Help! How do I deal with these potatoes?

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Ordered ready peeled potatoes but they're quite a large pack (6 servings) and use by is Monday BUT I don't think they'll be ok in the fridge once the pack is opened? So I think I have to cook them all up as soon as I open them? But then what?

It's only me here, not much room in freezer though I can possibly make a little room by using up some leftovers I have in there?

I was planning on dauphinois was have some jar dauphinois needs using up. Was going to have with veggie sausages. But that's just one maybe 2 meals?

I also don't have a masher and can't get one before Monday, but could mash with a fork? Could maybe make a veggie shepherds pie and freeze it?

Also planned some Mexican this week and so I also have lettuce to use up in next few days (plan was to make a mild chilli mix and have in wraps with lettuce, tomatoes, grated cheese, sour cream and guacamole sauce) so maybe could do some seasoned wedges?

Possibly some roast potatoes for a Sunday dinner.

So I'm not short on meal ideas I'm just not sure how to co-ordinate it all because I think I'd need to Cook them all in one day?

Hence - help! Cos I'm rubbish at organising things like this plus I'm very wary and not too knowledgeable on food safety.

So...how do I manage this?

Putting peeled potatoes in water preserves them.

If you have a stick blender you can use that to make creamy mash.

happymoneysaver.com/easy-freezer-mashed-potatoes/

Wondering if this recipe using a fork to mash is a possible idea?

@LApprentiSorcier that's what I was wondering I know my mum does this for Xmas day to save having to peel and prep on the day, she peels and cuts ready for roasting the night before then drains and parboils then roasts as normal on the day. But there's nothing on the pack about storing once opened, they're clearly assuming they'll be completely used as soon as opened and I don't know if these will be ok in water

Yeah you can use a fork, it'll just take longer and might hurt your wrist

I didn't know ready peeled potatoes was a thing. Is it worth it?

Sadly don't have a stick blender just a smoothie maker type and I don't think that will work for mash be too hard work for it? I'm happy to mash with a fork, I can dice them quite smallish before cooking?

@hedgehogger1 I don't know. I am disabled and struggle with peeling as can't grip reliably any more so thought I'd give these a try, as I said initially was going to do dauphinois plan being to slice with the aid of a fork to stabilise? Cut in half so a flat surface and then hold with a fork and slice like that ? Bit of an experiment

If you cook them they would keep a couple of days in the fridge. You could do wedges and freeze them too

Did you buy them pre-peeled because you have a disability? I'd imagine using a fork to mash them might be difficult if so...?

No, cross-post

I'd bake them all and eat a serving at two meals a day,Saturday,Sunday & Monday. Once baked you can reheat in microwave or cut up to use for sautéed (fried)wedges. In my experience,freezing potato dishes is a disaster.

Yes, if you dice them small before cooking they shouldn't be too bad to mash using a fork. Just be careful because it's easy to overcook them when they're small and make them too soggy.

Potatoes don't go off if not used by sell by date. They might start sprouting, but you can just cut the sprouts/eyes out - sooner rather than later, because the shoots/sprouts take goodness from the potato tuber. Bright light will turn the potatoes green, which is not good /wholesome to eat. www.fsai.ie/faq/green_potatoes.html Just cut the green bits off.

But so long as potatoes are kept dry and out of the light - not in the fridge, that makes them go soggy - they will be fine. That's how people managed for centuries.

You will prob have to make room in the freezer tbh.

Dauphinois x2 make and eat one day and make wedges to reheat to have with Mexican the second day then dauphinois again the 3rd day? The veggie shepherds pie is a good option or you could make freeze ahead roast potatoes with the other 3 portions. I’ve never done it but there are lots of threads at Christmas saying how great they are. Obviously use oil rather than goose fat.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/freeze-ahead-roasties

Mashing your shepherds pie topping with a fork will be fine. This just crushes potatoes.

realfood.tesco.com/recipes/vegan-shepherds-pie.html

Where on earth do you get pre peeled potatoes from?

I’d have this Spanish omelette for lunch with a lettuce salad www.spar.co.uk/recipes/easy-spanish-omelette

If you don’t have a masher, then I would either make roasties for the freezer www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/freeze-ahead-roasties or dauphinoise www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/entertain/dauphinoise-potatoes/ Or both!

You can have fried potatoes and baked beans and an egg for breakfast too

If you dice them and par cook them, you can freeze them in individual potrions

I didn't realise there'd be so many! (own fault should have read details properly)

Yes I was thinking easier due to disability.

I was initially thinking dauphinois and wedges and roasties as not too much cutting or indeed any mashing involved in any of those. But mashed seem to be from googling easier to freeze?

Do we think I can freeze dauphinois? Think I could make 2 portions of that, eat one freeze one? Or refrigerate? I don't mind having same 2 days in a row as a one off.

I've casserole in the freezer I could maybe have with dauphinois and that would free up some freezer space?

In my experience,freezing potato dishes is a disaster good to know people's real life experience.

No micro though.

@florascotia2 Yes all you say applies to unpeeled potatoes but these are ready peeled so not protected by the skin

I think I might be in inclined to just buy new potatoes. I don't bother peeling them for anything (

The ones I get are fine once opened if you put them in a zip lock bag in the fridge.

Freeze as is. I buy the ready peeled chips and freeze them and are always fine when defrosted

They should be ok once opened for at least a day I'd have thought.
If you are making roast potatoes anyway, could you parboil all the ones you are not using for dauphinoise?
Then put one portion of par boiled potatoes in the fridge for tomorrow.
Put the rest in the freezer (if you can find the space, ideally split into portions).
Then when you next have a roast, you have some ready to go!

Hope the dauphinoise are nice!

I bought them regularly when I broke my arm. They definitely were fine for a few days once they were open. I think the instructions were use within 48 hours after opening. I resealed the pack with a clip.

You could make extra gratin dauphinoise and freeze it. The potatoes will keep cooked for an extra day or two. You could par boil them to make bubble and squeak or saute/roast potatoes the next day. Or you could make a potato salad.

Freezing changes texture.
So could ruin some potatoe dishes.
But if you are going to mash or roast them, freezing (before roasting) is fine because the texture changes anyway as you cook. If anything, it makes the roast potatoes extra fluffy in the middle!

Where on earth do you get pre peeled potatoes from?

Tesco

I have my own way of making roasties I've never used flour! I normally just cut into small pieces (but not as small as cubed), parboil, "rough them up" with a fork or a shake in a colander, salt them (with nice chunky sea salt), then roast in a pre heated, pre oiled Pyrex dish having coated them in the oil with a shake in the dish and maybe tossing them over using a fork, then roast in oven on hottest temp until golden brown and crispy!

Spanish omelette sounds lovely, and not had fried potatoes for breakfast for AGES that's definitely something I fancy!

Loving all the ideas and comments

Just as an aside, you can buy a 'potato rumbler' that will peel potatoes for you - Lakeland do one. I don't know how much over the odds you pay for ready-peeled ones but if it's a lot, it might save you money in the long run.

You can mash with a whisk