Does the amount of time your potatoes boil matter when it comes to making mashed potatoes? You bet it does. Undercook your potatoes and you’ll get unsmashable taters — but you probably already figured ...

Boil potatoes in salted water, drain well, keep them warm before mashing. Use a ricer or food mill (not a food processor!) for ultra-smooth, non-goopy mash. Choose waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold or ...

Did you know that when you are devouring your potato salad and mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving dinner, you are eating two different types of potatoes? There are waxy potatoes, and then there are ...

Why are boiled potatoes so often considered boring and basic? Boiling performs magic on potatoes. The bubbling, salty water has a particular way of loosening them up: Stiff, dusty spuds emerge from ...

Potatoes fall into two main categories: the waxy and the starchy type. Each of these varieties needs to be prepared and cooked in a certain way in order to bring out the best in them, and the starchy ...

This spud’s for you! A great kitchen hack that shows how to remove the skin of a potato without using a peeler at all has gone viral, with many wondering why it’s not the go-to method for peeling ...