I’m going to try these! Thanks for all you do 🌱

Thanks so much for the discount and your knowledge Chef!

I bought an oven thermometer for $10, and to my surprise, my oven when set at 250 degrees was actually at 300 degrees. That's an important thing to learn. Thanks AJ.

They taste pike blueberry pie. No lie. So good I could die. Give’em a try. Great buy 👊🏼

My first experience with these was in the early 90s when I lived in Japan. I had them steamed and fell in love! I regularly consumed them when I lived in Hawaii from 2000-2003. Thanks Chef AJ for providing a code. I’m placing an order today.🎉

Ordered these! They look amazing!! Thank you.

Thank you Chef! I placed an order and am looking forward to trying them.

I will have to try this! Thanks Chef AJ!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING AND THE DISCOUNT

You’re so right, Chef AJ, these sweet potatoes are so delicious!

I just ordered some! I love sweet potatoes and can't wait to give them a try.

Oh my gosh, I was going crazy trying to figure out what that background noise was, I thought maybe Charles was having a snack, lol! I finally figured out it was your earrings rubbing on the mic 😆😆😆

Just ordered. Thanks AJ!

Great AJ! I love boiling. Mastered getting the right sweetness. But, I decided to give it a try, because I do lose some nutrients in the water. Didn't want acrylamide... but this slower style intrigued. They were great.... I have an extrememly similar small convection oven as I can't really tell ours apart at a glance. Anyway, I wanted to let you know... I had a small sheet that came with an older model that's since gone... it's just a slightly shiny all stainless steel cookie sheet... looks like the same steel as the instant pot insert. When the potatoes were done I was stunned that there was no over browning. Still moist and delish, and not a drop came out of the potatoes. No nutrients lost. I let them cool in the oven like an instant pot since I wasn't in a rush. Most incredibly, that shiny steel with no paper or mat, and I just picked each potato up with zero sticking and no evidence they had been there. I cleaned it quickly anyway, but I didn't need to. Amazing. BTW I used the purple/pale yellow interior Japanese yams. So friggin' good. A+++ AJ

I have become totally obsessed with sweet potatoes! I have a pound + for breakfast with cinnamon cardamom and Ginger, have them as a snack, although I try not to snack, and sometimes mix them in with my dinner. They give me so much energy that I can't eat too much with dinner or I won't be able to sleep. Never get tired of them! And I have a really hard time putting on weight and I'm 53. They are truly amazing Foods!

Yummy! I have to try those!! LOVE your earrings!!

I just got my box & I'm so excited to try them ! Healthy Emmie swears by them so I have to give them a try

Amazing tips! I just got my first Okinawan yesterday, I'll try slow roasting method!! Yum..

Dear Chef AJ, I just put in some Japanese Brown Skinned / Beige fleshed potatoes to cook for dinner. I went to KZfaq to see how other chefs in US recommend cooking them. As i searched I found your episode on Okinawan sweet potatoes and was amazed and inspired by your enthusiasm. Also really PLEASANTLY SURPRISED by how every word you said about how Delicious the Okinawan sweets were, Are exactly the same way i feel about the Brown skinned / beige fleshed Japanese potatoes that i have been making non stop for the past 4 years!! Can i assume that you know about those potatoes as well? In the meantime I will be searching like crazy to try out your recipes as i search through more and more of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and introducing me / as well as other KZfaqRS to the Okinawan Sweets and the related recommended cooking settings!!!! I'm on my way now to watch Episode # 107 of your TV show!!

Yummm looks so good!

This video is so timely for me! I just got some of these and cooked them at 400 like I do everything else lol and they were so dry and the skin very tough. Now I know how to do it right! Thanks AJ! btw I swear you get more gorgeous with every video! Is that even possible?! ❤️😘

Thanks for this video. I get my purple sweet potatoes from A Dong Market in West Hartford, Ct and cook them in the Instant Pot. Tried your baking method yesterday but really prefer the Instant Pot because the skins remain tender( I like to ear the skins) and the sweetness and texture are wonderful. Thanks for another reliable source and thanks for the codes. Because these raw do deteriorate I cook all my haul and keep some in the fridge and the rest in the freezer . I am never without a purple sweet potato. Again thanks for everything.

Thank you for this video! I just received my box and wasn’t sure what to do next😳

I’m going to Hawaii in 2 weeks! I will definitely have to look for them!

I get it next door at the Korean mart ..thanks again for the great vid

Your lovely fruity earrings clacking in your microphone AJ - LOVE these sweet potatoes, available in asian grocery in my hood, they are the BOMB! I cook mine in pressure cooker and peel afterward. Oh so good.

Been getting mine at HMart. So good. I roast mine ..eat then hot or cold.

Dear Chef AJ!! I love Okinawan sweet potatoes!! Beautiful, sweet, ...

Just bought some from my local Asian store!

Never heard of those sweet potatoes Definitely will order. Cute shirt and earrings 💕

Hi AJ! Not sure if you remember me. I’m Lynda Lander’s daughter. Just want to say thanks for sharing your amazing resources and cooking tips. Hope to meet you again one day. ♥️

AJ thanks for the education. I will try the slow way. I must be blessed, living in San Diego near City heights there are a few Asian Markets that sell them for about $2.00 a pound. For your suggestion box: a tutorial video on all the types of sweet potatoes that make good eating. Yum.

Best sweet potato ever - kind of hard to stop eating them at satiety, though. Recently the hawaiians at Nam Hai in Tulsa have had rot inside them, even though no soft spots are present on the outside. I got tired of being disappointed by this and switched to the japanese sweet potato. Gotta say. Not a bad life. I’ll bet back to the Hawaiians in a month or two when they’re likely to be more fresh since they’ll be in season. Great video 👊🏼

You are darling and I like your new kitchen but I maybe liked your old one even more cuz it always made me feel so at home, like I could cook your way, too...but any kitchen looks better with you cookin there!

I ate them when in Hawaii yummy

These are my favourite I find them at my local Asian supermarket

Best. Potatoes. EVER! Seriously taste like dessert with nothing on them.

Look delish! Approx how many come in the 12 pd vs the 19 lb box please? Thanks. Just an idea, i wont quote you. Thanks.

A generous "little birdie" gave me one of these to try and...holey moley...YUMMMMMM. So now I have to add yet another amazing food item into the monthly budget! I just ordered the 19-pound special (using your discount code, which worked like a charm). Are they here yet? :)

Interesting. I can get similar sweet potatoes in Australia, they are beige on the outside and light purple striped with with white on the the inside, I wonder if they are the same kind or not?

I just got my box and tried one. They’re delicious! I’m just wondering how to store them so they’ll last. I bought the 19 lb box, and I’m not sure how long they’ll last. I heard someone say you can freeze them whole raw, but that seems crazy to me. Right now I’ve got them in the fridge since I don’t have any cool place to keep them. How do you store them?

Chef AJ, When you use your Breville for baked sweet potatoes, do you use it on regular (no convection), convection, or super convection? I'm baking some and worry that after 2.5 hours on convection they may dry out. I guess I will take the conservative route today but wanted to ask for the next time. Also, do you ever bake them with two trays in the Breville? Or do you stick with one tray, presumably at Level 6, the bake level as specified per Breville? Thank you!

I got my potatoes and cooked them exactly like the video, but they seem dry to me. Usually I make potatoes in my Instapot and they come out nice and moist. Has anyone tried these in the instapot?

Thanks for this! I've been waiting for your next "Weight Loss Wednesday" I appreciate this so much!

Not really a chef here, but I am on a mission to get healthier, and came across the video. It has to be good cause it's my favorite color Purple. Do you just turn the oven on Bake, or do you put the setting on Broil? Do you have to turn them over half way through cooking? I realize this was done in 2019 and its 2024 now, so still hoping for an answer. Want to cook some tomorrow. Thank you.

Hi Chef AJ 😀 where did you get your shirt from ? I love your tee !!!

Adorable earrings!

I just received my order and can't wait to try. Can these be air fried as fries after the baking as with other types of potatoes? Also, can they be frozen after baking?f And then are there any tips to reheating them from frozen? I'm trying to be able to order a lot when I do place an order but then there's the storage problem. A video just on various ways to use these would be much apprieciated. Thanks

Amazing video Chef AJ!! Thanks so much! The purple sweet potatoes I find have a purple skin are they the same?❤

Hi Chef AJ, I went to the website and it says you can freeze them to help keep them longer. How do you store your sweet potatoes and how long do they keep in a cool dry place? I don't think I can eat 19 pounds--unless they are as delicious as you say. Thanks :)

Chef AJ, is the oven temp 220 C or F ?

I call them POWER BARS, ate them in Kauai and never look back

I cooked these as shown, but it took them 3 hours to get done, and I ended up turning the oven up to 300 to get them done. Then they are very dry. I think I like them better boiled.

I might have a go at planting a few. If they grow in Japan they ought to grow in California, even if these are from Hawaii!

Just received and baked these. Sweet and dense and deep Amethyst purple!!

I have never heard of this variety of sweet potato. Here in the UK we just get “sweet potatoes” (generic). I watch you all the time, Chef AJ, and love, love, love your videos. The trouble is, so many ingredients you mention (e.g. all those gorgeous vinegars!) are not available here. I’d love some advice on substitutes that we can get.

Where do you buy these?

Just s suggestion. Your volume is really really low on all your videos. Even hooked up to a Bose speaker I have trouble hearing your videos. Can you turn it up somehow. Love watching you❣️

Is there a concern for consuming too much Vitamin A if youre eating a good amount every day?

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I just ordered a case. Unfortunately, I didn't see this inAugust, so I didn't get the discount. Seems like a pretty good price anyway! Can't wait to try them!!

I love them and live in Hawai'i?!

You are such a bad influence, haha. I ordered a case after watching this.

I get them at Whole Foods. They are delicious.

I got my order from the Hawaiian farm and bake them for 2 1/2 hours at 250. I’m sorry I can’t be enthusiastic about them. They are sweet but the texture is so dry. Am I doing something wrong? Should I steam them? cook them in the instant pot? So disappointed.

Random question but were you always vegan? Or did you just become vegan now ?

Are you eating the skin?

Wow, the 19lb of uglies turn out to be about 1.70 per lb. Free shipping! When I lived on Maui during the late 80s l ate these quite often. There's also a sweet potato with dark yam colored skin and a dense yellow cream colored flesh thar was also supremely delicious. The markets sold both these for .75 to 2 dollars per lb depending where you shopped. And the was in the 80s, so this sound like a pretty good price. We'll see how ugly they can get lol. I ordered the large batch

Chef AJ is amazing. but those earrings damaged the audio in this video.

Couldn't you propagate them in your yard?

I wish they were organic!

I ordered from Hawaii and they are very dry....I'm disappointed especially after spending $40.00

Too much talking.

hawaiiveggiefarm now seems to be out of business. Can anyone please confirm?