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When I buy russets, I always get one or two more than I need because, invariably, some with have black spots that need to be cut away. Sometimes, a potato will be so riddled with black that I have to chuck it altogether. Here's the odd thing: When I make baked potatoes, I can't cut into them first, so I don't know if black spots are lurking within. However, I've never come across a black spot in a cooked potato! At long last, my question: Where did the spots go? The odds are hugely against my only picking good spuds when I am planning to bake them.
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6 Comments:
"will have, " not "with have." I've really gotta stop posting before that second cup of coffee.
BaHa at 9:36AM on 02/22/08
Well, that's just a random occurrence. I've certainly had them. I do buy my russets in bulk rather than just choosing them individually, but I can't imagine that makes any difference.
lemons at 10:18AM on 02/22/08
Lemons--I don't know about that; I'm talking about a decade or more of this happening.
BaHa at 10:22AM on 02/22/08
I use roughly 5lbs of russets and 2-3 pounds of reds a week, both bought in 5lb bags. I can honestly say I have never, ever once had anything like a potato filled with black spots. Maybe a little crusty end I cut off, but never anything more than that.
When I get my bags of potatoes, I pick the potatoes for their purpose. Mashed? The little weird shaped ones. Roasted? Skinny long ones. Baked? Big fat ones.
I also inspect my bags thorougly before purchase...i dont like mud, wet spots, mold spots, condensation on/in the bag or potatoes that just look strange.
ChelleyD01 at 2:32PM on 02/22/08
I've never bought potatoes in bags. I select them singly, be it at the supermarket, the local greengrocer, or the greenmarket. Happens less with spuds from the greenmarket.
BaHa at 2:55PM on 02/22/08
BaHa.....if there is a really bad spot, you will see it when baked. It is usually dark and often hard. I always thought they were caused by bruising. One Christmas, I started to peel a 10 lb. bag and every single one was riddled with black. I think they had frozen somewhere enroute to the grocery. I had to toss the whole thing.
PerkyMac at 3:01PM on 02/22/08