Quick advice for Christmas veg prep, please!

[NatriumChloride]

Hello, all!

Wanting to do as much in advance (ie today/tonight) as possible for Christmas lunch tomorrow.

I’ve Googled and apparently you can peel potatoes, carrots and parsnips the night before and store in cold water in the fridge.

I’ve never done this before - always peeled veg on the day and my potatoes always turn out beautifully. So I was just curious - has anyone prepped and soaked vegetables in advance, and if you have, have you noticed any difference in the crispiness of the potatoes after an overnight soak? What about the other vegetables?

Thanks so much!

Sprouts, carrots and swede we peel/chop then put in food bags and store in the fridge. They're always fine.
We usually do the potatoes on the day but otherwise after peeling I would store in water to prevent them going black.
Parsnips - I'm not sure about - do they discolour?

Thanks! I don’t know about parsnips either… I’ve never prepped stuff in advance before. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have, cold water somewhere cool. It’s fine.

Thank you @Justcannotbearsed!

I’m just about to leave for work till 9 tonight then 7-9 tomorrow morning.
This morning I peeled all the root veg, it’s in a bucket outside in water, made red cabbage with pears and cauliflower cheese.
As well as a chocolate mousse but that’s not in water

Potatoes are better pre soaked with some salt in the water to remove the starch, same as rice.

I've just done mine, in food bags in the fridge (no water) the parsnips have got oil and honey in the bag too, I'll do the potatoes tomorrow

I peel chop and keep all of it in water overnight. Parsnips float though, so weigh them down with spuds.
It doesn’t need to take up fridge room either if you’ve somewhere cool to keep it all. I bung it in pans / bowls in the utility room.
Mind you, we are at my sister’s for tomorrow’s feast and I’m on veg detail. So it’ll all be prepped tonight, stored in water and drained for transport in the morning. It’s only a 10 min drive.

I par boil and par roast then store them in the trays overnight in the fridge. Means you only need to pop them back in for 30-40 mins on the day.

Wow. Thanks everyone. In awe of your prepping skills. Thanks for the reassurance!