On 19/10/2013 11:46, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 19/10/2013 10:39, stuart noble wrote:
On 18/10/2013 18:10, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/10/2013 16:58, Baz wrote:
My main maincrop, Maris Piper will remain hard no matter how long I
boil
them.
I have some other varieties that are OK. but I have loads of Maris
Piper.
I don't suppose there is anything I can do about it. It is going to
be a
huge waste.

Some people on the allotment are going to store theirs hoping that a
bit of
coolness or whatever might sort it.

Should I write them off? Or store them in the unlikely event that this
would fix them.

Cheers
Baz

Try grating them and turning into potato cakes or Rösti. Maybe try them
as hash browns.

Also, what happens if you microwave them (spear with a fork in several
places first!)?


I've always found the microwave ineffective for that kind of spud. The
roti sounds good though. Quite fancy that myself!

Do you mean Maris Piper, or any hard potato? I have no problem
microwaving large potatoes (MP, Marfona, King Edward, Osprey, etc) as a
preliminary to baking in their jackets. A 300g potato will cook in
about 17 minutes in a 750W microwave oven. It then gets around the same
time in a conventional fan oven at about 220 - 230°C to crisp the skin.


I was thinking of those where you get small pockets of hard material.
Very unappetising when they turn up in a jacket potato that is otherwise
perfectly cooked. I used to blame the microwave but I think it's the
same if they're boiled.