Has anyone used this on mashed potatoes? I work at a soup kitchen and we feed about 400 people a day. I am looking for something faster, yet better.
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The potatoes will have lumps in them, but they will pass for mashed potatoes.
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It is a bit slow but does the trick. I've made a very large quantity of potatoes without issue. Hope this helps.
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It's pretty good. But I've only made mashed potatoes and a couple of cheesecakes. It did well with the cream cheese that wasn't fully at room temp and that was kind of stiff. And the retractable cord is awesome. It needs help retracting a little, but its great for storage.
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Hello learner. I own 4 of the large 4 plates size, and they are excellent in my opinion. I've had them for several years to help with my Thanksgiving dinners of about 40 family members. They are 1000 watts. The mashed potatoes were steaming this year on it. I have placed trays of lasagna on them that have sizzled on top. You can control that of course by not keeping it plugged in. I would say they stay very hot unplugged between 30-45 minutes or so. They definitely work. They look nice and are so easy to clean. I always get positive comments about them at my dinners. I highly recommend! Hello learner. I own 4 of the large 4 plates size, and they are excellent in my opinion. I've had them for several years to help with my Thanksgiving dinners of about 40 family members. They are 1000 watts. The mashed potatoes were steaming this year on it. I have placed trays of lasagna on them that have sizzled on top. You can control that of course by not keeping it plugged in. I would say they stay very hot unplugged between 30-45 minutes or so. They definitely work. They look nice and are so easy to clean. I always get positive comments about them at my dinners. I highly recommend!
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I make Leek Soup quite often and after I boil my potatoes and leeks together I just drain the liquid and put them in the blender. No problems so far.
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Kathleen: I have no idea. I use a Tablespoon or so when cooking veggies, or whisk in similar amount into mashed potatoes, also good in gravies. Put s teaspoon or so on the hot side of a steak coming off the grill. I add some to lot of stuff I am cooking (when I think of it) always tastes a little better. Mine has lasted forever; and I will reorder.
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We have only used it for potatoes and it does great. You can watch a video that shows all of the things it does on u-tube.
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I think the trick is you have to turn the handle in both directions back and forth no matter what you use in it. You should be able to use one potato at a time. I have never had a problem with quantity when using mine. I have used it for cactus apples for the juice and at times put one in and mushed it fine. I have used it with tomato's and different foods. Hope this helps, just grab the handle and work it in both directions.
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I do whole potatoes in under 30 min. But I would not recommend doing to much else it will end up shooting out the air pressure hole. Making huge mess and possibly screwing up the whole machine
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Probably not the best choice for potato. It is a very, very fine grater. Works well on hard cheese (Parmesan), lemon zest, or anything that needs a smaller shred.
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I have only used it for my tomato sauce. And if it makes apple sauce as good as my tomato sauce, then I would purchase this. I was amazed on how it knew to strain the skins and seeds. I love this appliance!
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I have not tried potatoes but my first thought would be no. I use mine for Apple sauce mostly. A good immersion blender will make great mashed
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Have you found any alternative? I just started looking into purchasing a bread maker and I'm stuck in the same quandry. I avoid non-stick at all costs, but I can't seem to find a machine without it. Please let me know if you found anything. Thanks! Lyndi
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I don't think you will get the results. When it grates a potato there are always the last slice of potato stuck in the machine. If you are pouring in a gallon of nuts and aren't too picky it would probably do a fair job. I have some almonds, I will give it a try later, ask me again tomorrow or later. I love this attachment set, we have them all, This one stays in the mixing bowl . Will grate potatoes for hash browns to die for. Grates up cheese, omg. If you don't have these attachments for your mixer your missing out.
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I was making corn bread with glass ware (the one use for baking) and scallop potatoes. It works fine for me, I didn't pay attention to the instruction where it says no glass. :P I think I was on 375-400 for about 35-40 mins.
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I know your question was posted 9 months ago, but just in case anyone else is interested.....It works great on potatoes. I've used it many times to make latkes. It easily shreds potatoes. I haven't used the slicer on potatoes, but my guess would be that it would work just as well.
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Hmmm. How many potatoes are you mashing and mixing? When I use it for mashed potatoes, it's usually with 4-6 potatoes tops. I break them down with a potato masher first and add a little milk or vegetable broth during the mixing depending on the recipe. Additionally, I do not continuously blend. I move the blender around in the pot to help it. Perhaps it's the initial mashing or the addition of liquids, but the machine rarely needs more than just a few minutes to blend perfectly smooth potatoes. Cheers!