Posted: 10/9/2014 8:10:37 AM EDT
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Sometime over the past year, several have raved about the canned potatoes...more specifically the SLICED potatoes... to keep on hand. Other than the flakes, I definitely love having potatoes as an option long-term. Well I picked up a few cans and now, other than mashing them up or cooking them as is....I'm wondering what they are good for? Seems like if I threw them into a pan and tried to make home fries, they are so water logged it'd turn into a mushy mess.
So what do you make with them? Thanks -Emt1581 |
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We can our own potatoes (generally new potatoes) whole or chunks, no slices. But we use em for home fries, soups, potato salad, stews, roasts pretty much anything we use raw potatoes for. Only difference being with canned potatoes we add them to stuff (especially soups stews and roasts) later since they are already cooked and they can go to mush.
Protip...rinse them and even soak again for a few minutes in fresh water and rinse again to remove the excess starch. That starch will go to mush for sure. |
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I have used canned whole potatoes (store bought), and usually just leave them whole and heat them up.
They do tend to be a bit mushy to me. My wife does not like them. I have tried mashing them, but did not like the results. We have not tried canning our own potatoes, but it is on our "to try" list. However, seeing that I love me some potatoes, I have tried different things. Both for LTS and everyday use. For homefries, hash browns or mashed potatoes, I go the dehydrated route. For hash browns: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Shreds-23-oz/22985166 These are fricken awesome. My wife always liked to make hash browns from fresh potatoes. But it is hard, due to the moisture in them. These shreds solve the mushy homemade hash brown problem. From searching on the net, seems this is what a lot of restaurants use as well for their hash browns. i.e. IHOP, etc. For homefries: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Dices-31-oz/22985141 For mashed potatoes: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Potato-Gems-Complete-Mashed-Potatoes-48-oz/21777155 The potato gems are much like the LDS potato pearls, if you are familiar with those. We have tried all of the above and continue to use them and re-order. They definitely taste good. and thanks for bringing up the subject, because I had not noticed potato slices before: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Slices-20-oz/22985135 My next order will include some to try. I think they all have an un-opened 25yr shelf life, but I doubt we will ever have any that long. 
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I have used canned whole potatoes (store bought), and usually just leave them whole and heat them up. They do tend to be a bit mushy to me. My wife does not like them. I have tried mashing them, but did not like the results. We have not tried canning our own potatoes, but it is on our "to try" list. However, seeing that I love me some potatoes, I have tried different things. Both for LTS and everyday use. For homefries, hash browns or mashed potatoes, I go the dehydrated route. For hash browns: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Shreds-23-oz/22985166 These are fricken awesome. My wife always liked to make hash browns from fresh potatoes. But it is hard, due to the moisture in them. These shreds solve the mushy homemade hash brown problem. From searching on the net, seems this is what a lot of restaurants use as well for their hash browns. i.e. IHOP, etc. For homefries: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Dices-31-oz/22985141 For mashed potatoes: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Potato-Gems-Complete-Mashed-Potatoes-48-oz/21777155 The potato gems are much like the LDS potato pearls, if you are familiar with those. We have tried all of the above and continue to use them and re-order. They definitely taste good. and thanks for bringing up the subject, because I had not noticed potato slices before: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Slices-20-oz/22985135 My next order will include some to try. I think they all have an un-opened 25yr shelf life, but I doubt we will ever have any that long.
Thanks, local stores do not carry these . Didn't know I could order online from Walmart and have them shipped to my house. Next thing you know they will have phones in cars !! 
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Thanks, local stores do not carry these . Didn't know I could order online from Walmart and have them shipped to my house. Next thing you know they will have phones in cars !!
Our local stores do not carry these either, the items will ship directly for Augason Farms. TIP: If you are interested in other stuff, search walmart.com for "Augason Farms"
All the products we have tried from them have been excellent. |