Homemade Potato Flakes • Dehydrating & Vacuum Sealing 

This was amazing I have been dehydrating frozen vegetables I am having so much fun . I've been canning peaches, pears, milk,beans spaghetti sauce I have run out of jars. I canned a lot when I had my family I am 81 and am hooked on RU-vid and will have at least a yrs food put up . You did a great job

try rolling the potato out under wax or parchment paper, freeze them the remove paper and dehydrate.. I did that with my daughters baby food years ago and it worked great !

How in the world did someone put a thumb down on this video. That person must hate potatoes, and hate the most PERFECT WAY to make instant potatoes out of the 10,000 we have out in the garden right now! Been looking for something just like this. Thank you. We love you. ❤️

Two thumbs up for the kind lady! Thanks for taking the time to teach me how to make these!

Thanks for sharing this info! I am getting a dehydrator and a pressure canner real soon and have never used either but I figured it is time to learn!

Interesting process... watching this, I was wondering how putting the potatoes through a potato ricer might work out, instead of beating them. I started using a ricer in lieu of whipping mashed potatoes a few years ago and like the condistency. Well, this gave me the idea to try that. Thanks!

Thank you great video . Pro tip: drain them and toss em in a colander immediately after taking them off the heat, the steam from tossing will evaporate the water faster . Mash while hot your potatoes will be smoother faster .

Hi Northstar Prepsteader. I know it's been a few years since you uploaded this video but, perhaps you'll get a notification of a new post. I also vacuum seal my dehydrated goods. I do have a vacuum sealer but, I have also bought a "break bleeder", (found cheap in most automotive stores) which is an contraption that is used when airing the breaks on your car/truck when replacing the break fluid. However, that thing works VERY good at sucking the air out of jars the same/similar way an electric vacuum sealer does, just without the electricity since it is hand pumped. (up to around 15lbs of pump pressure, which you can see on the gauge connected to the break bleeder) You'll still need to use the plastic lid that you use along with the electric vacuum sealer but, one of the several nozzles included in the break bleeder box, fits the hole in the lid. I've seen it when I've watched Rain Country's RU-vid channel and seen her demonstrate the break bleeder technique several times and, figured that if/when the power goes out, I'd still be able to vacuum seal my dehydrated foods. I have tried it several times when I've been to lazy to dig out my electric sealer and it works just as good as the electric one. What I also like about vacuum sealing my dry goods jars is that you can successfully use used lids. As long as they're not bent out of shape or damaged somehow. They don't have to go through the whole hot process in either water bath canning or pressure canning and hold the seals just as good as new lids. I've had stored for up to 2 years so far, without loosing a seal on a dehydrated jar. Thank you for a great tutorial on dehydrating mashed potato flakes! 🙏

That pot handed down is a treasure.

Great video! One tip for you. Take a coffee filter and cut a round out to put inside your attachment. It will prevent powders from being sucked up into your machine.

I made instant mashed sweet potatoes last fall. I baked, squeezed sweet potatoes out of their skins and flattened out on silicone trays to dehydrate. Once done I broke up in pieces that could be ground up in my blender. It worked great. I'll have to try your way now.

I grew a ton of potatoes this year and trying to preserve them. I bought a dehydrator so this is helpful b/c Im feeling clueless. :-) Thx

😂😂😂 I love it, my mom had a pot, that size, with no handle! Used to ask her, many times, why do you use it? Her reply was I like it! Now that she's passed away, I'm using the same pot!!😂❤

Was so hoping to see them reconstituted. That almost never happens in dehydrating videos. Wondering why?

I posted the name of your video because I had so much interest when I posted my results. You’ll likely get lots of traffic because of it. Thank you for your great video! Congratulations!

Another Great idea and video, Thank You! I wonder if I could do this with sweet potatoes, as white potatoes do not work for me. If you get a chance look up Rain Country’s video where she uses a brake bleeder to vacuum seal, this has worked so much better for me instead of my vacuum sealer. Just a thought. Hope you have a Blessed day!

Thank you for the valuable tip. You have a lovely voice... The background music, while nice in it's own place, is distracting/competing from/with your perfectly awesome voice. You don't need the background music because your voice is blessed.

Do you HAVE to boil them first? Is it possible to dehydrate them whole and then grind them up? That’s just what assumed I was gonna see. I like the video and the channel but at 1/8 thick, this seems like you’ll be dehydrating for a a week to get a box of instant mashed potatoes.

I wonder if you would get a flakier result, more like commercially produced potato flakes, if you made your base with much more water and strained very thin layers over silkscreen, the way handmade paper is laid. It probably doesn't make much of a difference once everything is reconstituted and recooked, but thinner flakes would surely be quicker to reconstitute and save on cooking fuel. Another option might be to fully powder the final product, but that might make a weird texture when reconstituted.

my food sealer (off brand) finally went to heaven and I have to buy a new one, I have own Food Saver brands but they seem not to last long. I will buy one can you can use this attachment. My question is how do they taste?? I do NOT like instant potatoes cause they have a funny taste to them. How do you like them and please be honest! lol which I think you will. thanks for a great video!

Thanks for the video.....I wish you would of re-hydrated some so we can see the reconstituted product.

Great video. I've seen a lot of people explain how if you slice your raw potatoes and dehydrate them they turn a very ugly black, because of the excess starch and you need to steam them or cook them to get rid of the excess starch. This was a great video. Thank you for posting it and not telling us all how Jesus is our savior etc. When I watch people cook or prepare food, I don't feel I need to be preached to, unless you want to preach about how wonderful the meal tastes and how much money I saved. I recently bought a bunch of commercially prepared dried foods, I purchased 'Mac & Cheese powder - the yellow powdered cheese', onions flakes, sour cream, butter, honey. I have to wash out my mason jars and vacuum the air out of them for long term storage and also to parcel them up and the containers are kind of large. Especially the butter. It seems I go from having plenty of butter to having none, just when I need some, so I thought, even if the butter is a little weird from being powdered and rehydrated, in cooking it won't make a bit of difference, or even spread on toast under jelly or preserves.

Is this really any cheaper than buying Idaho potato flakes? My time is worth something too….

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for providing the rehydration ratio. THANKS !

Take 5 whole potatoes and put them in the refrigerator and let him get cold then Adam to the water boy alone and it set them off to the side let him cool then slice them 1/4 of an inch and later mon the sheets and dry them you can use them for scalloped potatoes and for potato dishes that you add potatoes to when your bacon casseroles

After peeling which you’re doing the right way. I cut them in half length wise then use a mandolin slice 1/8 inch and blanch them, drain them then dehydrate them. You got dehydrated potato flakes. All your flakes will have the same consistency. Then vacuum seal in a mason jar.

Loved your video! I’ve been wanting to try this for a while. After watching your video I now feel confident enough to try!

How long would this last for in the jar (shelf life)?

Store bought potato flakes do not hold a candle to homemade. Go organic if possible!

Thank you for explaining the milk situation to me 4 videos to try and find that out.

I highly recommend put vegetable scraps in the freezer for a easy veggie broth

I am a new subscriber, thank you for the video

Well done thank you for sharing! A great way to store and save space.

Sounds crazy, but if you place a wooden spoon across your pot, it will prevent boiling overflowing 😊. Thanks for great video!

I’m loving the jazzy music!!! Relaxing!

This video was made before I even knew there were such videos! Glad I looked back and found out how to dehydrate potatoes!!

With the jar cap on, how the heck does that thing suck air out of the jar? smh. BTW, may we watch you rehydrate, beat & eat? I want to know how they look and your opinion of the taste. Thanks."clap" "clap".

this looks really practical and yummy. I was thinking of finding something similar to make gratins with them. i like prep that makes cooking quick, convenient with a long shelf life. did you consider steaming the potatoes instead? I was thinking maybe if they stay a bit firmer we could slice them in slightly bigger chunks almost like shredding chunks, it would cook back and give chunky texture in the dish i think, and it could maybe keep longer and be more versatile.

I would try to dehydrate without butter or milk. It will lengthen the shelf life of the potato flakes.

Can you show up how you mix it back into mash potatoes after dehydrated

where do u get your desicant packets, sorry about the spelling?

Where did you buy the stainless steel funnel you used on the pint jars of the potato flakes

Dont throw put your peels! You can deep fry them, season them, and top them with mozza, pop them in the oven long enough to melt the cheese, and dip them in sour cream. Its great!

If you don't have a dehydrator you could probably use an oven and the same temp/ same amount of time (therefore you wouldn't want to do it when it's hot outside, but would help keep ur home warm in the winter!), using cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.

Why would you go through the trouble, when you have real, instead

Watch a video lady made cotton squares from pillow case to dehydrate. Was better then parchment paper allowed better air flow. Wish I could remember the lady’s name

Great video! For some reason I never thought of doing this, but this would be great for us! Lee uses instant potatoes a lot. Thanks!

no one shows them rehydrated for mashed potatoes so I do not know how much to make for one person or more.

You made a giant Pringle potato chip!👍

Good idea to take out the silicone sheets when you could. So obvious, yet I'm not sure I would have thought of it in the moment. 😊💚💚

I have all the vacuum equipment but the sealing lid won’t work on the smaller jar lids - only the sealing lid for the wide mouth jars - weird

can it be fried after dehydrated and can it be packed for sales?

That's amazing how much space it saves dehydrating, thanks for sharing, I enjoyed and learned something, God bless !

Thank you for such a great video. I live in Ontario Canada. I can only find potato flakes with chemicals in them at one place. This is fantastic.

Great video but perhaps lower the music when speaking or actually skip it

4/20... lol

Please post a link for your food sealer and accessories

An EXCELLENT video, better than many that are professionally made. Even the low-volume background music wasn't irritating, as most are. I have stage 3 kidney disease and can only eat mashed potatoes if they are double boiled, throwing out the water each time to get rid of the harmful stuff that damages kidneys, and later could force me on dialysis for life. This way I can pre-prepare mashed potatoes that will not over-stress the kidneys. I am 90 years old and had a near-fatal heart attack resulting in massive damage and a 5 part bypass. Your vid might have bought me an extra year or two. Thank you so much.

I just learned something new!!! Thank You💕

Very nice an informative review.I never tried this method but will follow your directions.Thanks for sharing

Very interesting. I have a new Casori and am just learning to dehydrate. Thanks for clear instructions. I’ve subbed! 💕

Finely found the perfect and easy well explained potato flake video , you got yourself a new subscriber , you also seemed like a very sweet lady the kind anyone would love to have as a neighbor ...thank you .

So grind it in blender and spread it out again

Where do you get the packs to keep moisture out?

I find they don’t rehydrate well

Very cool!! Gonna have to try it! 😊

Mmm, those potatoes look yummy. Who gets to lick the beaters?

Is it possible to do sweet potato flakes?

Very informative

Awesome video!! Just what I was looking for!! Thank you! 😊

Wow! I’m so excited to learn this technique! Thank you!!

I peal my potatoes the same way! 😊

This would be awesome to add to soups!!

Thanks for giving me the push I needed to do this. I have 3 bags and was planning on doing it, now I will 💖

Thanks for the video

great video Kathy, i'm drying some potatoes myself today (solar dryer home made)....it's nice to see the mashed potatoes ! thanks

1) YOU are very very good at making a youtube video! 2) Thank You for making this video! 3) How did they turn out when you re-hydrated them?

thanks for all that nice and well described info

Okay I'm a little confused. Do you have to put an oxygen absorbent in the jar before you vacuum seal it? Or can you vacuum seal without the oxygen absorbent? Or do you even have to vacuum seal these potatoes? Thanks in advance!

Please do a rehydrate on these

Now i'm learning a new things. Thank you. Anyway, what is the jazz song you used on video?

I'm new to dehydrating and this video was VERY helpful........helpful and humble......God bless you too!

Just tried my first Dehydrated Potatoes, didn’t spread them thinly enough All about learning Thanks

How long will it last

I have a question,Why can you not just dry the potatoes in whatever form you want,And then as you need them just grind them up in a coffee or grain mill? I grind mine into powder, and use in my sourdough starter And it works well. 😃 r

A great presentation, and such a lovely lady. I’m wondering if a blender would work to crush into power? I’ve never had a food processor. Also, what are your thoughts on adding non fat dried powdered milk to the blending step? Please and thank you 🙏

Thank you for making this. I have been thinking about how to do this.

I haven't done that yet but definitely have been planning on it. This is great information

Thanks a lot.

Thank you!

I would have enjoyed the video if it weren't for the background music. For me it was very distracting.

I have found if you put an extra cap upside down in the regular sealer it works well if you find you can get it to seal great video content thanks!

Those vintage pots are precious. I have some utensils that are hand me downs and I love them!!!

That’s pretty cool but the process takes so long before dehydration. I’m thing Idaho potato flakes.

That was so cool, thanks for sharing. I would never have thought of making potato flakes.

Excellent. Thank you so much🌹, I hope to start soon,. Now I know how. 🌹👏🌹👏🌹

Thank you for your help I’m learning. Can I make chips and then put in a mixer to flake it? Also can I add parsley or other dried.flavors? So it can make a dish for a dinner?

wow this is so great!!! I would have never known that you could do this.

Good video, thanks for sharing. It would have been really nice if you had rehydrated some at the end of the video

Wow! I have a vacuum sealer from the same brand and didn't even know you could do this. Amazingly done!!