Originally Posted by
SueZQ from MN
I was always taught that the reason mashed potaoes got gummy and pasty was from being overworked and that you should only use a potato masher, never an electric mixer.
maybe that was then. Sometimes the “I was always taught” outcome changes with time, experience, different ingredients etc. For example “I was always taught to press seams to the dark fabric”. But I experimented and like to press them open instead. Some professional quilters also now press open. I think it is good to be open to something and maybe try it. Can always go back to the other way.