A chef has shared a simple trick to ensure you get the perfect creamy mash every single time, and it’s all about ditching the water in favour of something else
A kitchen whizz has shared her foolproof method for creating the silkiest, most luxurious mashed potatoes – and it involves abandoning the traditional boiling technique altogether.
There’s nothing quite like a generous serving of creamy mash on a cold winter evening, but achieving that restaurant-quality, smooth texture often proves frustratingly difficult.
Countless home cooks have been settling for mediocre results, completely unaware that a revolutionary method exists, according to one expert chef. Step forward Rosemary Gill, the culinary expert transforming dinner tables everywhere, who’s revealed her ultimate secret for perfectly fluffy mash that even beginners can master.
As head instructor at Boston’s prestigious Milk Street Cooking School, Rosemary has been sharing her expertise with food enthusiasts through TikTok.
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Reaching households around the world, she recently shared an invaluable tip on Milk Street’s TikTok account @177milkstreet, highlighting the crucial mistake most people make with their mash..
In the video, Rosemary explains: “Simmer your mashed potatoes in milk, not water, potatoes are like paste, they release starches into their cooking liquid that becomes liquid gold – allowing us to get lush, silky, creamy, mashed potatoes.
“When you throw out water that you cook your potatoes in, you throw all the starch down the drain, so you’re wasting it. The milk becomes our cooking liquid, and a replacement for heavy cream.”
For those of us who prefer to avoid washing up, she has another clever trick: she mashes the potatoes directly in the pot, meaning you can put that mixer away.
Her followers were amazed by the hack, with one fan declaring her a “damn genius” for her innovative cooking methods.
Another follower commented: “This is how I have been doing my potatoes for years and everyone always asks how are my potatoes so good.”
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