How to Peel and Dice Potatoes
Basic cooking techniques
Square one? Maybe. But you gotta start somewhere. A dice is a cubic cut. The dice shown here is probably considered a medium dice in terms of size.
What you will need
1 potato
potato peeler
chef knife
How to cook
1
![ces your hand at the right angle to move quickly. Send me a direct message if you need help finding one. The one in the video here isn't very good.π¬](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-7978418-1520563316022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
A good peeler goes a long way here. I prefer a good y-peeler because it places your hand at the right angle to move quickly. Send me a direct message if you need help finding one. The one in the video here isn't very good.π¬
2
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-7978418-1520563316022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Peel and cut away any dark or green spots.
3
![are about 1/2" thick](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-7978418-1520563316022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
From tip to tail, I like to start by slicing the potato into long pads that are about 1/2" thick
4
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-7978418-1520563316022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NiZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Then group and stack each half of the π₯. Slice lengthwise once more.
5
![e potato cubes.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-7978418-1520563316022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9OCZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Group and slice perpendicular to original slices, yielding all of these nice potato cubes.
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