On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:42:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> I recently tried a new way of clearing the excess starch off of
> potatoes before frying them to make french fries, and it works
> perfectly and it only takes about 5 minutes. I simply wash the raw
> potatoes in soap and water. Then rinse them very well. The way to tell
> if the starch has been cleared away is when your potatoes are in a
> strainer run water over them and place a clear glass underneath and
> make sure the water is not cloudy.
>
Plain water will work just as well unless you are using some odd variety of
potato.