1. Using the wrong type of potatoes. Choose higher starch potatoes (like Russets or Yukon golds) for the fluffiest, smoothest mash. They also absorb flavorings more easily. Waxy potatoes (such as red or white varieties) require more mashing to become creamy, which could lead to the dreaded potato paste..
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.
Bicast leather is: A split leather with a polymer coating. The polymer coating is created as a separate layer and then applied with adhesives, rather than being applied by spraying several thin coats as in ordinary leather. This results in a very even finish on a leather of generally poor quality. The thickness of the polymer layer will determine whether it can be sold as leather or re-categorised as leather laminate. Generally speaking if bicast is looked after it is hard wearing. and can be very serviceable.