This Trick Will Save You From Endless Hours Of Peeling Potatoes

Huffington Post – by Carly Ledbetter

Peeling potatoes can be dull and tough, especially if you’re preparing a meal that requires a lot of them. Sure, there are certain methods that promise to save time —like this power drill trick — but they often seem to do more harm than good. But thanks to ultimate lifehacker Dave Hax, we just found a potato-peeling method that’s sure to save tons of time in kitchen prep.

The trick is pretty simple, as Hax explains it in his video. Cut a horizontal line around each potato, making sure not to cut deeper than the skin.

After the potatoes are sliced, simply put them in a pan. Place the pan on a stove, fill it with boiling water and leave the potatoes to cook.

Once the potatoes are done cooking, pour the liquid out using a strainer to catch the potatoes. Have a second pan under the strainer to catch the hot water, which you’ll need later. Put the potatoes back into the first pan.