Peeling potatoes ahead of time

[donewithitalltodayandxmas]

Just cAme in And dh has peeled potatoes for tea , said he done them about 12 ish , in water on stove.
I have never done this just googled and says you can if refridgerated he hasn't put them on fridge and no room , but says will be ok
Has anyone else done this ?

Almost always do! At Christmas they are peeled about 5pm the day before. Never put them in the fridge - why would you? They are root vegetables.
Just drain and replace with fresh water before boiling.

Always do. Sit in salted water. Drain. Boil in newly drawn water.

fine if covered in salted water.
potatos should never go in the fridge.

Yes, I often do it too. They won't come to any harm.

Ok thanks , yes all covered in water and he said he was going to drain and refill before cooking
No room in fridge as he Also prepped up chicken pie filling that looks like its for whole street !!
But be nice not to have to cook today though ,

What would the harm possibly be? I often do this and it's something my family always have done before a roast.

What do you think they do down the chippy? Peel them as they need them?

It’s absolutely fine as they’ve been in water.

I use to have to do this every day for my mum when I was a teenager
I would get home from school and have to peel the spuds ready for when she got home from work. We had chips, mash or just boiled every day
Never put them in the fridge

@doyoumind no idea just wondered why online it said to put in fridge if for a few hours so thought must be a reason
Kitchen quite cool anyway as he had door open to help cool down pie filling before putting in fridge

I've always done this.

@insancerre i remember doing this but prob only sat out for couple hrs

At Christmas peel day before, leave em in water overnight - absolutely fine.

It's one of those things we did a lot in a big family. Also at Christmas.

The online thing might be for US audience who live in hot zones!

One of the few useful things I was taught in D.S. lessons was that potatoes lose nutrients if left in water too long.

The only soaking I do is for chips, to get rid of some of the starch.

Yes, don't do it if you want to maximize vitamin C.

I had a thing about this when the kids were tiny and eating miniscule portions!

I never pre-prepare veg because I just don’t see the point - it’s not that much faff to do it as needed. But it’s really nothing to worry about, especially if it’s only done here or there (so that you’re not routinely losing nutrients).

Once you've peeled potatoes, there's no real risk with losing vitamins as they've already gone. No, you shouldn't pre-prepare veg like carrots if you want to protect the vitamin content but it's going to make very little difference to a peeled potato.

Potatoes have loads of vitamin C and potassium and not just in the skin!