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Anonymous wrote:Who tf would make mashed potatoes from a box. How lazy are you??

Yeah. Seriously, I didn’t know people did this. I thought the only people that used these were poor people shopping the food pantries since they are self stable

Same lol. I had no idea anyone who wasn’t poor would make boxes mashed potatoes. So gross

Never knew it was a thing til my 30s and it screams poverty which is weird because potatoes are one of the cheapest

*things you can buy. Mind a little blown the DCUM "600k a year is a pittance" crowd is eating potatoes from a box.

Some of us make 600k a year because we work 80 hours a week.

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Anonymous wrote:Potato. It is fast and easy and unprocessed.

It's not fast or easy. Peeling, boiling, mashing, getting the butter, salt, milk ratio just right. Messy splatters, potato bits all over. I use a potato ricer so that gets messy too. I make them maybe 3 times a year because it's a pain.

Follow a recipe and use a masher instead. It's really not hard.
https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/perfect-mashed-potatoes

People that peel potatoes more than three times a year can do it quickly. In fact, I was just peeling my potatoes for today's dinner while reading DCUM. I can't help you with potato bits all over because that doesn't happen to me.

You can’t scroll and peel. Why are you people lying?

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Anonymous wrote:Potato. It is fast and easy and unprocessed.

It's not fast or easy. Peeling, boiling, mashing, getting the butter, salt, milk ratio just right. Messy splatters, potato bits all over. I use a potato ricer so that gets messy too. I make them maybe 3 times a year because it's a pain.

An electric mixer is faster and easier

So then I have a pot, cutting board, peeler, knife, mixing bowl, and assorted spoons, scrapers, measurers, I have to clean for this easy side dish etc. You know what fast and easy? Roasted cut up Yukon potatoes so I just do that and save mashed potatoes and the annoying mess for Thanksgiving.

But you are already having to clean the knife and cutting board. You don’t need a mixing bowl or a peeler or a scraper (?). So a masher, measuring spoons and a measuring cup. That’s it. And you don’t have to wash the sheet pan you use to roast the potatoes.

You can make ahead - see Ina's recipe

Look, I've made potatoes both ways. Roasted potatoes are way easier and less time consuming. I'm not going to scratch my pots up by putting en electric mixer in it, I'm not going to transfer bowls, I don't want to heat the milk up in separate pot, there are a lot of extra steps and tools for mashed which is why so many people cut corners by just buying them premade or using a box. The active time for mashed potatoes is significantly more than roasted with more dishes.

But homemade mashed potatoes are so good! The extra measuring cup and the masher are worth it.

Baked potatoes are the easiest. Srub and bake. Done.

My kids don't even like mashed potatoes so but for a holiday meal occasionally it's not worth the hassle or effort. A personal preference. They prefer roasted potatoes that can get crispy on the outside.

Most people would agree making something you don’t like isn’t worth the effort.

Well, I like it, but it's way too much effort for half the family and we end up with a lot extra. But acting like it's the easiest thing in the world isn't exactly true.

Acting like it’s the hardest thing is also not true.

Scalloped potatoes. Now that’s hard.

I find it easier bc it sits it bakes until done. Trying to mash potatoes when everything else is done is a pain.