♪ Roast potatoes and gravy ♪
♪ Happy birthday to me ♪
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Hi, I'm Patty.
I'm a mum of two and today,
I'm gonna be trying other mums' roast potatoes.
- I love roast potatoes.
Who doesn't love roast potatoes?
I love roast potatoes.
- My roast potatoes are very well-liked from everyone.
Sometimes, I put onions in them
and sometimes I'll sprinkle parsley on them.
And I cook them for about an hour.
- What makes my roast potatoes the best
and so good, they've got herbs in there.
They've got thyme, rosemary, parsley,
and I use goose fat, 'cause I think it is the best.
And it makes it perfect.
- Yes, I do have a secret for gettin' them crispy
and nice and crunchy.
But I can't tell you.
For these, I use duck fat actually.
And now I'm givin' away my secrets, aren't I?
- I do use olive oil now.
So they're a little bit tasteless
just because I'm weary of other people's health.
- I think mine is the best.
There's flavor, there's herbs, there's spice.
Flavor, flavor, flavor.
That's what you need in food.
I've got it.
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- I'm ready to try these roast potatoes.
I love roast potatoes.
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- Wow.
They look very crispy.
- These look good.
I like potatoes when they're sort of crunchy and dark.
I think they're even a little darker than mine,
so, I'm a little bit jealous.
- Nice, big roast potatoes.
I'm normally chop mine in half a little bit,
but these are big ones.
So, she's very generous, this mum.
I like it, I like it.
It's very crispy on the outside.
That one looks really lovely.
I'm looking forward to eating that one.
That one looks a bit overcooked for me.
- A bit thicker than how I want it.
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Potatoes are lovely.
The gravy lacks.
I love chili.
I love spice and chili.
The gravy hasn't got that spice for me.
- A bit too crispy for me.
It's a little bit mature, the potato.
Definitely have been in storage for a while.
- I think the potato needs a little bit more salt,
just a little bit, just a hint.
- I would give this potato a seven and a half.
- I would score these a seven.
And to give them an eight,
they would just need a bit more flavor.
Slightly lacking in flavor for me.
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- This mum has put thyme on the roast potatoes.
If you're putting thyme on roast potatoes,
it may be a tad too much.
- The herbs, obviously, I didn't use herbs in mine,
'cause I do simple.
Herbs and veg.
Tasty.
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- I think she could have done with
another 10 minutes of cooking.
- They're nice and crunchy.
I'm trying to work out, there's a spice in there.
I don't know what it is.
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- The thyme actually takes it away
from the traditional roast potato.
And I think that's a bit too much.
- I think mine are a bit bigger.
- [Producer] Why do you like yours big?
(laughing)
Potatoes.
- It's really, really well-cooked.
I just think for me, the thyme has just
interfered with the flavors too much.
I'd give them a seven out of 10.
- I'd give them, is it seven or an eight?
Seven.
Seven, I'd give these.
I like a bit more crunch.
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- Roast potatoes.
- That's quite close to mine.
I would have liked my potatoes a bit darker.
- Yeah, they're a little bit lighter than mine.
They look nice and crunchy as well, which is good.
They're not as crunchy as my one.
- This smells exactly like something I've experience before.
- Ooh!
I think that probably is like a bisto gray, I think.
- [Producer] Do you think homemade gravies are better?
- Homemade gravy just takes longer, doesn't it?
And it obviously, depends on what you're going for, I guess.
- I love herbs on my potato,
so I would put some herbs on there, but it looks nice.
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I like it.
- I think these were cooked in oil, I'd say.
They're not as crunchy, I think.
I like a little bit more crunch,
but they're fine potatoes.
I don't think there's anything really wrong with them.
- These would get a seven.
A solid seven.
- [Producer] Who's are better, yours or these?
- Oh.
(laughing)
I think my ones are a little bit more crunchy, actually.
I'd say I'd give these, oh I'd say, a six and a half.
Yeah!
That's great.
I love my roast potatoes.
That makes it sound awful.
But yeah.
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