Now THAT'S some math I can get behind! [um, um I LOVE me some 'taters]

Meh, I still prefer the way i've been making my own taters.

Peel and quarter them before boiling. Once done, put em through a potato ricer, and then add in butter and garlic powder and blend them with a mixer.

May seem like overkill, but I've gotta say, mashed potatoes are probably my favourite food, and I really hate them when they're lumpy.

Amazon.com says your potato ricer thing is "safe to use in dishwasher". I don't think it's safe to do much of anything in a dishwasher, so I have to doubt everything you've said.>> ^Shepppard:

... Once done, put em through a pota
to ricer...

Now if she can just make a flexahexagon out of potatoes she'll be in business!

I used a potato ricer today to mash some taters. Of course I am no heathen and would never use GARLIC POWDER where fresh cloves of minced and crushed garlic would do much more nicely.

OK

From the caretaker of the cooking channel:
(Shepppard above has the low-down on good tater production!)

Made these 2 days ago:

4lbs unpeeled, red potatoes
stick o butter
3'4-1 cup Buttermilk
1-2 small cloves garlic
black,white,red pepper, sea salt, to taste

boil potatoes, rinse, drain, return to stove top on warm
with electric hand mixer, add other ingredients till creamy 'n fluffy, you may not use all the butter and buttermilk, so add and mix, repeat.

I covered these taters with some brown mushroom gravy with a red wine 'n sherry reduction added for some more levels of yum.

Oh and garlic. If you are going to add garlic, why fuck up your taters with powdered garlic? The stuff goes rancid too fast, and degradation of essence of ANY herb occurs once it has been processed.
Use a garlic masher yer a pussy, slice it or chop it, you are insane. Take the edge of a large chef's knife or cleaver and pulverize the clove with a quick blow of of fist. Bisect it, it's easier a half-at-a-time.

Garlic presses are for posers as well, and trying to wash one a pain-in-the-ass. Don't be a pussy, get a cleaver, they're like $5 at a Chinese grocery.

So... PlayhousePals?? You wanna me come over 'n rock yer kitchen sometime??

*learn