[ofrzeta]

Why should you eat the skins? I've heard they contain all the nutrients but I read an interview with a nutrition expert who said that was wrong (makes sense, too). He also said the highest concentration of nutrients was near the surface so I guess leaving the skin on serves this purpose (but not the skin as such! :-)

I would leave the skin on on so called early potatoes that have really thin skin. And I am using a Victorinox peeler that produces the thinnest peels for me. https://schweizer-messer.eu/victorinox-sparschaeler/ (others in the family won't use it due to the crank, though)

[blacksmith_tb]

Most of the fiber is in the skin[1]. There's some debate about if it also contains more pesticides etc. but you can grow your own or buy organic. It is true that you want to keep your potatoes in the cool and dark, since when they green they become more toxic[2].

1: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/potatoes#nutritio...

2: https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Are-green-potatoes-dangerous

[ofrzeta]

I buy organic potatoes but I don't think everything natural is good, for instance high arsenic levels in rice, even more so in brown rice.

Concerning the potatoes there's some kind of preservative they put on the potatoes to inhibit germination (on non-organic potatoes). They used Chlorpropham but that seems to be prohibited since 2020 (in the EU?), now they use Maleic hydrazide but I don't know about any health issues.

[freeone3000]

The skins are tasty!