Can we talk about the time I hit 1,000 pounds of potatoes peeled

I just hit 1,000 pounds of potatoes peeled for a catering gig last weekend and my forearms are still buzzing, has anyone else had a prep task that just took over your whole week?

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vera2920d agoMost Upvoted

A thousand pounds of potatoes is a special kind of pain. What kind of prep setup did you even have? Were you just parked in front of a trash can with a single peeler for three days straight, or did you get to use one of those big drum machines that sounds like it's chewing rocks?

rowanw9120d ago

Ever think about the water? A thousand pounds of potatoes means a thousand pounds of wet, starchy mud tracked everywhere. You'd need a floor drain and a hose just for the cleanup, and your shoes would be ruined. That sticky paste gets in every crack and turns concrete into an ice rink.

johnson.betty20d ago

Got access to a big old commercial peeler, thank goodness. That thing sounded like a garbage disposal full of LEGOs but it saved my sanity. Still had to trim out all the eyes and bad spots by hand for HOURS. My back was screaming by day two. Would NOT recommend that much potato prep to my worst enemy.