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Oh Patsy ... now you've got me going talking about roast tatties.
I could just eat some.
Like me mum used to cook .. in beef dripping.

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I usually use beef dripping, failing that, lard

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Olive oil mostly and occasionally duck fat in the winter for roast potatoes.

Olive oil is not supposed to be used for roasting because of the low smoking point but I never have a problem and make the crispiest roast potatoes ever it is all down to the variety of potatoes and the method used for cooking .

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Me too, Olive Oil. I try to use goose fat at Christmas though.

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Can't help as I'm onna diet. Fat and oils are off the menu.

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I mostly use olive oil and sometimes coconut oil when I can get it, although it does tend to be expensive here. I also keep sunflower oil in.

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When I used to eat potatoes (and I loved potatoes cooked any way) I tried doing roasties without any fat ... saw it on a TV programme.

Par-boil, score them witn a fork, so they have 'tram lines' and then cook on a roasting tray, as usual.
They will colour on the outside and be kind if crispy.







I only use fat in the form of spread and will use a small amount when I make sandwiches. A small tub of Flora will last over a month .... under normal circumstances that is .. nuff said

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I dont eat potatoes so im orribly healthy

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We render down the lard from our own pigs, but for roast tatties, I think there's little to beat goose fat. When we cook goose, we save the fat, but you can buy it in most supermarkets.

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Ooo I love me tatties too
I'm going back to the lard - did no harm to the oldies before us, so will give it a try again, been a long time, but I liked it then, so should be OK now ................