My shredded potatoes came with some disassembly required. : mildlyinteresting

[+] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

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[–] ngwoo@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Potatoes are famously incredibly rare and only keep for a few hours after being picked so I can totally see the purpose of a product like this

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The bag isn't THAT wet (just enough chemicals to keep it from going purple AND to make getting good hashbrowns nigh impossible without more effort than it took to shred it in the first place) but yeah. Check your refrigerated lunch meats and cheese displays at your local supermarket.

I personally love them for "breakfast for dinner" or a week night (blasphemous) burrito. They are shit because they take so long to properly crisp up, but you can get them into perfect burrito texture in like 10-15 minutes on the stove.

And yeah. Unshredded chunks are incredibly common. First time I saw like half a potato though.

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Blasphemous burrito sounds awesome

Could be a band name Halloween Taco Bell item

The possibilities are endless

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Americans would protest that it’s against their beliefs and insist that the burrito gets replaced by a “Holy guacamole burrito” with mini crosses panini pressed into it.

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Well as an American that sounds about right for some people

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can carve a hash pipe out of the potato. Or use it to lure hobbits.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Aw, now I wish I hadn't broken out the grater. Who will carry this ring to Mordor now?

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Don't look at me, I pooped my pants when I saw the eye of Sauron.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deconstructed shredded potato

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

*constructed shredded potato

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 9 months ago

Isn't shredding deconstruction?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I've been using a vegetable julienne slicer to make my own. Better than a shredder for more consistent sizing. It's saved me a fortune by using raw potatoes instead of buying the bagged stuff.

[+] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

It's at that point you realize that you're a fool for paying so much extra for someone to peel and shred a potato

Mildly Interesting