Anonymous wrote:I will get crucified, but I have used Simply Potatoes (you can buy at Giant), and reheated with dollops of creme fraiche, butter and roasted garlic stirred in, and everyone raves.

exact same here

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone we know likes Bob Evans.

Those black things…can’t get past those

racist

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Anonymous wrote:Making them the DAY BEFORE, using this recipe, will change your life:
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a12083/delicious-creamy-mashed-potatoes/

Cream cheese?

My Southern Living recipe uses cream cheese also...

Delicious:
https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/perfect-mashed-potatoes

Anonymous wrote:Everyone we know likes Bob Evans.

Those black things…can’t get past those

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Anonymous wrote:100% rely on costco. The mashed potatoes are a staple on our table. We do not make them for Thanksgiving anymore.

Do they use butter/cream or... margarine/oil, like all of their other crappy products?

Butter and cream. They are made fresh not frozen. They are in the refrigerator cases during the holidays. Go look, you will see.

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Anonymous wrote:Making them the DAY BEFORE, using this recipe, will change your life:
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a12083/delicious-creamy-mashed-potatoes/

This looks too rich. So much butter and half and half, plus a whole block of cream cheese?

I only use 1/4 of the cream cheese, and a bit less butter. I have a basic understanding of cooking, and this know that if a recipe looks “too rich,” I can modify it. Are you scared of disobeying recipes or something? Do you really lack imagination and confidence in the kitchen to this hapless degree?

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Anonymous wrote:Making them the DAY BEFORE, using this recipe, will change your life:
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a12083/delicious-creamy-mashed-potatoes/

This looks too rich. So much butter and half and half, plus a whole block of cream cheese?

You do know that recipes can be customized, right? It really would be OK to modify as you wish.

That said, it’s freaking Thanksgiving. Bring on one day of butter and cream.

Another poster agreeing with Bob Evans. You can get the plain ones and dress them up if you want to. Their sour cream and chive mashed potatoes are good, but pretty salty, but their garlic mashed potatoes are good.

I love that Bob Evans is a popular choice, because we have a restaurant near us & I never thought to try their potatoes. Thanksgiving will be a hospital affiar this year for my mom in rehab, so I'm happy to know she has a good spuds source.

Anonymous wrote:100% rely on costco. The mashed potatoes are a staple on our table. We do not make them for Thanksgiving anymore.

Do they use butter/cream or... margarine/oil, like all of their other crappy products?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Making them the DAY BEFORE, using this recipe, will change your life:
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a12083/delicious-creamy-mashed-potatoes/

Cream cheese?

YES! I use chive and onion cream cheese and it's delicious!

Trader Joe's frozen

You won’t find anything that tastes better than Bob Evans (even wegman’s, even Balducci’s). Trust me.

Everyone we know likes Bob Evans.

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Anonymous wrote:Bob Evans no question

+1. And you know what, OP? I make great mashed potatoes and I like making mashed potatoes, but you do what you need and want to do to be comfortable and confident on Thanksgiving.

Bob Evans is great.

+2.