[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Looks like the carrots are cooked to death. Believe me, I'm not being critical, I personally love mushy carrots with roast. But if you don't want them that way, save the carrots and potatoes for the last hour. They'll still get cooked and have plenty of flavor, but they won't be mushy.

Also, do red potatoes sometime. The thing about the starches in russet potatoes is when they get overcooked, they turn dry and crumbly. When you overcook red or new potatoes, they get creamier.

Please understand, I'm not being critical, because what you've made is one of my favorite Sunday meals, overcooked potatoes and carrots and all. If that's how you like it, welcome to the club, brother. But if you like a little more texture to your roasted veggies, give my notes a try.

For my roasts/stews I like it that way. It's intentional.

As a side or in a soup I make every effort not to overcook 'em.