What are the best type of potatoes for making mashed potatoes?

Answer 1

It depends on the type of mashed potatoes you're looking to make. I usually use russets as a base, and add some red potatoes to give it a chunkier texture, as red potatoes are less starchy than russets.

Some other tips I use: Salt the water heavily before adding the potatoes, I try to get it close to seawater taste. Also, don't mash too long, or the starches in your potatoes will get a bit glue like, and the texture of your potatoes will be off.

Answer 2

Depends on what your going for. For really buttery potatos, use Yukon Golds. I use them for potato salad, too. They are so full of flavor. Russets are great for mashed, too, but have little flavor. Sometimes, I boil a carrot with the potatos and mash it in for a little more color and flavor - really good. Othertimes, I add sour cream and a handful of chedder cheese. If my family wants "smashed potatos" I add sour cream, chedder cheese and real bacon with a little green onion on top - this is the favorite!!

Answer 3

I prefer reds'. I bought a new type of red potato last week- Klondike Rose. I think they were trading on the Yukon Gold popularity. I do not like Yukon Gold at all.

Answer 4

potatoes are irrelevant, you will be assimilated. your culinary knowledge will become part of the collective to service us.

as a culinary drone, you will learn that when making mashed potatoes, any potatoes are acceptable. typically medium sized potatoes will cook at a more even rate, and adding butter and light cream or milk with make them smoother, you may even go as far as making "whipped potatoes", which no longer have any type of lumps to them.

we are the borg, resistance is futile.

Answer 5

Yukon gold are the best. Just wash them, leave the skin on and dice. Add a little garlic powder and Parmesan cheese after you have mashed them for an even better flavor. Enjoy!

Answer 6

The king Edward potato is great.

Potatoes potatoes you make my life great
since I've been born
How many have I ate?
I've put you in salads and even on toast
but it's plain boiled with butter
that I love you the most
I love you more than my first born son
You're the greatest and best
You're my number one
your better than grandma
who spits when she speaks
she's so hideous
I haven't seen her in weeks
but not you, my friend
I see you each day
your great as chips
or any other way
each time I eat you is simply pure joy
when I eat you
it can tell you
it makes my heart sing
I love you potato
and the joy that you bring

Answer 7

Red potatoes taste best but white potatoes turn out fluffy. It depends on what you like.

Answer 8

yukon golds make a really nice, smooth mashed potato- and the color is really pretty- nice, light, gold that turns out gorgeous. roasted garlic goes nice in yukon gold mash.

Answer 9

Any, but mix a sweet potato in there too and use butter and milk when you're mashing.

Answer 10

I prefer Yukon Gold