On 2009-06-17, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:54:11 +0200, Martin wrote:


My wife has produced her first Duke of York potatoes. They break up when she
boils them. Other than growing them, what is she doing wrong?

Confusing info to say the least
http://www.vegetable-garden-guide.co...tato-seed.html

This is better
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms...e-of-york.html
" Best boiled but will disintegrate if over-cooked."

So they are cooked just before they disintegrate.

Hi, sorry I'm a little late.

Steam your potatoes rather than boiling them. Especially if you grow
your own. The flavour stays in the spud rather than being chucked out
with the water, and if you time it right, they will not disintegrate.
Get an electric one, any will do. Start at 5-7 minutes for DOY and work
your way from there.

Seriously, steaming veg otherwise boiled is a taste revalation.

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comp.john

On 2009-06-21, Martin wrote:

It's true! We have tried it.
If we time it right boiling won't make them fall apart either. )

I've had a steamer for a long time, but the leccy ones are way more
versatile than the hob ones in my experience. I never boil veg now,
steamed is so much more tasty. And rice never ever goes wrong in the
steamer (before it was a hit-or-miss affair).

One of the better 30 quids I've spent.

Only thing to watch out for with the leccy ones is, because they
completely vapourise water, the element, and in our case the timer
mechanism, will become clagged over time if you use tap water regardless
of whether your water is considered 'hard' or 'soft'.
But they're easy to de-scale and doing so will restore it to service.
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comp.john