Vanilla said:Or the old fashioned way- bring spuds to the boil in an ordinary saucepan ( one you don't care too much about as it will blacken, remove excess water, turn down heat, put a bit of newspaper between saucepan and lid and it will steam and become nice and fluffy in about 30 to 40 mins, depending on size.
Blackditch said:About 20 mins. Depends on the size, I suppose. Then toss them from steamer section into bottom part, having 1st thrown out the water, knob of butter, salt, even chopped onion, scallion, maybe a few herbs....and mash away.
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