On 9/25/2018 4:28 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2018-09-25, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> nb! Didn't you stick a fork in those potatoes to test for doneness
>> before mashing them? Tsk tsk.
>
> Better yet, I took what I thought was the biggest piece, cooled it
> under cold rnnning water, and actually bit into it. Seened cooked.
> Apparently, I was wrong. 8|
>
> nb
>
Not all potatoes are created equal. That one large piece you selected
and bit into wasn't representative of the whole batch. When I boil
potatoes for mashed I poke several of them with a fork to test for doneness.

You also didn't say what type of potato. I generally use russets for
mashed potatoes. A few lumps are acceptable (I don't want "whipped"
potatoes) but lumpy mashed potatoes due to being undercooked... doesn't
happen.

Better luck next time!

Jill