Can Mashed Potatoes Be Canned?

Nowadays that almost anything can be stuffed into a mason jar, lidded and processed to become canned, it makes sense to ask the question of whether mashed potatoes can be canned in order to further extend their shelf life. Mashed potatoes by the way are potatoes that have been turned into a mash using a … Read more

Is Mashed Potatoes A Vegetable?

Oftentimes, the whole confusion as to where a certain food lies in the food grouping scheme arises from the fact that we try to look up things (at the same time) using two different lenses: the nutritional and food group lens. You have to understand that there are multitudes of ways that a single food … Read more

Do Instant Potatoes Go Bad?

You might be thinking of purchasing instant potatoes (like Idahoan) in large batches, but then wondering how long they would last in the pantry before they become completely inedible. The answer is that instant mashed potatoes last a really long time before they truly eventually lose their nutritional quality. Instant potatoes will only last this … Read more