Need to make a pile of potato salad for folks coming over for an afternoon barbecue? You could grab a few friends and peel a bunch of potatoes together in about 30 minutes. But if you're alone, there are easier ways to get the job done in less time--like in under a minute if you're brave like Leo Morten Lund, a power-tool fanatic from Denmark.
Check out Lund's extreme potato peeling hack, plus 5 ways to peel potatoes quickly if you don't have a drill, toilet brush, bucket, and water hose. These methods are also great for when Thanksgiving rolls around and you need to make a mountain of creamy mashed potatoes.
Potato Peeling Method #1: Stand raw potato on one end, spin the potato with one hand as you use a traditional peeler with the other hand. (about 30 seconds per raw potato)
Potato Peeling Method #2: Using a Peel Away Rotary kitchen gadget, stick a raw potato on prongs, then churn the handle until the peel is removed (Editor's note: anyone else think this resembles a medieval torture device?) (about 1 minute per raw potato)
Potato Peeling Method #3: Bite off tongs of a metal fork and attach them to a power drill. Stick the tongs into the center of a potato. Turn on the drill with one hand so the potato rotates, while you use a traditional potato peeler in the other hand. (about 20 seconds per raw potato)
Potato Peeling Method #4: Boil potato until tender, place in ice water bath for 10 seconds, using a knife, gently score then peel off the skin. (15 minutes to cook, 10 seconds to peel each cooked potato)
Potato Peeling Method #5: Demonstrated here by Maryanne (the actress Dawn Wells) from Gilligan's Island : Using a knife, cut a thin line around the circumference of a raw potato. Boil until tender, then transfer to an ice water bath. When cool, peel off skin. (15 minutes to cook, 5 seconds to peel each cooked potato)
And now, an epic demonstration of How to Peel 2 Pounds of Potatoes in Under A Minute using a drill, (clean) toilet brush, bucket, and water hose. GAME. CHANGER.
What's your secret for when you want to peel potatoes quickly?
