Boiling Potatoes

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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Every cook thinks he can cook potatoes, but the number that can cook them well is very small.
Put the potatoes, with their skins on, into the kettle, first washing them;
then fill it with cold water, throw in a handful of salt, and put it on the fire.
When the water boils, throw in a little cold water to check it;
do so two or three times.
When the potatoes are very nearly cooked, pour off all the water, and stand the kettle over the fire until the steam evaporates.
If this does not make them mealy it is the fault of the potatoes.
The potatoes should always be picked out of uniform size for each kettle, as they boil more equally.