How to Peel a Potato
In this cooking technique video, I show you show to peel a potato. Now, I hesitated even putting this video up, because, you know, who doesn’t know how to peel a potato? Well, it’s true that peeling a potato is not the hardest thing out there, but there are some methods that are better than others. Using the right technique, and practicing it a few times, you can work much faster and safer. Then you end up spending more time eating, and enjoying the food…rather than prepping it.
How to Peel a Potato
- The technique I show you in the video is designed to be safe, and to use the fewest number of peeling strokes possible
- Cradle the potato in one hand
- Use your dominant hand, to peel off the skin by starting at the end of the potato farthest from you, peeling back towards yourself
- Keep the peeler in contact with the potato, and try to get all the way from one end to the other in one swipe
- Rotate the potato, and repeat the process until you move all the way around
- One you have the peel off, go back around and remove any brown spots and patches that you missed
- Run the potato under cold water to clean it and you’re good to go
