My aunt said my potato salad looked like 'something a dog threw up' at the 4th of July picnic.

She wasn't wrong, honestly. I started using a food processor to chop everything, and now it's just a uniform beige paste. Anyone have a good method for keeping things chunky?

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alicew685mo agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, that's rough (but also kind of funny, sorry). Have you tried just mashing the potatoes with a fork instead? You can get them pretty smooth that way but still leave some good chunks. I boil red potatoes whole with the skin on until they're just soft, let them cool, and then the skins peel right off. After that, I just cut them into rough pieces with a regular old knife. It takes a few more minutes, but you get that perfect mix of creamy and chunky.

hayden7095mo ago

What kind of food processor are you using that turns potatoes into paste? Mine has a pulse button, you just gotta tap it a couple times. Did you cook the potatoes too soft before you put them in?

paulschmidt5mo ago

Try dicing everything by hand next time. What kind of potatoes are you even using?