3D puzzle

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   To make a three-dimensional puzzle you need some kind of vegetable or fruit - and three knives. A beginner needs three knives; a carving specialist is quite capable of getting by with two. I still don’t recommend one - it’s possible, but it’s inconvenient.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the potatoes. (Citrus fruits do not need to be peeled). You can try to make the same shape from boiled potatoes in their jackets, but then before slicing, you need to let them sit for a day after boiling so that they don’t fall apart (and even that doesn’t always work, it depends on the variety.)

3. STEP 3

   

   Then it’s better to look at the photographs; it’s difficult to describe it in text. One knife needs to be thrust into the object to the central axis.

4. STEP 4

   

   Insert another knife strictly perpendicular to the first so that their blades meet. We sort of cut the potatoes crosswise, but not all the way, but in half.

5. STEP 5

   

   With the third knife you need to make two cuts in the plane from which they have not yet been made. Cut with it until it makes contact with the blades of the other two knives. So, one cut like in this photo...

6. STEP 6

   

   ... and the second one just like this one. Maybe the cuts didn’t turn out completely - twist the knife a little more, cut through all the corners

7. STEP 7

   

   Voila, the 3D potato puzzle is ready!

8. STEP 8

   

   Potatoes can be fried or baked in the oven, and then served, for example, in this amazing high-tech composition.

Comments on the recipe

Irisha

26.10.2023

4.8

This is a puzzle)) Natasha, I set a problem, it will be something to puzzle over, I don’t quite imagine how it should work out, but I’ve always had problems with geometry))) I need to give it to my husband, I’m sure he’ll do it faster

Anahit

26.10.2023

4.5

Master Class! It will be fun to eat these potatoes, especially with children

Shura

26.10.2023

4.7

Yes, Magus, she gave us all a problem, the idea is interesting, I’ll also do some homework, maybe it will work out.

Magnago

26.10.2023

4.6

Anait, now do you understand why mom calls me a specialist in the fucking kitchen? No, it’s actually not difficult, you only need to understand it once. But adults are usually still surprised. And the children just get excited about it, to the point of squealing, it’s been verified! For them, this is a real trick. In kindergartens, I conducted something like master classes for older groups on cutting vegetables using all sorts of modern devices; these potatoes (although, of course, the kids didn’t cut them themselves) were wildly popular. And the children, of course, tried to FOLD THEM BACK!!! In any case, you must admit that cutting out such potatoes (or limes) is easier than what masters usually do in an Asian carving school.

Anahit

26.10.2023

4.7

Great, Magnago, I can imagine the children’s delight, I’m not a child, but I would also find a solution and play with the potatoes, since I myself love doing puzzles, but on the computer. You just need to warn children to wash their hands with soap. I understand your mother’s kind words about that very kitchen. In general, you are an amazing person: a real mass entertainer. For my mother, all gambling endeavors ended with a stern phrase: stop doing stupid things, why do you need this. And it sounded like a sentence that was not subject to appeal or discussion. Well, the complex has been slowly going away for four years now, after she passed away. I can imagine how proud your children are to have a mother like you, knowing that their mother will come up with some other trick that will give them a head start

Anahit

26.10.2023

5

I’ll finish the sentence, but the letter somehow recovered itself: a good head start on joy and delight in front of friends. And you showed it in detail, but I’ll prepare it later, when I have my grandchildren. I also love all sorts of tricks and pleasant adventurous surprises.

Shura

26.10.2023

4.5

Anaitochka, she wrote everything correctly, our Magician has more than enough energy and it’s very good that she shares it with us, all the girls and boys on the site perceive everything positively and are happy about new information, our team is what we need!