Puregro Mashed Potato 1.5kg

This very finely milled instant mashed potato from Puregro is a big hit in our house. It's especially useful for those like us seeking a dairy free option, as all major brand alternatives seemingly contain milk powder and/or lactose. Sadly there are no instructions provided on the packet regarding ratio of water to potato to use, but after much experimentation I have settled on 375ml water to 100g instant potato (this provides a big man-sized portion), but if you want something smaller I would suggest just starting with a 4/1 (water/potato) ratio and adjusting to your preference from there. A pinch or two of onion and/or garlic powder enhances the flavour nicely along with salt and pepper of course. We have purchased several bags of this now and wouldn't be without it.

This arrived yesterday and I had it with venison sausages and gravy last night, or bangers and mash as we call it. I tried to follow some instructions to make it up from another review, but I can only assume they weren't using actual measuring spoons, because it didn't work out. So for anyone else reading this, I used actual baking measuring spoons so I could record how to make it correctly for future reference, and 4 tablespoons of potato powder to 300 ml of boiling water makes a good sized portion of perfect mashed potato, as per the photo. I added Maldon sea salt, black pepper and butter to taste, and it tasted exactly as though I'd peeled potatoes, boiled them and mashed them myself, except with any of the hassle and potatoes growing eyes and sprouting in the cupboard because I never have time to use them all. There was no odd after taste or anything else others have mentioned in other reviews. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to eating it all Winter, although I can see I'll probably be buying more at this rate.

The product itself is great but I'm taking 2 stars off for the lack of instructions

Brilliant! Perfect ... only 4 stars because no instructions on how to use ... however, convinient size at a reasonable price, taste as mashed potatoes should taste also depending on what you add (water or milk, salt, pepper, margarine .... or...). The texture is perfect as the best mashed potatoes. Depending on how much liquid you add you can have it firm or soft resembling clouds in a sunny day. The colour is white as mashed potatoes. It is proper mashed potatoes powder with wich I can very quickly make a perfect mashed potatoes!

Nice flavour and a great buy.

As we use a lot of instant mashed potato we thought that we would give this a try and my wife is very impressed. It is particularly nice when a knob of butter and a sprinkle of onion powder is added. There are quite a few possibilities for varying the flavour with other ingredients. This mash easy to make and has a nice thick consistency when made up. Will buy again and can definitely recommend it.

I now only buy this mash. soo much better than the supermarket stuff. Always have a bag in my cupboard at work.

Bareable to eat, but quite like sandy in texture would suggest adding butter , cheese or something to taste as doesn't have much flavour