To tell you my mashed potato cheat?

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I’m sure I’m not the only person to have figured this out, but before I started doing it, I’d never seen or heard of it. So, herewith my cheater’s guide to faff-free mashed potato:

Put potatoes in microwave until they’re done all the way through.

Cut in half.

Scoop potato out of skin straight onto plate.

Add butter and smush with fork. Add grated cheese to taste.

Enjoy mashed potato with no peeling, chopping, boiling or washing up afterwards.

@Paulart

Hello - I think microwave potatoes is just pure lazy...I have been making 40min dinners for last 20yrs...if you buy new potatoes they keep fresh in the fridge... a light peel some skin adds vitamin D to mash, so a light peel - into pot 15mins on the boil your done....meat-or-fish ...broccoli and your done. Its cooking fashion - overTT.

Hello - why resurrect a two-year-old thread about potatoes as your first post?

This mashed potato hack is trending in Ireland at the moment - its a daft idea...