you did invent something new.