Kitchen Hint(s) of the Day!

Secrets for Perfect Mashed Potatoes

* Never pour cold milk into cooked potatoes. It will change the taste of the starch, giving it an unpleasant flavor, not unlike cardboard. The milk should be warmed in a pan (preferably with a small amount of garlic or chives for flavor) before being added.


* Buttermilk will give the potatoes a great flavor.


* If your watching your weight, save some of the cooking water from the potatoes and use that instead of butter or cream


* A pinch or two of baking powder will give mashed potatoes extra fluff. Never put baking soda in potatoes; it will turn them black.