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Perfect soft mash for service.

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#1 ·
I wonder if any of you guys could give me a recipe for large quantities of mash pots? The problem I have is keeping it soft while it's cold so it easily scoops out my well during service we teams to make 10 litres at a time. So how much milk butter etc
 
#4 ·
Uh it's mashed potatoes, they're not exactly high on the food cost. Hold what you'll use in a steam tray with butter wrapper covers on top. Remake every 2 hrs or so when they're starting to go off perfect. Reheating mash will never taste right.
 
#7 ·
My standard response for the usual mashed potato recipies is:

Boil your potatoes as usual, whole preferably.  Push each cooked spud through a potato ricer.  Keep this on your mise en place.  For single or multiple orders, heat "your favorite liquid" (milk, milk and cream, milk and butter, milk and butter solids) is a stainless sautoir (DO NOT use aluminum, or you'll have grey spuds) add the riced pots, whip, and heat.

Mashed pots don't hold well in the steam table, doesn't matter what tricks you use.  They hold well in a Cambro, and this makes sense for large parties, but not for service. 

Keep in mind that not all potatoes are ideal for mash.  Russets are just borderline, redskins work pretty good, Yukon golds work well, every type is different.
 
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