I have the rest of dinner in the crock pot, and would like to be able to walk in the door & turn the potatoes on.
Is it safe to do that, if I leave them in water on top of the stove? Will they oxidize?
I'm talking about roughly 4 hours of them sitting.
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You can peel, dice and put in water and sit in the fridge.
When you walk in the door, drain the cold water, replace with hot from the tap and put on to cook. By the time you have changes out of your work clothes, they should have come to a boil. If you diced them small, they should be fork tender and ready to mash in about 15-20 minutes after they started boiling.
When I need to do that, I dice the potatoes small so they cook faster.
Yacob
Yip they sure will be fine! you can leave potatoes in water for a couple of days as long as they are washed and refrigerated. Try cutting your potatoes into smaller pieces so they cook faster. hope all goes well! :)
Matthew B
I have boiled them, strained them, and left them in the fridge unmashed overnight before. I don't think they will oxidize if you have them in water. My guess is 4 hours in water shouldn't affect them too much.
Carly
since you're mashing them afterwards, it should be fine