What do you call it when you’ve boiled potatoes and you pour off the water ?

I have never used a colander for this task in my life, it’s done using the pan lid – shunt it off centre so there’s a gap at the edge and use that to pour the water out. This is referred to as “breeing” the tatties.

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  2. If I’ve got a colander I’d use it, it not use the lid.
    If you’ve got a colander; you can then sit it on top of the pan to make sure they’ve drained off.

  5. I tend to use a sieve tbh. But if there’s too many potatoes, probably just the pan lid technique.

  6. Pan lid and straining.
    A job I can’t do now because of my incredibly weak wrists. 😱

  7. > it’s done using the pan lid

    That time on a camping trip when I dropped most of the spuds into the shite hole has traumatised me to this day.

    Use a colander folks..

  9. It honestly depends on whether I’m willing to add another item of washing up to the pile, but usually I’d use the colander (especially if I’m making roasties because I use the colander to rough the outside of the potatoes up so they go crispy on the outside).

    If I can’t be bothered, I use the pan lid or a big spoon to hold all the potatoes in the pan while they drain.

  10. Im really confused (easily done) but havent you amswered your own question? Breeing? And the method.

  12. My new pans have a pouring lip and you turn the lid 90 degrees and has built it strainer in lid. Never lost anything to the balence the lid at jaunty angle but it slips again.

  15. With the pan lid, then they sit in the hot pan steaming dry for a bit too. Not going to wash up another thing by using a colander if I can help it, but that is needed for pasta really.

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