question for the world skin off or skin on

@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
May 12, 2019 2:40pm CST
When making mashed potatoes, do you leave the skin on or do you peel the skin off before cooking the potatoes? we like skin on, but I suspect we are well part of the few!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
12 May 19
The skin is the best part. We always leave the skin.It has a lot of nourishment there
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
13 May 19
@DocAndersen good morning
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
I agree!!!
• Rupert, Idaho
13 May 19
Either is fine really, but we've always peeled them. If we have a baked potato though, I'll eat the skin too.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
I used to peel them, but we've started skin on lately (well by lately I mean the last 20 years)
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• Rupert, Idaho
14 May 19
@DocAndersen Peeling can be a hassle...so I understand not peeling them!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
14 May 19
@MommyOfEli2013 it can be very frustrating
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
13 May 19
Skin on is a lot better, if you remove the skin the potatoes absorb water.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
Thank you - I learned something today!!!!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 May 19
Depends on who else is eating, me skin on!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 May 19
@DocAndersen Tony hates the skins on Irish potatoes but eats them on sweet potatoes. My dad was a no!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
@andriaperry now that is interesting. My grandmother was a hard no. My mom likes them with the skins on.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
hadn't thought of it that way
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 May 19
Peel skin off.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
fair enough
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@debjani1 (7202)
14 May 19
I always peel the skin off from the potatoes. Though I don't like potatoes.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
14 May 19
interesting, so you are cooking for others then.?
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
13 May 19
Leave the skin on. Less work, less waste, better flavor.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
I agree - thanks!!!
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• United States
13 May 19
i remove it.potato salad i leave it on tho.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
I leave them on for both, even in potato soup!
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@snowy22315 (209008)
• United States
12 May 19
Skin on, looks a little weird in mashed potatoes but I don't usually peel them completely, because the nutrition is in the peel, and I am lazy anyway!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
we started for nutrition, now we prefer skin on
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 May 19
I have eaten them both ways, and I don't mind mashed potatoes with the skin left on. But my preference is for the skin off. But then again, I'm not the one peeling the potatoes, so maybe I would think differently if I had to peel the potatoes every time!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
now that is a very fair way to look at this
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@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
12 May 19
Skin on is a must! Adds flavour and most of the vitamins and minerals are in the skin, or so I am told.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
agree!!!!!
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@Babino (5756)
• Morocco
12 May 19
i've never seen a mashed potato with the skin on, i must try that.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
it is quite delightful!
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• United States
12 May 19
I like the skin on, gives it more oomph
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
13 May 19
Thanks, really agree!
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