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Hank Rogers[_3_]

wrote:
> 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.
>

But only if it's RO filtered water.