Chefs share biggest mistakes people make when cooking mashed potatoes

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Mashed potato is arguably one of the hardest dishes to perfect - because there's so much that can go wrong. Although it's a simple side dish with few ingredients, it's the details that can make or break this classic.

Undercooking your spuds leads to lumps and cooking them for too long, causes them to disintegrate and turn into soup - which no one wants, reports Daily Star.

Luckily we have a few chef-approved tips and tricks that will take your mash out-of-this-world. Over on the sub-Reddit  r/AskCulinary,  cooks have been sharing their top tricks which will guarantee you the most perfect, creamy mash.

Not adding enough fat An ingredient that many chefs agree is vital in making creamy mashed potatoes is fat. One chef said: “Fat, fat is