I’m always looking for ways to do things better, faster, and easier in the kitchen—as long as the end result is quality. Peeling different foods is at the top of the list. Who hasn’t tried various methods for easily peeling a hard-boiled egg, removing the skin from a tomato, or peeling the thick skin from a butternut squash? And the various different ways I’ve tried to keep myself from crying while cutting an onion until I discovered onion goggles? I’ve lost count.

Recently, a viral video got the social media world buzzing about the easiest way to peel potatoes, and it’s intriguing. Particularly with the holidays coming up and the mountains of mashed potatoes many of us will make, the trick is definitely worth investigating.

How to Peel Potatoes Without a Vegetable Peeler 

TikTok’s kalejunkie shares various tricks, tips, and recipes with her followers. Her method for making potatoes easy to peel seems genius if you intend for the potatoes to be boiled for dishes like mashed potatoes or potato salad.

Here are the steps to her method:

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. 
2. Score potatoes around the middle with a sharp knife.
3. Carefully drop potatoes in the boiling water and cook them until you can easily pierce them with a knife.
4. Remove and let cool a little so you can handle them. 
5. Peel the skins right off by hand.

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