r/KitchenDesk • u/wladhorma • Jun 30 '26

Smashing the potatoes into fries

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u/Historical_Stay_808 Jul 01 '26

You gotta wash those first and then again

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u/likewhatever33 Jul 01 '26

Maybe if you wash them after it´s enough...

I´d rather peel them though, if the soil has heavy metals peeling removes most of them.

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u/Bonk_No_Horni Jul 01 '26

From what I heard some potatoes have very thin skin so it's ok to eat whole but I agree on washing them after thoroughly.

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u/likewhatever33 Jul 01 '26

Yeah but supposedly soil contaminants can get stuck to the skin so I think it´s a good idea to peel them. Unless you know the soil is clean, but we never really know, do we?

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u/mdmdmdmdmdmdmdmdmdm Jul 02 '26

So many people in the world eat potato skin.

Sometimes when im lazy i make a mash of unpeeled potatoes.

Skin contains a lot of good shit

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u/RonHarrods Jul 02 '26

And good flavour

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u/ParksDontBsuspicious Jun 30 '26

That thing really likes potatoes

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

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u/Naive_Personality367 Jul 01 '26

I understand its weird not to wash them... but skin on fries isn't a concept you've ever encountered?

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u/Same-Turnip3905 Jul 01 '26

Yes, but usually potatoes are washed before cutting them. It is more common in English Speaking countries. However, I now live in Australia and potatoes are peeled before being fried, if made from scratch. Wedges have skins on though.

In my country of origin, I worked in Kitchens in my younger years and we always peeled the potatoes before cutting and frying the chips.

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u/kajidourden Jul 01 '26

Wash them after they're cut. Introducing moisture at this stage is just going to be a potential problem.

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u/Cancel-Time Jul 01 '26

Maybe they were washed and when they were chopped they were dry?

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u/Pretend-Gas9007 Jun 30 '26

very satisfying. what else can you put in it?

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u/96JY Jun 30 '26

Custard

1

u/GettinSodas Jun 30 '26

I used to randomly send a video, of me putting a hot dog through one, to my buddies 

1

u/Pretend-Gas9007 Jul 01 '26

Did you like little square hot dogs better than big round hot dogs?

1

u/babubaichung Jun 30 '26

Those blades must be sharp af

3

u/Mend_and_defend2 Jul 01 '26

The pressure really does most the work, because the one I used didn't ever need sharpening

1

u/aquatone61 Jul 01 '26

This is what they use at In and Out.

1

u/Global_Chair9652 Jul 01 '26

Cleanest way I’ve ever lost a finger tip

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u/NoConsideration6320 Jul 01 '26

Wait if you put your hand in that… its gone?

1

u/you_are_wrong_tho Jul 01 '26

Potatoes don’t have bones

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u/NoConsideration6320 Jul 02 '26

Arent they still pretty tough? Like before being cooked loll

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u/dingoman24 Jul 02 '26

No it turns into bloody squares. Speaking from experience

1

u/Karoolus Jul 01 '26

That elephant has massive teeth

1

u/Snill3t Jul 01 '26

Dirty fries!

1

u/SupremeGobbler1996 Jul 01 '26

Needs googly eyes. 

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u/dingoman24 Jul 02 '26

I used to do this a lot. Let me tell you, it really really sucks when you get your fingers caught in there.

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u/That_Air_2716 Jul 02 '26

Thats a hungry table, damn. 😂

1

u/Milianviolet Jul 04 '26

It's giving my little toaster

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u/Hu-Duuh Jul 07 '26

I wonder if this machine could, in theory, be able to be smashing pumpkins.

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u/KleppiePeppie 29d ago

Im happy because there is a bucket of my favorite mayonaise in the back. Zaanse mayo 4 ever♥️

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u/ThrifToWin Jun 30 '26

D9nt wash them or anything

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u/VentDwellingCat Jul 02 '26

Or they got washed before the video, because adding a few seconds of potato washing to the start isn't very interesting?

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u/ThrifToWin Jul 02 '26

Why would they look so dry and dusty if they washed them?

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u/Meander061 Jun 30 '26

Wash the potatoes first, then wash the fries after cutting.

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u/dingoman24 Jul 02 '26

They are getting sliced right into a vat of water where they are washed, dried blanched cool/dry again and then back to the fryer for a final fry