I’m with you on this one. It’s one of the few things I refuse to make from scratch on Thanksgiving. I don’t know how or why, but every time I’ve tried to make them from scratch they get fucked up and turn into an inedible mess. I consider myself a decent cook and so does everyone else I’ve ever cooked for, but I cannot make mashed potatoes from scratch.
I’m with you on this one. It’s one of the few things I refuse to make from scratch on Thanksgiving. I don’t know how or why, but every time I’ve tried to make them from scratch they get fucked up and turn into an inedible mess. I consider myself a decent cook and so does everyone else I’ve ever cooked for, but I cannot make mashed potatoes from scratch.
It’s probably how you mash them, if you over mash them they get gummy. It’s really easy with a mixer or blender to overdo it.
That was one of the first things I learned how to cook that wasn’t between two pieces of bread.
I’m not a good cook by any means – it just surprises me that mashed potatoes would be one of “those” foods for someone who can actually cook!