On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 16:22:56 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 12:47:58 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:08:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>> > wrote in message
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>> >> 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.
>> >
>> >OMG! Soap? All you have to do is soak the cut potatoes in cold water and
>> >drain.
>>
>> Yeah soak them for what 10-20 minutes? I can wash them and have them
>> in the air fryer in about 7 minutes.
>>
>> >ou can even repeat the process several times. My mom did this. My
>> >grandma did this. My great grandma did this.
>>
>> I wash them and wash the excess starch of quickly then I can pat them
>> dry and have them frying
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>I just stick the cut potatoes in the dish washer and go through a complete cycle. After that, they go straight into the deep fryer. Because of the drying cycle, they're partly cooked already. I got the idea from Martha Stewart.


Yes I see how that could work, but if you have a dishwasher from this
decade the wash and dry cycle can take hours. Although if you are
doing up large quantities of fries then freezing them as I do then
that could be a good alternative I suppose.
Yes the fries will get partially cooked in the dry cycle.

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