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[alliswell]

Russet:

[alliswell]

My favorite [Yukon Gold]:  

[ECBG]

They are larger russet pototoes.

[On It]

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@alliswell wrote:

Russet:

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My grocery list says Russet whenever I need this potato. I mash them, bake them, and fry them.

[Happy2BHere]

Guess Walmart covers all their bases  because I just bought two yesterday and I copied the way they came up on my order (they call them both Russet AND Baking Potatoes lol):

Russet Baking Potatoes, each

98.0¢/lb

Qty 2

(BTW - I rubbed the skins with olive oil and salt, poked all over with a fork and then airfried them, then topped simply with butter, shredded Mexican cheese and salt and pepper and my "enlongated brown potatoes" were yummy! A nice change from the airfried baked sweet potatoes I've been making lately.)

[spent2much]

I call them Russets or Idahoes.  I sure wish I had bought them the other day.  I went to Aldi and they only had one kind of potatoes - I don't know what you call them except "regular" potatoes.  LOL  I'll be sure to get Russets or Idahoes in the future because I mashed those "regular" potatoes and they weren't *nearly* as good as Russets/Idahoes!

[justashopper]

He was definitely being a jerk.  But laughs on him.... he doesn't know it is also a russet?  After 32 years in grocery.  LOL  

[ValuSkr]

I always dread when a recipe calls for "new potatoes."

[on the bay]

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@ValuSkr wrote:

I always dread when a recipe calls for "new potatoes."

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@ValuSkr,

My mother in law made the best I've ever tasted potato salad and she only used new potatoes.

Everyone always said they liked it the best they'd had.

So, I learned to make it and was asked to everytime we had a family gathering. It takes a lot of work and though very simple takes a lot of steps that have to be done just right!

I did have to try different stores sometimes to find those new potatoes. They do have a wonderful flavor and I think different from others.

[ValuSkr]

@on the bay  Are "new potatoes" labelled that way in the supermarket, or are they a specific kind of potato, just smaller?  I've never gotten that!