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Originally Posted by Intense1
(For mashed potatoes, take one medium sized potato per person, peel them, cut them into cubes, and boil them for about 30 minutes, or until they're soft when pierced with a fork. Drain them, then add a tablespoon of butter, a splash of milk, salt and pepper, and then use a mixer on them until they're soft - that's a southern recipe, by the way)
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Mashed potatoes really won't take an exact time. You should be watching them fairly closely, because if you cook them any longer than where they can be pierced with a fork, they will start taking on water. And you don't want that. The biggest tip I can give is to cut the pieces of the potato about the same so that they will all cook evenly.
And sour cream is better than milk in mashed potatoes--gives it a better texture. But lots of butter is a must, and so is the mixer.