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One fork does the work in ChefSteps' smashed potatoes

Fingerlings, butter, cream and late-added chives make up the channel's only new recipe of the week.

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ChefSteps Story of October 20, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

The Creamiest Smashed Potatoes!

Do creamy potatoes really need a ricer, a mixer or another gadget to wash? ChefSteps' answer is a fork, provided you leave a little texture behind.

In "The Creamiest Smashed Potatoes!", whole, unpeeled fingerlings start in cold, generously salted water. Once tender, they go back into the warm pot with cream and butter for a fork mash. The aim is deliberately rustic: small chunks and bits of skin, not a perfectly smooth purée. Chives go in at the end to keep their green color.

The butter gets its own moment of acknowledgment. "I mean that's a lot of butter for that much potato," the chef says, surveying the ingredients. The upload has reached roughly 8,700 views. Beneath it, viewers offer their own kitchen variations: scallions simmered in milk for Northern Irish champ, garlic added during boiling, and a potato masher instead of the fork.

Across the channel, subscribers held steady while daily views ran a little below their usual level. Among similarly sized cooking channels, NOT ANOTHER COOKING SHOW is enjoying an above-usual daily audience; ChefSteps has had a more modest week.

The busiest current draw is September's "We Cracked the Code on Viral Salt Bread (Shio Pan)", now past 220,000 views. Chef Tim Chin's rolls take a more engineered route than the potatoes: butter fries the bottoms during baking, while a gelatinized rice flour glaze helps preserve the crisp exterior. Minimal equipment for dinner, a little starch science for the bread basket.

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What viewers say

Put scallions (spring onions) into it instead of chives it’s absolutely delicious. Just chop up the scallions simmer them in some milk then add to your potatoes. In N.Ireland we call it CHAMP
@joannemorwood6819See it on YouTube
With mash it's definitely the right type of potato, that makes it work. 😋
We Brits often have a masher utensil in our kitchens, much quicker than a fork.
@julianaylor4351See it on YouTube
Whole cloves of garlic during the boil
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