Help with Chicken Noodle Soup

[taxlady]

I'm pretty sure it's the Yukon Gold potatoes that are known to be the best all purpose potatoes here on Turtle Island (North America). Russets are your classic starchy potato. But, most potatoes can be used for most purposes, depending on how fussy you are.

 

[Andy M.]

I often buy both russets and yukon golds. The russets are good for mashed and baked. The YKs go for potato salad and roasted potatoes. Red Potatoes - not so much.

 

[dragnlaw]

I just buy potatoes, based on price, smell, packaging. But yeah, thanks taxy, Yukon are another I often buy. oh fiddle-faddle, yep, buy reds too. Fingerlings, anything that strikes my fancy at the time.

 

[caseydog]

I just buy potatoes, based on price, smell, packaging. But yeah, thanks taxy, Yukon are another I often buy. oh fiddle-faddle, yep, buy reds too. Fingerlings, anything that strikes my fancy at the time.

Fingerlings are waxy potatoes, too.

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

Good, I'll remember that casey, I can use them to polish the furniture? What else are they good for?

 

[caseydog]

What else are they good for?

Ummmmmm... eating?

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

huh... maybe?

and the starchy ones are good for your shirts?

 

[Kathleen]

Red potatoes with corned beef and cabbage!

 

[dcSaute]

potato salad . . .
the two major distinctions I'm aware of . . .

the creamy saucy kind,
the (more German imh experience) waxy oil&vinegar&herbed kind.

I like/make/serve both kinds.
for the creamy style - I use Russets - and intentionally 'over cook/boil' them so as they cool one can clearly see the whitish mealy edges. those 'edges' 'dissolve' in the mayo/et. al. mixture to create the "creamy" bit.

the low starch aka waxy kind maintain their 'as cut' integrity and works great for the "German" variety.

both are called "potato salad" - but frankly they're more better thought of as two different "dishes"

"new potatoes in a mesh bag" is a big time favorite here - simply boiled, served with butter&coarse salt . . . sometimes one 'color' sometimes 'mixed colors'

and then there's the smallish red potatoes - boiled then smashed . . another really excellent excuse for a liberal schmear of butter . . .

 

[rodentraiser]

I was getting baby potatoes for salt potatoes. Then I couldn't find them in forever and just this week, I found them in the freezer section, of all places. I remember them being really good but maybe that's just me.