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Get ready to revolutionize the way you choose, store and cook potatoes! 🥔 In this DEFINITIVE video with Daniele Paci Agronomist, you will discover everything that no one has ever told you to make the most of this incredible tuber. Have you always had doubts about which potato to use for mashed potatoes or chips? We will reveal the secret of white and yellow flesh and how to read labels to choose the perfect potato for each of your recipes! Learn to recognize a fresh and quality potato, avoiding those with cuts, stains, or with the dangerous green shoots or "green spots" that indicate the presence of solanine, a toxic substance that is not destroyed during cooking. But the real change occurs in storage! Have you noticed that potatoes last less than a few years ago? We will explain why (goodbye chlorpropham!) and above all, we will reveal why you should NEVER put potatoes in the refrigerator: they turn into sugars, become sweet and spoil more quickly, staining during cooking! Discover the best way to preserve them for a long time: in the dark, in a ventilated environment and at room temperature. And the famous apple? Let's unmask the "farmer's secret": the apple, like onions and garlic, stimulates germination if the environmental parameters are not controlled! • 0:00 Introduction: The Ultimate Potato Video ◦ Here we introduce the goal of the video: choosing, preserving and using potatoes at their best. • 0:16 Choosing the Right Potato: White Flesh vs. Yellow Flesh ◦ Explains how the percentage of starches and water influences the final cooking result. ◦ Describes white-fleshed potatoes (rich in starches, they fall apart, perfect for mashed potatoes, gnocchi, crispy baked potatoes) and yellow-fleshed potatoes (rich in water, they maintain their structure, ideal for fried foods and salads). ◦ Indicates that this information is often found on the label. • 2:03 How to Recognize a Quality Potato (and What to Avoid!) ◦ Tips for recognizing a fresh potato (heavy and firm to the touch). ◦ What to avoid: potatoes that are too soft, with visible or long shoots (sprouts), or with green spots. ◦ Watch Out for Solanine: Explain that solanine is a toxic substance produced by the green or growing parts of the potato (such as shoots) and is not destroyed by cooking, which can cause stomach aches. ◦ Avoid potatoes with cuts or spots, which will not keep well. • 4:02 Goodbye Chlorpropham: Why Potatoes Sprout Earlier Today ◦ Explain that until 2020, the use of chlorpropham, an anti-germinating substance, was permitted, and its banning has led to potatoes sprouting more easily at home. • 4:39 NEVER Put Potatoes in the Refrigerator! Here's Why ◦ A common mistake to avoid: Putting potatoes in the refrigerator (below 10°C) ruins them. ◦ Explain that starches are transformed into simple sugars, making the sweet potato less preservable (more susceptible to attack by microorganisms) and dark when cooked (Maillard reaction). • 5:27 The Correct Storage Method (and what else to avoid) ◦ The best way to store potatoes is at room temperature, in a ventilated and dark place. ◦ 5:41 Never keep potatoes near onions and garlic, because they stimulate each other to germinate. ◦ 5:56 The Famous "Secret of the Apple": A False Myth? Explain that the apple produces ethylene which can stimulate germination, unless humidity, carbon dioxide, ventilation and temperature are controlled. In a domestic environment, placing an apple with potatoes will make them sprout faster. ◦ 7:20 Quick tip: if the shoots are small, remove them mechanically; the potato will be preserved. • 7:34 The Only Anti-Sprout System Allowed (Even in Organic!) ◦ Presents peppermint essential oils as the only effective system, and also allowed in organic farming, to control the development of sprouts by spraying them every two weeks. • 7:50 Raw Potatoes: Are They Toxic? (and why they don't nourish you) ◦ 8:12 The correct use of potatoes Let's clarify that the toxicity of raw potatoes is linked only to solanine (present in green potatoes or with shoots longer than 3 cm). ◦ The raw potato, if not toxic, still does not nourish you, because the starches are in a crystalline state and indigestible for humans, behaving like fiber. • 9:09 The Secret of Cooking: Cold or Boiling Water? ◦ Explain that the initial temperature of the water makes a huge difference in the final result. ◦ For mashed potatoes and gnocchi (potatoes that must fall apart): put the potatoes in already boiling water. ◦ For potatoes that must keep their shape (fried, salad): put the potatoes in cold water and then bring to the boil. • 10:24 Conclusions and Enjoy your meal! ◦ Final summary of the key points covered in the video