Cold left over roast potatoes

[Rollergirl11]

I always sneak one off the plate and eat cold on their own with a pinch of sea salt. DH thinks I’m a philistine and they have to be heated up!

What do you do?

I have sliced them in half and used as a shepherds/cottage pie topping

I always make plenty. Left overs are good for munching on, or put aside as part of next day's meal.

I actually love the cold roasted potatoes. But they are great in curry or stew the next day, so I always make more than enough.

I don't understand people who can't count - just roast enough potatoes for the planned meal

I don't understand people who don't understand leftovers.

Have them in a sandwich.
White bread.
With lots of butter and salt.

To the poster who dips hers in the salt pig - That's my dirty, sloppy (delicious) secret.

Sliced and fried to have with fish dishes, scampi, salmon etc.

Or use them as an ingredient in soup.

Or cold with mayonnaise, other leftovers and meats and salad.

Having some for breakfast right now because of this thread, thank you to PP who suggest salad cream, first time trying it with cold roasties and it's pure perfection.

'I don't understand people who can't count - just roast enough potatoes for the planned meal

I don't understand people who don't understand leftovers.'

I don't understand people who don't understand that people aren't entirely consistent on how many roast potatoes they will want with their dinner AND has no time for left overs.

I do like my mum.

Count. See. Count! 3 each more or less. Then extra in case hungry. Then extra for left overs.

Also size variance. I don't always chop same size. Also I prefer a big fluffy one DH prefers littler things which are kind of mostly the crispy stuff.

So these variables need to be taken into account also it's not a basic count. Maybe that poster could come up with a formula?

Or. Just do enough so that everyone has plenty and there are leftovers. Yay!

Mmm. Not sure. Extensive further testing needed to compare hot vs cold.

I’ve already been testing this my whole life, so have experience and promise to report back as soon as there is a conclusive answer.

Yum. With Mayo. Or salad cream.
I too don't understand people who can't count: those that don't count a few extra in the first place!

I think 5 years research starting nowish, for initial findings, pirate.

Minimum.

Just thought of something.

Cooking to include leftovers in the hot oven is way more energy efficient and cost effective.

Double win for all the sensible people on this thread once covid Brexit hits and we're all skint.

My mum grew up at the end of rationing and I learnt her methods... There's probably a bit of that in there? Saving energy etc.

Just a thought :)

The amount of posters saying they enjoy their cold roast pots with salad cream makes me suspect there's something in this theory

As well as ongoing individual tests, I think a regular conference with packed programme of tasting sessions might be in order @NiceGerbil

'Left over roast potatoes...? No, Ted. I still don't get it.'

@Ifailed

I don't understand people who can't count - just roast enough potatoes for the planned meal.

That's madness!!

You'd have none to eat cold or in sandwiches then 🙄

People questioning counting?
The thing is most supermarkets, for many years, sell bags of stuff : bags of potatoes or bags of carrots. So you just cook the bag.

Cold then dipped in garlic mayo or cold gravy.

I do like them heated up and on a sandwich as well. Lots of tomato sauce and salt.

@Lardlizard

Never ever had a single one left over !!

You're. Not making enough!!

@Oblomov20

People questioning counting? The thing is most supermarkets, for many years, sell bags of stuff : bags of potatoes or bags of carrots. So you just cook the bag.

I prefer the potatoes!

Fucking hate being diabetic!!!

I can't eat them anymore 😢😢😢

Except for Christmas Day!! They have zero carbs on CD!! I'll have to cook my own this year though they won't be as good as as my friends. His are amazing with that extra but if amazing that comes from not having prepared the meal!!

...but the 'extras' will be MINE🤣

Dipped in garlic mayonnaise and it's the food of the gods 🤤🤤🤤

@Ifailed

I don't understand people who can't count - just roast enough potatoes for the planned meal.

Is this serious....?

Do you speak with all family members beforehand, and ask them exactly how many they want? Do you call guests up and get them to register the number of roast potatoes they will want - and, I’m assuming - exactly how much of everything else they will want to eat.

Do they have to log if they want a second helping?!

Actually, scrap that. I’m guessing you don’t have many guests.

Do they have to log if they want a second helping?!

"Elizabeth, I am so glad you are here, but I couldn't help but notice you had an extra few mls of gravy there... you said you normally have about 75ml, but that looks a lot more like 78ml to me "