Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
Its really kind of silly to be having a comparison of good mashed potatoes to two day old lumpy (specifically noted in one of the above posts) ones. Again, the real message is that bad mashed potatoes arent good which is more or less "dog bites man".
Indeed. And further, one of the marks of a great chef, at least in my view, is taking something simple, something we know, something comfortable, and making it transcendent and surprisingly delicious. SamCat may not be appreciating what that requires...