Carrying out a demonstration, he explained in the video: "Today we're doing the ultimate mashed potato, like a chef. We're just going to put on some coarse salt, and put the potatoes on here.

While his potatoes are boiling, chef Ramsay adds a bay leaf, thyme, garlic and nutmeg to cream before reducing it down for three minutes to create the "essence" of his mashed potatoes. He strains ...

A chef has revealed their secret to making the ... she said: 'Simmer your mashed potatoes in milk, not water, potatoes are like paste, they release starches into their cooking liquid.

Cold milk will cause the starch to seize up. Chef John uses this butter-first technique in his Ultimate Mashed Potatoes recipe, with a whole lot of European butter, for "Luxuriously creamy mashed ...

How to make the ultimate mashed potatoes Ingredients: 1.4kg of Yukon Gold potatoes 475ml of whole milk or double cream 700ml of water 115g of unsalted Salt and pepper to taste Optional ...