Making Mashed Potatoes

[Bakingchik]

My brother and I are cooking Christmas dinner and were wondering if there is a way to make mashed potatoes the day before or maybe cook the potatoes and do the rest on the Christmas day? Can anyone help us.

Thanks

[Anneke]

It's not great but it's done all the time in the industry. Boil peel and rice your potatoes, toss with butter then reheat them the next day with warm seasoned cream.

[Suzanne]

What Anneke said. And if you use enough cream, no one will even notice.

BTW: other than salting the water you use to cook the potatoes, don't season the mashed potatoes until you finish them.

[LiLChefYoojah]

reheat in the microwave and add a little milk and butter. Good as new.

[lentil]

My father's wife used to make many of her veggies (squash and potatoes, I suppose) the day before and reheat them slowly in the crock pot. As others have said, you'll have to add more cream, but they were always good.

[deltadoc]

Don't forget when boiling your peeled red potatoes, that after draining, throw them back into the empty hot pan. As soon as they stop steaming, they are ready for ricing. You'll get a much nicer texture this way.

Generally speaking, re-heating mashed potatoes doesn't come close to the freshly made variety.

doc