Instant Mash - thoughts?

nickyhutch

I freeze my home made mash, it's fine.

katgirlie

Just had a look online and the normal Tesco instant mash is just 85% potato but the value one is 98% potato!

sonee2405

I love instant mash any type even value- I do not mind.
I have it most days of the week usually with spaghetti hoops or beans.if I feel extra hungry i might add a fishcake with cheese.I also like cheese and chopped tin tomatoes or brown sauce with cheese & tuna mayo!During winter or a sore throat day i have mashw ith my favourite soup poured over it.Im a terrible cook and this is the only thing i can make without burning myself to death.

madison's_mum

I used to hate smash in the 80's too!
I get aldi's own now for my DD as she loves mash, i never have any complaints from her & it's easy to make in a hurry.

Chris25

There are a couple of chocolate cake recipes here that use mashed potato. Did have one from an ASDA magazine that I tried one Easter (can't find it at the moment) - it was very moist and no-one detected the potato
http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s386298.htm
http://www.starchefs.com/chocolate_lovers/2002/html/may/recipe_01.shtml

nibs

try mixing a can of sweetcorn, a packet of instant mash, spring onions, chilli and a little cream. Shape into little patties and dry fry (maybe just an incy bit of oil) Takes about 5 mins to make!

Stompa

I eat all sorts of junk, but draw the line at instant mash - it's truly vile!

Idiophreak

katgirlie wrote: »

Just had a look online and the normal Tesco instant mash is just 85% potato but the value one is 98% potato!

Yeah, but it's probably the 15% worth of stuff they've crammed into 2% that you have to worry about

I have to say, I expected to come into this thread to defend instant mash, but I find myself (oddly) going the other way...

As a student, I tried a whole host of different instant mash from value, all the way up to Smash, the good stuff...

I liked most of it tbh, but have to say that none of them really come close to propper mash in terms of taste or texture...For a quick, naughty, meal (smash mixed in with beans really is the best thing ever ) it's fine, but I really couldn't use it in place of mash in a "real" meal...

csarina

My grandson will not eat ordinary mash but will eat Mr T's value instant mash, I use a little milk, butter, salt and pepper, when we have either sausage and mash or mince.....I put grated cheese and lightly fried onion in and make cheese pie, mix it with salmon to make fish cakes, there are lots of things you can do with it, mash with corned beef instant stovies................top off fish pie.................

Flimsy

No, no way at all. It took me ages to wean DH off his convenience food diet and although instant mash may be the lesser of some of the evils, I know if I bought some then the floodgates would open and he would be buying supernoodles and pot noodles and other associated yuk.