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Probabley an old tip but - when making Hassleback Potatoes if you stick a metal skewer through the length of the potato, you can then onlt cut the groove upto that depth!

Go on tell me its an old trick!

Kev I have to ask, what are hasselback potatoes??? Never heard of them!

Great idea, Kev. It's always a problem.

Oh, just looking for a recipe for DP & came across this!!

" Stick a metal skewer through the bottom of the potato, along its length. (See diagram picture.) Using a sharp knife, make vertical cuts in the potato until  your knife hits the skewer. Take the skewer out and soak the potatoes in cold water for an hour. Drain and dry. (The cuts will open out when you roast the potatoes and give you a fabulous presentation.)
3. Put the potatoes in a large roasting dish with the garlic cloves and sprinkle with the oil. Dot with the butter, add salt and pepper and roast for 50â€"60 minutes until golden.
4. Baste occasionally throughout cooking with olive oil. Ten minutes before the potatoes are finished cooking, add the sprigs of rosemary to the roasting dish."

We also top with breadcrumbs for the last browning.

Oh they sound delicious Tim, guess what we will be having tonight! ;) ;D
Thanks Kev B for bringing it up and Tim for the recipe!

I love Hassleback Potatoes - I cut mine really thin though - so the outcome is crisps on the top and jacket spud underneath.
;D
By the way, I do use a skewer to stop me cutting all the way through, and leave it in when cooking - seems to cut down the cooking time

Kathi

Quite true about the cooking time - the old trick if you're in a hurry for ordinary bakers.

well they were a huge sucess! Thanks all, the only prob was as they came out of the oven hubby asked what were they? And I replied Hasselhoff potatoes...................................maybe I should have run in slow motion holding the tray in a red swimsuit towards him! ;)  Nahhhhhh  would have put him off his dinner! ;D ;D ;D

Doris,
Reason they're called 'Hassleback' spuds is that it was a chef from the Hassleback hotel that invented this way of cooking  them. But much prefer
your version(won't ask why they remind you of Hasslehoff) ;) ;)

 ;D ;D  Veggie! And thanks for the info.
Will of course always be known as Hasselhoff or Davids potatoes in our house now! :)

Thanks Tim for the breadcrumb idea!

The pic shows cuts quite far apart, mine are about 2mm.

Hasselhoff potatoes would still have the sprits left on! (think about it)
;) ;) ;)