Potatoes

BigGreenDave

I grilled potatoes with our steaks and mine had a black spot in it right under the part that was face down on the grill. Mom says it happens all the time but is this a thing from using charcoal?

It just looked dark like charcoal which made me think it might be from that. But I seen it before too. Does fire make it happen more? Just wondering.




My steak was great i did it like in the video.

Cpt'n Cook

That has nothing to do with cooking with charcoal. I grill potatoes all the time and unless there is something wrong with the spud they come out great here are a few that I did the other day with a chicken.

I have no pics of them cut open but, they were perfect, no black spots anywhere. Taters are great on the grill.

Richard Fl

Looks like the potato had the black spot in it before cooking and was just not noticed.

2Fategghead

I just cut the dark spot out and eat that sucker! yum yum. :P

I bake potato's in my egg all the time. I usually bake them indirect. I have a busted pampered chef on the cast iron grate so I bake till the potato is done then sear my steaks. In this picture I have a home made skewer setup for my potato's but you can just place your potato's on the stone instead of skewering it.

by the way I rub olive oil on my potato's and then sprinkle kosher salt on them before baking. Tim

fire egger

THey are all correct Dave, the black spot is just a bad spot in the potato, I use a firebrick to do mine, acchieves the same effect as 2fat's pizza stone.
when I did them direct, I used to turn them at least once, either way the goal is a nice even cook
Kendell

Ripnem

Dave,

Just cut those spots out. More importantly don't forget to poke'em before ya cook'em.


That is 100% of the inside of the spud you see. I was standing with one of the dogs and we heard it happen. Some funny stuff.

BigGreenDave

Those look great Thank you
Dave M.

BigGreenDave

Thank you. That's what mom said too.
Dave M.

BigGreenDave

That looks neat.
Thank ou.
Dave M.

BigGreenDave

Thank you.
I was wondering about it.
Dave M.

BigGreenDave

That is funny! :silly:

Richard Fl

Better listen to your mom!

fishlessman

for some real fun, try it with chestnuts :laugh:

BillHill

just a bruise

nolaegghead

Don't eat anything weird on potatoes.  They are part of the night shade or something family and the weird stuff is usually poisonous.

Hibby

Are we being punked?

JohnInCarolina

Gold, Jerry - gold!

Botch

Was just a potato grub:

 
Pure protein, don't worry about it.  
I actually grew up on a potato farm, those things are way too prevalent.