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The perfect Roast Potato Formula Created by a Group of Students
Students have created a mathematical formula that they believe can be used to cook the perfect roast potato. Pupils from the Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex collaborated with the Samuel Whitbread School in Bedfordshire to develop what they’ve named the “Edge Hotel School Method”. While calculating the exact measurements needed to whip up a tasty spud may be more time-consuming than simply popping some potatoes in the oven, apparently it’s all worth it for the end result.
By increasing the potato’s surface area by 65 per cent, this will in turn make them more crispy and even more delicious. Rather than cutting the potatoes into quarters as many people usually do before roasting them, they first cut the potatoes lengthwise and then cut each half again at an angle, creating a point of approximately 30 degrees. This utilises the same amount of potato as usual, while making the most of its surface area. The students at the Edge Hotel School then use Heston Blumenthal’s roast potato recipe to cook the potatoes in the oven. However, they didn’t just take their own word for it. Members of the public and professional chefs were given the opportunity to try the roast potatoes for themselves, and the results were resoundingly positive. Several chefs across the UK have already started emulating the “Edge Hotel School Method”. The classic roast potato is undoubtedly a particularly treasured delicacy in many people’s households. You may not have science and formulas on your side while cooking but you can still do things lie a pro. Chop and cut with new culinary station in your home.
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