On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:56:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 9/13/2016 2:46 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The instant potatoes in the bagsa...I think "Idaho" might be the brand...
>>>> are really good. I think I have tried all the flavors except the
>>>> ones with
>>>> bits of peel...I hate peel in potato dishes.
>>>
>>> I never peel red potatoes. The skins are so nothing that I don't worry
>>> about them..
>>
>> I don't peel any potatoes, it's the way I was raised and the way I prefer.
>>
>> Cheri
>
>More nourishing that way. I do check them over and peel away any
>blemishes but I like the peel. That is fairly recent though, brought up
>to peel completely. That's the way it was always done.

I buy different types of potatoes for different dishes and some I peel
and some not. For baked in jackets potato naturally I don't peel but
they are scrubbed well and I remove the eyes. For boiled/salad
potatoes I use thin skinned potatoes and typically don't peel them but
I'll still remove the eyes, aqnd dusually once cooked thed peels come
off easily when sliced. With potatoes that have a green tinge I peel
them. For soups and stews I peel potatoes because I find floating
peels unappetizing. Mostly whether I peel potatoes depends how used
and type. I never not peel potatoes becasue of laziness, I don't mind
peeling potatoes in the least, in fact I consider all kinds of prep
work a major part of the enjoyment of cooking.