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How To Peel a Potato in 10 Seconds

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• Does the idea of peeling potatoes deter you from cooking them as often as you’d like? Try this trick.
• Added June 5, 2008

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You Will Need

• A knife
• A pot of boiling water
• Ice water

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  Step 1.

  Cut the potato skin

  Make a cut all around the potato, lengthwise. Try to slice only the skin, not the actual potato.

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  Step 2.

  Boil it

  Put the potato in a pot of boiling water. Boil until it is soft inside

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  Step 3.

  Cool it off

  Plunge the potato in ice water for 10 seconds. The surface of the potato will shrink, while the center remains hot.

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  Step 4.

  Remove the skin

  Rub the potato with both hands and watch the skin fall right off.

• Thomas Jefferson introduced the french fry to most Americans when he served some at a White House dinner in 1802.

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Show Tip by Jessasauras (Rated 5)

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And you need a Potato lol.

Reply 11 months ago by Jessasauras

Show Comment by fedmich (Rated 2)

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and you'll need a hand :p

Reply 4 months ago by fedmich

Show Comment by deckard1 (Rated 2)

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Don't be a wus, eat the skins like a real man!

Reply 4 months ago by deckard1

Show Comment by ivy (Rated 0)

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What does wus mean?

Reply about 1 month ago by ivy

Show Comment by kpfingaz (Rated 0)

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fail

Reply 3 months ago by kpfingaz

Show Comment by deckard1 (Rated 0)

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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wus

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Show Comment by dogtide (Rated 0)

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cool thanx, gonna try this now.

Reply about 1 month ago by dogtide

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