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Title: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: salval on September 28, 2010, 05:46:48 am

Hi, can someone help please..

I've made mashed potatoes twice now & they've turned out beautifully, but.. they've left a "scorch" brown mark on the base of the TM bowl, which I can't get off with normal cleaning, using the brush.

I have to do a full clean with vinegar & a bit of dishwashing liquid & "cook" it for a while... And still then scrub it with the brush.

What am I doing wrong? .. I thought maybe the first time I overcooked them, but last night it happened again & there's no way they were overcooked. I use Physical No Fat Milk - could that be it? Should I use full cream?

Any tips??

Many thanks

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: CreamPuff63 on September 28, 2010, 05:56:53 am

Salval under 'Tips and Tricks", about page 3 there are a few topics there about cleaning the bowl

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: Bambi on September 28, 2010, 05:58:09 am

This hapens to me too, I use full fat milk...

I just let it soak with water and then rup off with a bit of elbo grease usually does it...

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: salval on September 28, 2010, 05:59:51 am

Oops.. sorry I should have put this in the Questions area! Just goes to show which part of this forum I usually look in.

Thanks CP63 & Bambi

x

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: Pam_H on September 28, 2010, 07:45:22 am

Hello Salval, Maybe you would like to try cooking your potatoes in the basket with about 750mls water in the  *: I cook mine for 30 mins on varoma  ^^ when potatoes are cooked  I put the butterfly in  *: tip potatoes in with some butter and milk and give them about 10secs on 4. They turn out beautifully, I found this method on the forum I think  ???Mine always used to stick in the *: and it took a lot of cleaning this method doesnt  ;D

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: Nay-nay on September 28, 2010, 07:50:11 am

I've found it is particularly the new machines that have the sticking problem - after a bit of use it doesn't really happen all that much.  :)

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: judydawn on September 28, 2010, 02:16:41 pm

Quote from: Pam_H on September 28, 2010, 07:45:22 am

Hello Salval, Maybe you would like to try cooking your potatoes in the basket with about 750mls water in the  *: I cook mine for 30 mins on varoma  ^^ when potatoes are cooked  I put the butterfly in  *: tip potatoes in with some butter and milk and give them about 10mins on 4. They turn out beautifully, I found this method on the forum I think  ???Mine always used to stick in the *: and it took a lot of cleaning this method doesnt  ;D

I agree with this method too Pam but I think you mean 10 seconds on speed 4, not 10 minutes for the mashing.

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: salval on September 29, 2010, 12:54:10 pm

Pam, I'll definitely try it that way.

Many thanks all

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: Pam_H on September 30, 2010, 01:17:43 am

 ;D :-[Yes I did mean 10sec Judydawn sorry about that Salval

Title: Re: Help please - Mash Potatoes
Post by: meganjane on September 30, 2010, 09:02:36 pm

I do the same as Pam.

I've found that I'm getting burn marks lately with sauces and risottos. I soak the bowl with some dishwasher powder in it, then use bi-carb and a scourer. Most of it comes off with the soaking.