Daily Kitchen Note
Peeling a large batch of Russet potatoes can be slow. A shallow score before boiling and a brief ice bath lets the loosened thick skin slip away.
How to Score, boil, shock, and slip off skins
- Choose thick-skinned Russet potatoes and score each shallowly around its equator.
- Boil the potatoes whole until tender.
- Transfer with tongs to ice water for about 30 seconds, or until cool enough to handle.
- Twist and pull the loosened skin away.
Why it works
Cooking loosens the thick Russet skin along the score line; brief cooling makes the potato safer to handle without a peeler.
Source
Simply Recipes: A Simple Trick for Peeling Potatoes—No Peeler Required
