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    They look unseasoned and could be cut a little smaller, but are cooked well… the good news is that those are way easier to fix

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    They don’t look great but they definitely look like roasted potatoes… I don’t see what the problem is here

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        Cool… So now I’ve seen two pictures of roasted potatoes. Still not sure what the issue is here. Just because they’re not seasoned to your liking doesn’t mean it’s not roasted potatoes lol

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          Would you like this whole half of a potato I have baked seasoned only with vegetable oil? No? Why don’t you like my roasted potatoes?!

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            They absorb flavors from the roast beef they are cooked with. All they need is a little salt to taste.

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            I never said they look like good roasted potatoes lol looks like they could use some salt and pepper for sure

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          You’re right. Technically one would call this roasted potatoes.

          Quite an achievement, yeah?

          Edit: the downvotes is peak comedy for me. Gotta love it.

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            I’m glad we could come to an agreement lol!

            I don’t know why people are downvoting you I thought the whole thing was funny

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        UK Roasties look exactly like the one posted first. They tend to be made by par boiling potatoes and then roasted in some oil or a fat. Not shitty food porn. It’s how they’re traditionally done.

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    They honestly dont look that bad. They just need some more fat and maybe some herbs.

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    Presentation could be improved but they look like alright roasted potatoes to me

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      the seasoning i don’t care about, you can just add as much salt as you want at the table and it’s fine, but man they need to go for like at least another 10 minutes.

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          …i know how seasoning works, my point is that i don’t care and just adding salt after is still perfectly fine, potatoes are inherently tasty with just a little salt added at any point.

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              wat? most things taste fine with just some salt lol, salt is the universal seasoning, this is basic cooking knowledge.

              Other seasonings are great too, but without salt you’ll always have something kinda sad, and salt doesn’t strictly need anything else.

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    They look fine. Maybe some rosemary? Decently browned, too. All I’d worry about is “new potatoes” getting gummy when slow-cooked.

    Garlic powder and salt when they come out, spritz of lemon, she’ll be right.

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    Chunks are much too big. With the amount (or lack of) seasoning put on those, eating a single one would be a chore of flavorless potato mush. They need to slice them thinner, quarter them, or stop being afraid of seasoning.

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      I’ll have to try your outside steam trick.

      I’m in Canada, so I’m sure that will be very interesting in a couple of months when we’re in winter! The cold does an incredible job pulling out any humidity or moisture.

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    there’s no way they’re cooked evenly at that size unless they were sous vided ahead of time

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    3.6/5. Not great, not terrible.