How long should potatoes soak in cold water?
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                            thirty minutesMany recipes for French Fries (as well as other potato recipes) recommend soaking the potatoes in cold water for thirty minutes. The rationale is that some of the starch is leached away and helps the texture of the potato, but this simply doesn't make any sense.. 
                    
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