to think frozen mashed potatoes are perfectly reasonable?

[MrsKeithRichards]

Busy day, casserole slow cooking all day so we could just come home and eat. I bought some frozen mash the other week for the first time so thought that would compliment the casserole for a quick and easy dinner.

Dh came home and you'd have thought I'd suggested eating mashed worms, the face he pulled. He declined, on the grounds it would be rank and made himself some chips to go with his casserole instead.

Ds's and I ate the mash, it was lovely and creamy, and not the food of the devil as he'd implied. He wouldn't even try it!

My frozen veg has only included peas and corn on the cob until now. But for 80p a bag (of which we only needed half of) and 5 minutes in the microwave I declare frozen mash is the future.

Aibu?

It's swede I've given up on, auntie Betties carrot and swede is great, my duff wrists can't be bothered with whole swede.

I'm not certain I like frozen mash, but I have resorted to it for toddlers.

Sweet potato mash freezes better than ordinary spuds and makes great toddler food.

I didn't read the whole thread, but I wouldn't buy it. I would feel ripped off to start with. I pay about £3 for a bigish sack of potatoes and that makes lots of mash.

As I remember, mash doesn't freeze well at home, so I wonder what else do they put in there to make it freeze well.

I usually tend to cook enough mash to last for 2 meals and keep it in the fridge for a couple of days.

Once bought powder mash which I liked well enough, but I stopped buying it when I looked on the ingredience list.

Yes ok I am horrible because I don't buy frozen mashed potatoes, frozen chopped onions and ready grated cheese. I prefer to feed my family fresh food and cannot see a better alternative.

And please don't try and say that everyone on here using this pre-packaged factory made food (yes your 'lovely' mash is made in a massive vat in a factory) has arthritis or cares for people with disabilities because that is not true. It may well be a godsend to those who need it and that is a different matter - I appreciate that.

I still maintain that anyone who has no extenuating circumstances and who actually can't be arsed to chop a fresh onion is bloody lazy.

But apparently that makes me a cow and you all hardworking saints. Yeah right.

Yes and there is the cost too - a sack of spuds for us is £3.50. How much is your crappy frozen mash?

No countrykitten you're rude and aggressive because of the way you have posted on this thread.

Wouldn't dream of it countrykitten - i do it because life is, to quote Shirley Conran, too short to stuff a mushroom!

Swede wedges are lovely. I make them as a potato alternative and they go down very well!

Waitrose frozen mash is lovely YANBU

yay I am lazy. I buy sliced cheese, frozen mash, ready made yorkshire puddings, loads and loads of stuff. How very dare you call my frozen mash crappy

Anyone who gets so worked up about frozen mash needs to go and have a lie down

countrykitten come over here. Chill. You seem to have a lot of anger issues (not just this thread my lovely). Use that tone & you WILL piss people off.

I agree with your principles, I said as much way up thread (I like to cook fresh & can't imagine taking a bag of mash out of the freezer), but no one got hacked off with me. Now why do we think that is?

have a (organic earl grey if you're interested.

I AM lazy when it comes to cooking tea - it's dull! I have just finished making shortbread with my 4 year old though!

Country kitten if the ingredients are potato, butter and milk, why so disgusted ?

I'm sensing tension on our frozen mash love in thread.

Chill countrykitten, life is too short to post if you disagree with us freezer lovers!

I've put the mash on my list, looking forward to it already, I bet they'll never know the difference , haha

Yes Beer I love the cute little pots of chilli, garlic and ginger.

I am easily pleased by such small things!

If the ingredients are that simple, why not make it yourself rather than eat food made in a factory?

Just disappointed I suppose as I hoped that more people would cook from scratch on here. MN has been a bit of a revelation for me all round tbh - it's not at all what I expected.

Aunt Bessie's frozen mash is the best thing since sliced bread! bet there woulda been a row about that too on mumsnet, back in the day

I'm like can't cook, won't cook all rolled into one

Are they those 'very lazy garlic' etc. I've often been tempted to try those as I'm constantly throwing out fresh garlic that's gone soft or ginger that's been sitting in the fridge too long.

We freeze our own pesto is that ok ?

I'm wondering if I could get DH to cook more often ever if I bought frozen mash? I can whip up amazing mash in 20 mins, start to finish. I swear it's becaus I'm Irish & it's genetic. He on the other hand is English & takes at least half an hour to badlypeel the spuds, overcome so they're watery & can't mash for toffee.

Perhaps it's a cultural thing

I've never come across CK either. What a contrast betwixt name and personality

I do cook from scratch the majority of the time using my ingredients at hand in the fridge, freezer and cupboard.

oh and you know what else is good? asda's pre-chopped butternut squash and sweet potato for throwing into a soup - life is too short to be wrestling with a butternut squash and a big knife!