Have you been peeling potatoes wrong your entire life? Woman reveals her trick

Are you tired of peeling potatoes by hand, taking up much of your time?

Believe it or not, there’s a better way!

A social media personality recently revealed her trick for peeling potatoes without all the effort and mess.



'I was today years old…' Amanda D’Alfonso began in her video posted on social media.

She grabbed some raw potatoes and sliced an incision in the centre of each using a knife.

Once they were ready, she boiled them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes.


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Amanda D’Alfonso shared her potato peeling technique on social media. Credit: @amanda.dalfonso / Instagram



When the potatoes were soft and ready, she pulled them out with a fork.

The potato skins were falling off without any additional effort!

This trick made the task of mashing potatoes and serving over dinner easier.

Her video captioned, ‘Never peel a potato again!’



Fans were amazed by the kitchen guru’s discovery.

'No more scrapped knuckles from the peeler?!' one commenter wrote.

Another exclaimed, 'YOU MEAN I DON’T HAVE TO SPEND 15 MINUTES PEELING?!!'

Amanda’s social media is dedicated to kitchen tips and tricks, home organisation and styling. So, the potato trick was one of the fan favourites.

You can watch her video below:



The kitchen guru then demonstrated her garlic storage trick shortly after her potato video made rounds, which was enough to create another buzz among her viewers.

‘Never peel or chop garlic again!’ her video caption said.

Amanda’s technique suggested storing garlic in bulk—adding cloves of garlic to a blender with some extra virgin olive oil and blending ‘together until you have your desired consistency’.



She made another minced garlic batch that she then stored in an ice cube tray, which can be frozen for up to six months or refrigerated for up to four weeks.

‘Refrigerated lasts 3-4 weeks,’ she said in the caption, and added that ‘Frozen lasts 6 months’.

Watch her garlic storage trick video below:



A mum also shared her video online of a different way of peeling potatoes. Her followers seemed blown away with her strategy, while some were concerned. You can check the story here.
Key Takeaways

  • Amanda D'Alfonso has shared a kitchen trick for easily skinning potatoes without peeling them.
  • After slicing an incision around the centre of raw potatoes and boiling them, the skin falls off easily.
  • Amanda’s social media account is full of kitchen tricks and home organisation tips.
  • She also shared advice for storing garlic in bulk for ease of use in cooking, suggesting blending cloves with extra virgin olive oil and storing them either refrigerated or frozen.
Members, have you also tried this potato peeling and garlic storage trick? Do you have other ways of doing this? Share them with us in the comments below!
 
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I never peel them either when using in curries, salad etc. what do these ‘wonder women’ do in those situations, do they still peel that way? It’s OK for mashing but there are other ways to use potatoes besides as mash. I don’t waste my time removing garlic skins or buying bags of the stuff and blitzing. I just buy the already minced garlic.
 
Are you tired of peeling potatoes by hand, taking up much of your time?

Believe it or not, there’s a better way!

A social media personality recently revealed her trick for peeling potatoes without all the effort and mess.



'I was today years old…' Amanda D’Alfonso began in her video posted on social media.

She grabbed some raw potatoes and sliced an incision in the centre of each using a knife.

Once they were ready, she boiled them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes.


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Amanda D’Alfonso shared her potato peeling technique on social media. Credit: @amanda.dalfonso / Instagram



When the potatoes were soft and ready, she pulled them out with a fork.

The potato skins were falling off without any additional effort!

This trick made the task of mashing potatoes and serving over dinner easier.

Her video captioned, ‘Never peel a potato again!’



Fans were amazed by the kitchen guru’s discovery.

'No more scrapped knuckles from the peeler?!' one commenter wrote.

Another exclaimed, 'YOU MEAN I DON’T HAVE TO SPEND 15 MINUTES PEELING?!!'

Amanda’s social media is dedicated to kitchen tips and tricks, home organisation and styling. So, the potato trick was one of the fan favourites.

You can watch her video below:



The kitchen guru then demonstrated her garlic storage trick shortly after her potato video made rounds, which was enough to create another buzz among her viewers.

‘Never peel or chop garlic again!’ her video caption said.

Amanda’s technique suggested storing garlic in bulk—adding cloves of garlic to a blender with some extra virgin olive oil and blending ‘together until you have your desired consistency’.



She made another minced garlic batch that she then stored in an ice cube tray, which can be frozen for up to six months or refrigerated for up to four weeks.

‘Refrigerated lasts 3-4 weeks,’ she said in the caption, and added that ‘Frozen lasts 6 months’.

Watch her garlic storage trick video below:



A mum also shared her video online of a different way of peeling potatoes. Her followers seemed blown away with her strategy, while some were concerned. You can check the story here.
Key Takeaways

  • Amanda D'Alfonso has shared a kitchen trick for easily skinning potatoes without peeling them.
  • After slicing an incision around the centre of raw potatoes and boiling them, the skin falls off easily.
  • Amanda’s social media account is full of kitchen tricks and home organisation tips.
  • She also shared advice for storing garlic in bulk for ease of use in cooking, suggesting blending cloves with extra virgin olive oil and storing them either refrigerated or frozen.
Members, have you also tried this potato peeling and garlic storage trick? Do you have other ways of doing this? Share them with us in the comments below!

Even better keep the Skins on and Mash , most Vitamins and Minerals are in the Skins
 
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Even better keep the Skins on and Mash , most Vitamins and Minerals are in the Skins
And most vitamins and minerals are also in the skins of many fruits although there are some skins you just have to remove. Using a little lemon and orange skin grated also gives many dishes and desserts a lovely flavour and taste as well.
 
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