SAVE your Sprouting Potatoes | Before they go BAD

[@virginiarussell3767]

My mom used to make flat potato 'pancakes' just like you would flatten some gr beef to make a burger (whenever we had leftover mashed potatoes.) Then she would wrap them in waxed paper & freeze them flat. To re-use, she'd saute them in a little butter and serve them with eggs & bacon for breakfast. Delicious! Also wanted to say your freeze dried potatoes will be a great addition to any homemade soups you'd like to thicken. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

[@kp8174]

Excellent idea!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

My husband & son love home fries or French fries, so I prep mine with a mandolin slicer or chopper, soak them in salt water overnight to draw the starch out (learned that trick from seniors I used to take care of) blanch if needed, lay them out on single layer sheets in the freezer then vacuum seal them in portions. So handy on busy nights.

[@hann3671]

I am going to try this! I love homemade fries and don’t care for store bought ones. I’ve never gave it a thought to try and freeze my own! Light bulb moment 💡 I thank you for!

[@marshavonderwish5811]

Thanks Todd, appreciate you finishing the video! Hope the family is doing well.

[@barbiemonterrosa9891]

I really enjoyed how you were recording this through learning and gave all your best input. I'm thinking if you used Boiling water it might make them Less gritty, possibly they needed to be hotter, then try adding the milk and butter. It's wonderful you were able to take over and try something new and share it with everyone. I'm new to your channel but really have been enjoying it and I'm so glad I came across your channel in time for all the canuary videos this month. I've been learning a lot about canning and how to have a nice usable pantry that will be very useful for my family soon.

[@1870s]

Totally forgot to link the ricer in the description, so here's a link ♥ Chef'n FreshForce Potato Ricer Press = amzn.to/3GTwfeF

[@clarity6857]

I always look forward to your content. When my MIL got older and found it harder to cook for herself, I used to bring her little meals I vacuumed sealed and froze for her. One of her favorites was mashed potatoes, and I would make a big pot, scooping them onto a parchment lined sheet pan into mounds, before freezing them. She loved those most of all, and those were always the first thing she dipped her fork into. Sometimes I would freeze them with gravy, or a pat of butter. Individual servings are so nice, although they do take more space in the freezer. It will be fun to see what you decide to do in the future. BTW, I own that Chef’N ricer, and it works like a charm.

[@krazedvintagemodel]

Those riced potatoes remind me of hash browns, which I believe are grated raw before frying, but you could fry cooked potatoes as well. I appreciate the trial and error and success you and Rachel share with us!🥔

[@heatherhoggard7601]

Yes, precooked potatoes make the best hashbrown potatoes. I always keep my left over potatoes to make hashbrowns out of.

[@onThisJourney]

The mashed potatoes are wonderful from the freezer. Taste as good as fresh made.

[@zormier2002]

I have seen people freeze dry actual mashed potatoes and it seems to work really well

[@heidijohnson1334]

I have a antique potatoe ricer that we use every year to make lefsa for Christmas. Absolutely love my ricer, yes hot potatoes work way better.

[@christymckinley2928]

I soo Love you and Todd ❤. You two are awesome!! Thank you for sharing your life , your homestead journey, the failures and the WINS!! You two inspire us. THANK YOU

[@sherrylynn4671]

I whole heartedly agree!!

[@tamarahenggeler4491]

Thanks for holding down the fort while Rachel is away. I wonder if the oven cleaning alerted the pup’s senses like a fire and he was barking to warn/save his humans? Todd, I was curious if you would ever consider doing an educational video on cutting various meats, how to recognize the grain in the various proteins and cutting across grain or other various instructions found in preparing meat dishes? Just thought I would mention my interest since this is a year of rest for the land.

[@allisonhartley6712]

I have the exact same stove as you have. My oven door does not come clean. I have nothing to suggest but will certainly be looking back here to see what advice you get!

[@lisaemerson8061]

my granny and mom were through depression and they were very modest and stretch food to make it last and feed everybody potatoes dehydrate great

[@dirtroaddestiny]

Thank you great idea ❤

[@suegavin175]

Clean oven glass with a cleaner meant for glass top stoves. Apply when glass is warm and wipe off. Sometimes you have to use a razor blade to get the tough stuff off. Works like a charm.

[@ingridanna7501]

Hi Rachel missed you 😊🤗 , I pray the family's well and my prayers are with you, and I agree you with on the pantry challenge we need to be responsible on it took us a lot of work to get the pantry setup and expired food still last a long time and we can also re-can them!!,you know with the war going on Ukraine effects prices and the prices are going up and people can get laid off still from the jobs ,I know it's happened to me and I had food put away for year for my children and family, so we do ,have be very responsible and be careful with these pantry challenges are going on KZbin right now , people keep in mind a rainy day can still come,be stocked for it all right everyone take care 👍😊🌻

[@snicklefritzd3612]

Todd, you lucky dog. Rachel is so dang awesome. It's great how we can see how much you care for and appreciate her.

[@justpatty7328]

I worked as a young teen in an old fashioned diner. We boiled the potatoes whole, cooled, refrigerated overnight or until needed, peeled and then grated hashbrowns or American fries. Portion size bags for freezer, dehydrate, or freeze dryer. Love the reminder for potatoes. I'm using some heirloom varieties to plant again this year from last years harvest. I pluck off early eyes, multiple times, until 6 weeks before planting out for your zone. Some varieties are a few years old now. Organic potatoes are what I've continually used. God bless 🌻

[@annieanderson6112]

I like this idea. Can u share about how long u boil the whole potatoes? Like until fork tender or not that long? I have a large amount of potatoes that need to be preserved in the next few days and I wasn't looking forward to peeling all those spuds lol. Thank u for ur info.

[@joylouise5417]

My self-cleaning gas oven works well on everything except the door glass. When finished, if it was extra, extra dirty, I see a little bit of ash in bottom of oven which a damp paper towel easily removes. No smell ever. However I seldom use it as it so much quicker to just put a bowl of boiling water with 2 lemons sliced in half in a 250° oven for 20 minutes. Then turn off oven, cool enough to take out the bowl and wipe oven down with damp sponge. I didn’t really believe it would work but it certainly did. Cleans just as well but saves many hours of oven usage and I don’t have to pull out from the wall because of the extreme heat. No harsh chemicals either. Just my experience.

[@revonakers9232]

Great idea. I wish I had a frzz dryer. Hope all is good with your family. I'm still praying for them.

[@lindafessant8021]

That was an interesting experiment with the potatoes. Also I'm praying for your family with the emergency.

[@sherry2836]

I ordered 5 lbs potatoes on grocery delivery and they brought 10 lbs! I rinsed and parbroiled a few pounds for about 8 minutes, let cool then peeled and shredded them. I formed the shreds into rectangles on a baking sheet and froze them for a couple hours, then packed the hashbrowns into gallon ziplocs. They can also be diced and frozen for frying potaotoes or even french fries.

[@LynnerdSkinnerd97]

You can also dehydrate the potatoes as either instant (powdered up) or sliced for scalloped. Great option for those of us who can't afford a freeze drier or don't have freezer space. You can also make gnochi and freeze or dehydrate that!

[@marking-time-gardens]

Great ideas! Thank you!

[@daydreambeliever6603]

Do they turn black when you use regular dehydrating methods?

[@barbarac4750]

@@daydreambeliever6603 I always par boil for 4 minutes and then ice shock with a tiny bit of citric acid, mine are always white

[@jenniferc4083]

Thank you for filming and sharing this adventure with the rest of us. Watching the struggle you had trying to rice the cold potatoes I kept thinking how much easier it would have been to just grate or shred them with a box grater or a mandolin. Shredded potatoes can be frozen as is or dehydrated and then powdered to store with dy goods. As for longer term storage for quick meals, on another channel an elderly Italian Grandmother made fresh gnocchi with freshly boiled potatoes, but she made about three times more than she would use for that dinner that night. She then divied up the rest of the gnocchi and froze them uncooked. To cook the gnocchi you just thaw at room temp and then drop into boiling water and when they float to the surface they are done.

[@northernkarma9296]

Interesting video, thank you! I still like my dehydrated sliced potatoes they make awesome scalloped or au gratin dishes. I also like freezing mashed potatoes in those little mini loaf aluminum tins, it's perfect for two servings on a busy night.

[@theparkeys2013]

We missed you love Todd but we missed you

[@growingaHome]

Good to see you Rachel. I hope all is okay.

[@kaylenerinehart2455]

I have par boiled potatoes then sliced and dried them. I just used dehydrator. They store good and can be used for escalloped type casseroles.

[@femalecrusader8389]

I've done the mashed potato placed in a air tight container and freeze later take out thaw and heat up. Good for 2 months.

[@cathyhunter362]

The glass on my oven door can be cleaned by hand as the self cleaning feature doesn't clean my glass either. You have to take the door off and lay it down. Then there are small screws on the bottom of the door that you unscrew and that lets you take off the front of the door allowing the glass to be exposed and you can clean by hand. I only learned this before Christmas when on of my burners needed replacement and the repair person did this for me for free. Is amazing how gross the inside of the door was though 😳!

[@jmsuther01]

Also, spray with dawn degreaser®️ or a mixture of 50:50 vinegar and dawn. Sprinkle on sodium bicarbonate and let sit overnight. I then scrape off with a razor blade ( a special one I have for cleaning glass top stoves). Rinse and reinstall the door.

[@joylouise5417]

Great information! Thank you SO much.

[@kellyhawes9293]

So glad to see a video from you, I know this must be challenging time. Thinking of you and your family!! Great potato preservation!!

[@debbiesykes5491]

Well thats one way to use those potatoes before they go bad thanks for sharing

[@brendalay5161]

I’m in awe of how you both try new recipes using canned items. Thank you for all your videos!

[@sherrizanoli1398]

We are in the Cincinnati area, so the weather is hit or miss. Yesterday, Jan 19, it was 60 to 64 degrees. Today it is spitting snow.

[@melissam450]

We freeze dry all the leftover mashed potatoes.. saves a step. Great video. I’ve contemplated on getting a ricer, but it just seems like a tool that’s not really necessary in my kitchen. Thanks for the video! P.S. the grit is from not letting the water hydrate the potatoes for long enough. Lots of people make the mistake of not allowing enough rehydrate time for freeze dried food. Just a suggestion. Allow more rehydrating time.

[@TheVicjbaldwin]

Todd I boil, rice potatoes and freeze them. Once you prepare them for a dish they taste as if freshly prepared. Saves a ton of time during holidays and special dinners.

[@carolynfulton4060]

The self cleaning feature on my oven doesn’t clean the glass door. While the glass was warm-not hot-I used a sponge with one scratchy side. I mixed up a lot of Dawn and a little water, dipped the sponge and I didn’t have to use the scratchy side but on the really baked on spots. It cleaned it up well!

[@buckeyethor]

easy off works great on the oven door. Yes, the chemicals are super strong but it seriously works without scrubbing.

[@amyparker1762]

Thanks for bringing us along on this experiment! Looks like a great option to store potatoes especially if you’re a hiker, camper, or backwoods type enthusiast. Would be easy and light to pack on overnight trail hikes.

[@suziebuckingham9053]

I think the ricer took all that energy is cuz they were cold. If they’re warm it works perfect. I’ve had one forever and makes super smooth mashed without all the water. I think dehydrated potatoes take more liquid to get the texture right. I use my self cleaning oven. I open all the windows for the dog. (And us). Sometimes the window cleans if it’s not super dirty, but I use ammonia on it and it cleans to a shine.

[@glorialong7860]

Always like to watch you and Todd's videos

[@joanbaggs1915]

Got gold potatoes in my imperfect foods box and they started sprouting on me in a week. It’s a heavy potato week!!

[@bscrimbitt9359]

I've frozen mashed potatoes as well. Only issue I find is that they give off water when thawed. I place them on paper towel or a towel to thaw. That makes them better.

[@carolynsinyard1306]

I have a self-cleaning oven and the glass always comes clean. I have some potatoes that I need to use and I will dehydrate and then powder them. Thank you for sharing.

[@TimBinns68]

Great idea, I need a freeze dryer. Still trying convince my finance manager (wife) that it's worth the money. I get what you were saying about the grittiness of the potatoes, but I think rather than powdering all of them, it would be good to add a tablespoon or two of the riced freeze dried potatoes back into about a cup of the powdered potatoes. It might give a more home style (lumpy mashed) feel.

[@smas3256]

lol.

[@centraltexashomestead-mike4956]

Real good method for getting the skins off, thanks for sharing. We need and freeze dryer. This is a great idea. Thanks.

[@ritaholcombe9905]

Good job finishing the video! I'm going to get myself one of those potatoe ricers.

[@ConcealedKari]

Great idea, Todd! I have been wondering how they would reconstitute if you put them in a freeze dryer. Prayers to you all. ❤

[@lindagraff2484]

When you do the garden next year, you will be a busy lady. Very good ideas, I have some with eyes looking at me too, lol

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

Good job Rachel

[@lorrilightle7394]

Thanks for some great ideas. I enjoy watching you and Rachel. I have been watching the Canuary videos after Rachel talked about the collaboration. I am so glad I have found a lot of inspiring new channels. I love obtaining a lot of food preservation ideas. Thanks again.

[@mckus20011]

I have that feature also. No my oven doesn't clean the glass either. But you can spray it with oven cleaner or rub on some wood stove glass cleaner and you should be satisfied .

[@JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Interesting time to do weekly family dinners. Can't wait to see how you stretch it all.

[@pjk1714]

Lot of great ideas. You could rice and make hash browns or potatoes cakes/patties. My self clean never cleaned the glass. Try baking soda paste with rock salt with door open. Then warm vinegar. Sit for 10 minutes and clean up. Thanks for sharing

[@Greens5511]

Hey Rachel!!! Missed u girl!! Hope all is well!!

[@SquishyTheSlime]

Great idea! The store bought use 2 parts water to 1 part flakes. Don't know if that helps or not!! Hope all is well with the family and nothing too serious! Thanks for all the great content!

[@shannonmartensen7982]

My dad always riced our potatoes for Sunday dinner. Fried chicken and gravy.

[@jamiescountryliving]

🙏for the Family. Thank you for another awesome video. Many Blessings and prayers!

[@wendyellis6402]

I own neither a dehydrator, nor a freeze dryer. But I use a ricer when fixing really special mashed potatoes. I appreciate your including the parts of the process that didn’t work out perfectly. ❤️

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing! I find with ricers or food mills, that smaller quantities in them are easier because I don’t have strong hands. Your stove manual will tell you to wipe off large deposits off the glass or anywhere in the oven before running the clean cycle. I find that large amounts of stuff in the oven will cause more smell. I always open my window when running the clean cycle, so I wait for warm weather to do it. I still find it’s not as bad as the chemicals in spray oven cleaners, which they recommend NOT using in self-clean ovens. Blessings to your family 🤗💕🇨🇦

[@cynthiafisher9907]

The substance in regular oven cleaner is lye, I believe. It’s caustic, but not really toxic.

[@dianaatjustusacres4698]

I never used a ricer but I freeze dried mashed potatoes. Wondering if you didn't use enough liquid and/or didn't let them reconstitute long enough

[@LindaASJ]

For the racks: put a towel in the bottom of the bathtub, put 6 dryer sheets on top, put the second rack down and add 6 more dryer sheets. Fill the tub with hot water enough to cover the racks plus a couple of inches. Let them soak for at least 4 hours then wipes them down with the dryer sheets. All the gunk comes right off. No scrubbing needed!

[@kp8174]

Does this work for cooktop grills?

[@lavernfoy4591]

Nice job storing your potatoes 🥔

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Thank you! GOD bless

[@jenmag0313]

Thanks for sharing! I will be trying this, so I don't waste potatoes.

[@buckeyethor]

Becky at Acre Homestead made potato gnocchi and froze them. I thought that was a good method. I would personally make a shepherd's pie for a freezer meal with mine.

[@kayem863]

I am going to dehydrate my potatoes & see how they do. I really enjoy your channel. I learn so much. Thanks for sharing with us. Blessings to you & yours.

[@debmoore3980]

Really appreciate you taking us with you through this process! Thankyou! We get to learn these things right along with you. 🤓

[@dumbbunnie123]

The self-cleaning feature on my oven does a great job on the door.

[@robertandrobinmilliken5105]

My canned potatoes I use for potato salad, homefries, mashed, hashbrowns, oven roasted

[@marking-time-gardens]

Thank you for sharing your potato experiences with us! Gained a lot of great tips and ideas from you and your commenters. Blessings on your day Kiddo!🥰🌻🐛💕

[@darlenerossiter2012]

You can make O'Brian with red & green cut up peppers, with the hash browns, along with onions. Potato pancakes.

[@citygirlhomestead]

I powdered mine and turned out great

[@craftlover9702]

I would reconstitute them in a little boiling water first, let them sit a bit then finish off with hot milk and butter. It may help for a better texture.

[@gloriahopper6289]

Oven cleaning smells more in the winter, do it in the spring and open your windows. Try whisking your freeze dried potatoes into a simmered milk with butter, it may dissolve them more. Great idea. I just chunk them up, blanch and freeze them to fry later on.

[@gibbsacre2984]

I just used my self cleaner yesterday. It did not work on the glass. I just used a stainless steel pad thing and scrubbed it with that. It looked great.

[@lizcroucher8046]

Great video, I love seeing how others approach food prep with trail and error. I did some reading on making my own instant mash a couple of years ago. Commercial and home makers tend to mix or whip the riced/smashed potato before freeze drying so that it has been homogenised before the freeze drying. That is how they get a less gritty texture and faster rehydration. We have had success slicing and grating potatoes before blanching and dehydrating. They rehydrate well and are great for gratins, spanish omelette or rosti.

[@pooleyclan1]

You could try an immersion blender to make them smooth.

[@robingirven4570]

Self cleaning does nothing to the glass. Mr. Clean magic eraser’s are the bomb!! I even use them on the outside - the stove part, it doesn’t scratch it

[@melissavisconti89]

Todd, to answer your question about the stove glass. I've been cleaning apt move outs for 20+yrs and no self cleaning oven setting doesn't really do the trick. Yes it will help out and turn food to ash. However I always have to spray Mr. Muscle oven cleaner to get it all the way clean especially the glass. Brillo soap pads and a scraper also do wonders (if you need to just get it done quickly) Hope that helps 😁 fyi your an awesome hubby to Rachel love seeing you step right in "it's ok dear I'll do the taters for ya"

[@caroleclevinger5966]

I whip them I’m my mixer and very hot milk ,butter takes great.

[@lisapearce4338]

Good to know!!!!

[@777ttaylor]

LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing your learning process with us ❤️

[@krussell9995]

You could slice them into cubes or coins and freeze on a sheet pan, for home fries. Shred into hashbrowns and freeze or dehydrate.

[@carolynmoody9460]

Blessings.. good words of thought 🤔

[@mollysmith6055]

Great ideas here, Todd. I hope by now Rachel is back home and things are better with the family situation. The ricing idea is really enticing, but I don't have freezer space and wonder how it would work to use a standard dehydrator, then give the dried potatoes a spin through the Vitamix to break them down smaller? I've got a bag of commercial russets forming eyes and there is only so much potato soup I want to eat, haha. We already have plenty of home dehydrated slices and also chunks.

[@sharleent1561]

I made mashed potatoes on the stove and then I freeze dried them and it turned out great. Only potatoes. I just broke up the trays of potatoes and put them in mylar bags. I reconstituted them with milk and butter and they turned out perfectly.

[@christyh.4092]

That modern ricer is interesting. I'm thinking it will help when I'm dehydrating potatoes.

[@sherrysizemore528]

Love potatoes they go with everything

[@NaturalLivingHomesteader]

My self-cleaning oven doesn't clean the door glass for me either. I'm thinking that if you use a hand mixer when reconstituting those potatoes, they will be smooth and creamy.

[@debbieorazi2518]

Have you tried preserving any potatoes pieces in the freeze dryer? Thin slices can be used for au gratin or scalloped potatoes. Diced can be used in soups, stews and casseroles. Glad to see you have saved your potatoes

[@brittdymock956]

Love the potato ricer. Looks like I need another gadget!

[@andreafleck6528]

I have the same oven as you and did a cleaning cycle around the same time you did and I was very disappointed at the glass gunk that was caked on. I wants to try the easy off cleaner next.

[@kathy3178]

When I had a big upright freezer, I would make 10lbs of mashed potatoes, portion them in Ziploc bags, and freeze them. Then pull them out to thaw and reheat in a pot on the stove.

[@beccabec152]

Easiest way to mash veggies or fruit is a food mill it is like a giant ricer and I find it easier and quicker and yes hot or warm is better

[@schifflangefarms4539]

one of the things we had to do as a kid in the spring, was to remove the sprouts from the potatoes to extent the life of the potatoes,

[@roxannehill1382]

Thanks for sharing this

[@tracybruring7560]

I would add the hot milk and butter and use a hand held mixer to mix them up; i believe it would have a smoother texture then; or mash them and then freeze dryer

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Grate the potatoes. I bought a great little Grater from QVC or HSN. It cost around $18. Hand crank. Fast too! GOD bless

[@craftingahomebethk3088]

When i was experimenting... I made mashed potatoes (ready to serve milk, butter &chives) and put them on the trays, froze, and then put them in FD. When done, I just broke them up before putting them in mylar bags. They flaked just like instant taters. We found that 1c flakes to 1.5 c water will get us to the consistency we like.

[@debbiealtman5373]

Great potato ideas.