Frozen spuds

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Hi in an attempt to be economcal I peeled what was left of the spuds tonight as they were starting to turn on the spongy side. As I mashed them up I wondered if it was possible to freeze potato in any form? Feel a little silly asking this question when we buy frozen potatoe products from the supermarket of course but these usualy contain some preservative to prevent them spoiling dont they plus no milk or butter etc?

Thanks in advance.

Ladyluck1

Cooked potato freezes fine, mash is best. I find roasties go a bit soggy.
I don't freeze potatoes raw though as they can go black and not too nice

joedenise

How do you reheat frozen mashed potato?

Denise

Ladyluck1

Microwave or in the oven on a low heat.
You can do it in a saucepan but I find it sticks to the bottom a bit!

midnightraven3

i always make extra mash so i can freeze it
(i hate making mash )

i stir in "something"
be it garlic powder, or paprika, or chives, or parmesan
whatever is there really, i have done red peppers etc

i wait till it goes cold, then i make it into "burgers" with a burger press, but you can use an ice cream scoop or similar
i open freeze on a tray, then bag
when i want to use i put on a baking tray, thats been spritzed with oil
they go crispy and brown on the outside

iammumtoone

I have tried freezing mash before and never had very good results not sure what I am doing wrong, it comes out watery

FR_262

Mine's watery too. Yuck.

iammumtoone

FR_262 wrote: »

Mine's watery too. Yuck.

Hopefully someone will be along soon with a solution. I would love to get it right as I often have potatoes that need eating up as they are getting past their best.

rosalie-lavender

I have the same problem. Mine goes spongy and watery.

joedenise

Thanks Ladyluck and Midnightraven3. Will try freezing some mash next time I cook too much and then reheating.

As regards watery defrosted mash could it be because you mash it with milk and butter and it's too "wet" before freezing? I would have thought it's probably better to be a "dry" mash to freeze.

Denise

rosieben

I freeze mash regularly but don't add much milk to it. I use an ice cream scoop and then flatten into 'dicsc' which defrost quite quickly in the microwave. When its heated up I give it a good stir and add butter or milk. Its a brilliant time-saver and just as easy to steam enough for several meals as for one.