• fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    20 hours ago

    You have to cook the potatoes or they’re poisonous, and buying and running a hob or an oven is comparatively pretty expensive in the UK. I get your point though, if you’re a bit wealthier, of course you’d be looking at potatoes or other foods - and it can get really ingredient cheap if you buy a sack of potatoes and mostly just eat potatoes :)

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      20 hours ago

      As a Brit, you’ll boil water for tea all day anyway.
      Just put the potatoes in the kettle to save energy.

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        14 hours ago

        Good call. For a treat, you can then take your part-cooked potato to your local library, then wedge the potato behind a radiator for half an hour to crisp up the edges a little :)