How do you spot an amateur in your trade, profession, or hobby? Specifically, what are some examples of things that people without experience do, while attempting what you do or know well, because they don't know any better that make their lack of experience obvious?
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posted by Blasdelb
on Sep 18, 2012 -
266 answers
Our potato plants are dying miserably with the drought in our area we tried for two weeks to water them when it was possible. To compound this problem pests were way up and the plants that aren't dying were eaten despite sometimes HOURS a day removing the problem bugs by hand. But we have potatoes... question inside.
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posted by mrgroweler
on Jul 25, 2012 -
3 answers
I cooked some near-rotten potatoes and they offered a flavour far surpassing other potatoes. I long to taste it again.
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posted by Algebra
on Jun 26, 2012 -
19 answers
How pure is potato starch? Can I rely on it not to include the high amounts of potassium that potatoes do?
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posted by WasabiFlux
on May 7, 2012 -
7 answers
(Can I eat this? Filter) I had a bag of frozen potato pieces which was moved from the freezer to the fridge 3 days ago. It hasn't been opened yet. Are the (now thawed) pieces safe to bake and eat?
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posted by Trexsock
on Apr 18, 2012 -
11 answers
Fairy-tale-filter: What is this story I remember from my childhood? A young girl is given a bag that always contains one potato.
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posted by little light-giver
on Dec 13, 2010 -
17 answers
I am expecting about 22 people to eat latkes at my place tonight. How can I prepare as much as possible before starting cooking or earlier in the day?
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posted by grouse
on Dec 4, 2010 -
19 answers
Potatoes are cheap, nutritious and versatile, but I need more recipe ideas for this incredible food resource.
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posted by Mutant
on Oct 31, 2010 -
57 answers
Garden/Botony/KitchenFilter: If your potatoes turn green, can you safely turn them back to brown?
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posted by Toekneesan
on Oct 10, 2009 -
5 answers
Not necessarily my grandmother's potato salad... What are your tips, tricks and recipes for awesome potato salad?
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posted by 1f2frfbf
on Sep 15, 2009 -
43 answers
GardenFilter: We just harvested some potatoes and came across
these potato-like knot things. We found about five or six in a bed that hosted both potatoes and garlic, though they were found kinda far from the garlic and well under ground—at least four inches. What are they?
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posted by Toekneesan
on Aug 2, 2009 -
17 answers
What do I do with all these potatoes? I need recipes that keep, and/or storage tips for tons of small to medium sized potatoes.
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posted by purpletangerine
on Jul 3, 2009 -
26 answers
Paprika chips: are these available in the U.S.? I was in Europe last year and it seemed like every country had paprika potato chips from different brands (even Pringles). I can't seem to find any store/brand in the U.S. that has these. They're so good! Yeah there...I just used my ask mefi question on potato chips.
posted by edjusted
on May 17, 2007 -
22 answers
[ObviousFilter?] Why haven't potato chip bags adopted Ziploc-type seals? Chip-clips are just "ok," and yet I see every other fresh product adopting the Ziploc-type seals. Is this a conspiracy to make my chips go stale (aka inedible) sooner?
posted by tdabbott
on May 8, 2007 -
15 answers
A neighbor was telling me of a restaurant in Missouri, whose "baked" potatoes were very popular. Turns out they're deep fried. Has anyone tried such a tuber, and what did you think?
posted by JABof72
on Oct 11, 2006 -
12 answers
So I bought this big (5 kg) sack of cheap potatoes, ate a few, and then left them for a few days. When I looked at them today, they'd all grown little green sprouts. If I remove the sprouts, are these potatoes safe to eat?
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posted by reklaw
on Jul 21, 2006 -
20 answers
We can't seem to keep our baked potatoes from bursting in the oven in our new rental. White or sweet, always poked with forks, or even cut in half, inevitably bits of the potato wind up all over the side walls. What's the matter with our oven?
posted by dpcoffin
on Apr 2, 2005 -
9 answers
If you were a food scientist, and a chef at a restaurant handed you a bowl of mashed potatoes and challenged you to figure out how many potatoes were in there and what kind of potatoes they were, how would you go about it? (Bonus if you can do it without leaving the restaurant.)
posted by adrober
on Jan 2, 2005 -
30 answers
Potatoes don't last more than a week in my apartment. There is no cool, dry place to store them - my pantry is just as hot and muggy as the rest of the place. Any tips on creating a potato-friendly atmosphere in there? Would sticking them in a dry Igloo container help? Or am I doomed to a potato-less summer?
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posted by Hypharse
on Jul 11, 2004 -
6 answers
