How do you cube sweet potatoes in a food processor?

Table of Contents:

1. How do you cube sweet potatoes in a food processor?
2. How do you cube raw sweet potatoes?
3. Do you peel sweet potatoes before cubing?
4. How do you easily cut up sweet potatoes?
5. What does wrapping potatoes in foil do?
6. Is it faster to bake a potato in foil?

How do you cube sweet potatoes in a food processor?

Can You Use a Food Processor to Slice Potatoes? [Here's How to]

1. Wash your potatoes.
2. Peel the skins off if necessary for the dish.
3. Cut the potatoes into halves or thinner, smaller pieces.
4. Feed your cut potatoes into the food processor one by one.
5. Push down on the plunger, so the blade slices the potatoes.

How do you cube raw sweet potatoes?

How to Dice Potatoes

1. Peel the sweet potato with a vegetable peeler.
2. Cut off the ends with a classic chef's knife.
3. Slice off the sides of the potato to square it. ...
4. Make 1/2 inch slices through your potato. ...
5. Turn the batonnets and cut into 1/2 inch slices, these are your medium diced sweet potatoes.

Do you peel sweet potatoes before cubing?

Peel the sweet potato (optional). If you plan on steaming or simmering the cubed sweet potato, you may want to peel it before cubing it. Otherwise, the skin will just add a little texture.

How do you easily cut up sweet potatoes?

Simply microwave the potato, depending on the size, for 1-2 minutes. Just enough to take some of the hardness out of the sweet potato... it makes cutting them much, much easier.

What does wrapping potatoes in foil do?

Some say wrapping baked potatoes in aluminum foil helps them cook faster (aluminum conducts heat, then traps it), and it does keep them hot for longer once they come out of the oven, which is why we think restaurants use this method. Wrapping potatoes will also give you a softer, steamed skin, if that's what you like.

Is it faster to bake a potato in foil?

Wrapping potatoes in foil does not hasten baking. On the contrary, since the foil itself has to be heated before the potato begins to bake, cooking times increase slightly. Not only do you get better baked potatoes when you bake them unwrapped, you also save money.