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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david_palmer6d ago

Man, @johnson.betty nailed it with those drum machines sounding like garbage disposals full of LEGOs. Did a huge potato prep for a church dinner once, not quite 1,000 pounds but close, and my fingers were numb for two days from peeling by hand. That starchy mud gets everywhere, like it finds new places to hide every time you clean up.

vera291mo 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?

rowanw911mo 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.betty1mo 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.