How do you eat potato skins?

Table of Contents:

1. How do you eat potato skins?
2. Why are my roast potatoes sticking to the tin?
3. Can you roast potatoes too long?
4. How do you make baked potatoes so they don't stick?

How do you eat potato skins?

Those types of potato skins are great for the soul, but not for the body. A better way to eat them in order to get the health benefits, is to make a baked potato and just eat it with a little bit of butter, salt and pepper, and very light simple toppings. The goal is to keep the toppings simple and healthy.

Why are my roast potatoes sticking to the tin?

Easiest answer is to par boil them before you roast them. What's happening is the raw starch is mixing with the water in the potato and creating a heat activated glue, which sticks your potatoes to the pan. Once the starches are cooked, they lose their ability to absorb water, expand and thicken/act like glue.

Can you roast potatoes too long?

Simply tossing raw potatoes into the pan before roasting will guarantee tough results because the high water content will steam out over the course of a long cooking time. "You feel more like you're eating the skin, because the structure just collapses inside," says Hanson. "It also gets too hard.

How do you make baked potatoes so they don't stick?

Tricks We've Tried to Prevent Potato Wedges From Sticking

1. Use parchment paper — This works, but the potatoes do not brown as well.
2. Add fat (like olive oil) directly to the pan — Adding some of the fat (in our case, that's olive oil) to the pan instead of tossing with the potatoes works really well.