Why You Should Pierce Potato Skins With a Toothpick Before Boiling: A Culinary Hack

08.04.2023 15:19

If the potato is planned to be used as an ingredient for a salad, then the vegetable does not need to be peeled.

Nightshade should be boiled in its skin. Then it will not become crumbly and will be easy to cut into cubes.

There is one small problem, however: boiling unpeeled potatoes takes longer than cooking the vegetable in its skin.

However, the process can be easily sped up. The most common toothpick will help.

The essence of the life hack

Before placing the washed potatoes in water, their skin should be pierced in several places with a toothpick.

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Performing this simple culinary trick will ensure that your jacket potatoes cook faster.

As a result, the cook will have the opportunity to cut the cooked vegetable earlier and add it to the salad.

Important! You need to pierce the potato skin with a toothpick. Do not do this with a fork or knife: the holes will be too wide.

The consequences will not be the most pleasant: a lot of water will get into the holes, and as a result, the cooked vegetable will not be the most delicious.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief