# The Angry Chef: Potato Salad **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072 "2010-07-09T06:07:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/21 "2010-07-09T14:46:50Z")
> [@bup](#): > > The big miss here is that he says to hard boil those eggs really hard - 12 minutes at a high boil. That’s what gives you green yolks. Eggs need to be coddled into hard-boiledness. Yup. High-boiling eggs gives you nasty, sulfurous yolks. That’s a worse culinary crime than using Miracle Whip. ---
**Author:** ![JuliaSqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JuliaSqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JuliaSqueezer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/22 "2010-07-09T14:52:59Z")
> [@MTCicero](#): > > [Best potato salad I’ve ever had the pleasure of cramming in my maw.](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/potato-salad-recipe/index.html) Yes. Saw that episode, tried it, and it is delicious. Except for the olive oil. Cripes, Tyler Florence would pour “a little olive oil” on chocolate chip brownies! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/23 "2010-07-09T15:01:11Z")
Proper Potato Salad Potatoes (duh!) - can be Red or Yukon Gold, peeled, chunked and boiled Eggs - hard-boiled and chunked Celery - diced Pickles - diced Red Onions - diced Bound together by Miracle Whip & yellow mustard and seasoned with salt, red pepper flakes and sprinkled with paprika. Satan was kicked out of Paradise for using mayo in his potato salad. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/24 "2010-07-09T15:38:01Z")
That’s only “proper” if you desire those who eat of said salad to be choking down each forkful (or feeding it to the dog). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/25 "2010-07-09T15:58:35Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Miracle Whip doesn’t belong in potato salad. It doesn’t belong in anything. I wouldn’t feed it to my cats, You do and I’ll call the SPCAES!(1) It’s an interesting idea, but I doubt I’ll look at his recipes if he uses Miracle Whip. Blech! (1) The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with the Exception of Snakes. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/26 "2010-07-09T16:01:01Z")
Nobody made ptato salad like my mom. My mom’s potato salad was the best. Full stop. She used Miracle Whip. No radishes. Yellow Mustard, diced celery, chopped onion. Mustard seeds soaked in white vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/27 "2010-07-09T16:42:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Nobody made potato salad like my mom. My mom’s potato salad was the best. Full stop. This should be made into a Sticky. It would save a lot of arguments. Who am I kidding? Around here? It would just start more debates about what the definition of a “mom” is, and is boiling potatoes abusive to hydrophobes. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/28 "2010-07-09T17:17:36Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I guess I won’t ban it when I inevitably become the benevolent God-King of this planet, I’m planning the revolt already. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/29 "2010-07-09T17:26:12Z")
My wife’s grandma makes her potato salad w/ radishes in it. I’d never had it that way before, but I really liked the flavor it brought to the dish. So I’m on board with the radishes. Miracle Whip, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/30 "2010-07-09T18:53:35Z")
> [@wolf-alice](#): > > Also, is Miracle Whip anything like Salad Cream? Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ did in fact invent Miracle Whip. Thanks for asking. > [@Tamerlane](#): > > I guess I won’t ban it when I inevitably become the benevolent God-King of this planet. Oooh, I’m telling **Skald**! You too **carnivorousplant**. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/31 "2010-07-09T18:57:32Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Oooh, I’m telling **Skald**! You too **carnivorousplant**. Me, too, what? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/32 "2010-07-09T19:02:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Me, too, what? Oh, you meant a revolt against **Tamerlane**. Carry on then. _suspicious glance_ ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/33 "2010-07-09T19:11:20Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Oh, you meant a revolt against **Tamerlane**. Carry on then. _suspicious glance_ You watch your ass.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/34 "2010-07-09T20:04:27Z")
You’re all dangerously insane. I’m going to **MTCicero** ’s for potato salad, you can all rub your tubers in permitted emulsifiers with\*\* Autolycus\*\*, or whatever it is you crazy kids do. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/35 "2010-07-09T20:18:35Z")
> [@wolf-alice](#): > > You’re all dangerously insane. I’m going to **MTCicero** ’s for potato salad, you can all rub your tubers in permitted emulsifiers with\*\* Autolycus\*\*, or whatever it is you crazy kids do. Oh stop it; you’re turning me on. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/36 "2010-07-09T20:47:21Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Miracle Whip doesn’t belong in potato salad. It doesn’t belong in anything. I wouldn’t feed it to my cats, but then again, they wouldn’t eat it because they have good taste. > > Also, radishes in potato salad? That’s. . . . . . different. > > BTW, a lot of Dijon mustard comes from Dijon, France. “Not even French,” indeed. I’d say that The Angry Chef is not even a chef. 😃 Well, I myself would feed Miracle Whip to your cats. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/37 "2010-07-09T20:52:22Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > 😃 > Well, I myself would feed Miracle Whip to your cats. Hello, SPCAES? o-u-r-y-capital L. No, I don’t know why the hell the L is caps. Hello? Hello? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/38 "2010-07-10T02:45:22Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Yup. High-boiling eggs gives you nasty, sulfurous yolks. I’ve never in my life boiled an egg that came out with a green, sulfurous yolk, so I must have misdescribed how I boil eggs. In fact, I honestly wasn’t even aware that could happen. I’ve never seen a boiled egg with a yolk any color other than a pleasant yellow. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/39 "2010-07-10T04:13:12Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Potato AIDS LOL So _ **that** _’s why all those Irish fled to the U.S.! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072/40 "2010-07-10T07:25:42Z")
[Angry Chef mode on] You fucking douches. My mom makes the best potato salad in the world, and it is a lot like the Angry Chef’s. It includes boiled red potatoes, Miracle Whip, French’s yellow mustard, onions (who gives a shit what kind; use whatever is available fresh out of the garden), sweet pickle relish and a bit of juice, diced hard-boiled eggs, celery salt, paprika, and some other stuff that I will probably have to pry out of her cold, dead, hands. Radishes sound good, in moderation, if diced fine. My only disagreement with the Angry Chef is that red potato skins are OK - provided that they stick to the potato and don’t swim around in the potato salad like some kind of demented jellyfish. You Miracle Whip haters can go to hell. [Angry Chef mode = off] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-angry-chef-potato-salad/546072.md?page=3)