Can potatoes be grated into cold water and kept for several hours for potato pancakes?
Putting grated potato into cold water will cause the starch in the potato to leak out into the water. Without that starch, your potato pancakes will fall apart in the pan. Instead, try chopping up an onion and mixing it with the grated potato. Since onions contain chemicals that will prevent the potato from oxidizing (turning brown), the mixture can sit in the fridge until you’re ready to whip up some delicious potato pancakes. The results will not only taste great, they’ll look beautiful and you’ll feel like a smarty pants for knowing this nifty trick!
