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Posted at October 27, 2015, 2:42 pm:

I am thinking of making shepherd's pie and need to mash some potato as part of the recipe
I am getting mixed answers on whether I should or should not peel the potato first before boiling them.
If I don't peel the potatoes and chop them into smaller chunks, they take a much much longer time to cook and it's such a hassle to keep checking if they are cooked thoroughly. (Am looking at russet potatoes here
If I peel them first, I have read that I'll lose the fiber, most of the proteins, many of the vitamins and half the iron!
Just wondering what does the team here generally do?

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Replies:

i always peel my potatoes after i cook them.

I never peel my potatoes.

Sometimes I peel; sometimes not.

I'm with Suzanne.

If the potatoes are relatively new,clean, unmarked; you can leave the ...

Agree totally.

If you choose not to peel the spuds don't waste salt in the water but ...

Someone once told me the potato tastes better if boiled with the skin ...

it's a matter of preferance.

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