Super Quick Potato Peeling! - Life Hack 

My mum is having issues with her hands cause of arthritis and she broke down crying this afternoon cause it says it took her 3 hours to peel 6 potatoes. i showed her this video and it put a smile on her face. thank you its a great idea.

does eveyone on youtube have perfectly healthy potatoes with no rotten bits or eyes?

There goes my family

I have always done this when making potato salad with small new potatoes. I then put the peeled potato into an egg slicer and the results look good in a salad. Be aware though, not all types of potato shed their skins so readily... some skins tend to cling to the potato and you end up tearing off the skin bit by tedious bit!

One thing to clarify here. The potatoes shouldn't be boiled for long time at first. It should be just long enough to soften the skin and underneath surface. I assume this should take about 3-5 min in boiling water. Note that the rest of the potato is still pretty raw and hard. Yet, this might not be perfect for fried chips. You could do a similar technique to peel tomatoes by cutting a skin-deep cross 'X' at the bottom of the tomatoes, drop them n boiling water for 1-2 min then transfer them into cold water. Then you can easily and quickly peel the skin off. If you master the technique, you should be able to peel a very thin skin without any tomato pulp lost.

THANK YOU! My goodness, I am making potato salad tonight and mashed potatoes next week. This REALLY comes in handy!

made this tutorial so simple and straightforward ! thank you !

Great idea! Cook how long? Are the potatoes fully cooked or basically blanched once the process is completed?

I tried it today! Totally works!Thank you so much!

This worked really well on a purple sweet potato. Thanks for the tips!

Love this I'm using this method right now☺ thank you for the tip😃

Thanks! Tried this couple of days ago, it is indeed easier this way than peeling using the knife/ peeler tool(I always hated usingg those)

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Omg!!! If you only knew how many potatoes I have peeled, how much I hated it, how time consuming it was... and then I see this now - SO EASY!! xD Amazing and annoying at the same time. THANK YOU :D

A very helpful and good idea! Thank you 😊🙏🏼

I now use this method as I only have one hand to use due to having cerebral palsy it really works and there’s another benefit to this the potato is easier to slice if you want to make home fries etc and it cooks better and faster in oil

This is going to be on crazy russian hacker channel tommorow

Amazing!! It would also be nice to see if it works with other types of potatoes.

EXCELLENT quick tip! Thank you.

Thank you for the good edit… nice and short… and CLEAR!

Another excellent tip. Thank You!

I love how he says Potatoo

What an amazing idea! Same as tomatoes. Cook the potatoes until done ( ready ). The cold water just makes the skin let go. They are still very hot. But if you put them back in the boiling water until you eat them, bthey will be hot.

This saved me so much time.. THANK YOU 💓

easy breezy peel the potato

Thanks for making peeling potatoes possible for everyone with difficulty. Shepherds Pie this evening for my family, after 4 years. Brilliant thanks

U just made millions live saving their time. thats billion seconds of time. Thank you

Another great idea, thanks, I will give it a try.

I've been peeling potatos for many years now. But there's always a way to do something better. Thank you for this smart tip.

how long do you boil the potatoes before you remove the skin

Wow this is so awesome! You make the best hacks!

superb trick to peel boil potato.. I will definitely try.. tysm for tip👍

Dear DaveHax you mean how to peel an boiled potato

i am gonna eat potatoes every single day for this entire year. #halflit

im so happy i found your channel

Thanks for this! I don't have a potato peeler so this helps. :)

''When they're ready'' when are they ready damnit?

wow! this is great! definitely gonna use it. does it loose any nutrition or minerals when you do this?

Very smart, thanks for sharing this. Working smarter not harder.

Useful trick! Thank you!

AMAZING! :)

"Makes the whole process quicker and a bit more fun. Start by taking a sharp knife" lol😝🔪

Have a couple of questions to ask. I want to add potatoes to braised meat stew. Could I boil the potatoes just enough to make the skin soft not cooked all the way through? Peel then finish cooking with the stew to infuse the flavor?

Thankyou so much this helped me a lot!!

*A potato flew around my room before you came, excuse the mess it made..*

I wish my mom knew this trick when I was younger -.- all the potatoes I peeled for her xD

Thank you for making it easier!

I learned how to boil potatoes in this video!

Is it possible to do this with red potatoes?

Instead of boiling, you can also microwave the potatoes for 3-4 mins (depends on the power of your microwave). That softens the skin enough to pull it off

A very brilliant method Thankhou you foe the tip

Fantastic I’m gonna start doing it that way thank you very much

Do you have to use cold water or can you just peel them while they're hot?

How long do you boil the water for?

You saved a lot of my mother's time. :)

Thanks for the very useful video! I bought some potatoes today and i wanna peel them but i’m such a loser with knives. This trick helps a lottt and i’m so happy 💋

You've just made life so much easier! God bless you boy♥

That's only quick if you have a lot of potatoes to cook. What if I just want to make french fries?

How clever, thank you!

I love your voice, it's so chilling

I almost do that, without scoring them. Works very well! Don't know why folks haven't done this before. It'll work with any potato.

Halo evebody velcome to mah labertory wher today i showing u haw to peel potatos the rial way

Amazing something I was going to do!

Bravo, bravo brilliant show!

How dare you peel my brothers!

This might take a little bit longer BUT it takes a lot less effort!!

I like the way you explain things, it's easy to follow, especially when English isn't your first language. I also think you have a great voice. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks 👍

Congrats ! You just invented what Germans call "Pellkartoffeln" (lit. "Peel Potatoes").

Это он нашу картошку не видел)))

Great idea

Genius! Thank You So Much for Sharing! ♥️🌷🕯

"When they're ready..." When are they ready?!?

0:53 please do tell us how long to cook. Ty

Thanks for the video. I will try this.

It works, although I need to help it with a dull knife on imperfections. Boiling with a skin is a good method for a potato salad. For normal meals they should not be chilled to be served with butter whole or in a mash, and look better soft and fluffy. But if there is a problem, such as injured hands and lack of gloves, this will do.

Pretty cool huh'?

I think it consumes more time then simply peeling off with a peeler. :)

Thank you - this is super helpful, as I live off of nothing but potatoes for long stretches of time (great for health, weight loss, and grocery bill) .

Yeah, I really hate peeling spuds! I did it for a living in 1988 and I thank you for the info!

So, you dont think those potatoes can be peeled in less time than it takes to do that?

Dave, remove this video.You made my pet potato Harry angry.

Excellent hack!!! Thanks :)

Just used this tonight and it worked perfectly!! Thank you!!

Cleaner peel... yes !! faster ? definately NOT faster :)

I tried it. I’d didnt work, peeled off in little pieces. Took much longer. :(

It actually worked. 👍 Thanks!

Awesome, 👏 thank you!!😊

You know what's even easier than peeling a potato using this trick? Just eat the damn skin..

my dad wouldn't allow me to do this at thanksgiving, it's just too crazy for the old man lol

It really helped me. Thanks 👍

How long do you keep them to boil? Or are you cooking the potatoes entirely before you peel?

Unless you're making mashed potatoes, you really don't need to peel them. But definitely wash them.

If I don't need boiled potatoes then?

Very cool idea mate

That's a terrific idea!

This takes longer than to just peal it w/ a pealer

"when they're ready?" .... really? how do you know when they're ready? Sheesh...

Excellent very nice trick 😁👍👌

Great! Thanks. But I cut it AFTER the boiling to hold in more nutrient.

rip to my brothers :(