Do red potatoes make decent mashed potatoes or should

[no_hypocrisy]

I go for Russett or Yukon Gold instead?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Red potatoes tend to get thick and gluey. Go for Yukon Golds and Russets.

[Raster]

2. Yukon Gold!

Nice amount of starch and lovely yellow color... goes very well with BUTTER!

[AJT]

3. I think of red potatoes for creamy mashed potatoes

and russet for fluffy mashed potatoes. I usually use yukon gold, they are somewhere in between.

[California_Republic]

9. Potatoe soup or cream dishes

[Squinch]

4. Yukon gold. Mmmmmmmm!!!!

[brush]

5. Use the small red ones. Wash and take all the eyes off. You don't even have to peel them if...

you don't want to. Cut in small enough pieces and cook until soft—mayo, relish, diced onions, chopped up boiled eggs, brown mustard for a little zing and salt and pepper to taste.

People loved it and cleaned the bowl. They asked me what kind of meat (the red peels) I used in it?

[gibraltar72]

6. Funny you should ask

Celebrated Easter yesterday with Grandson. Because of his work schedule we had to get family together on Monday. Grandson made mashed taters with redskins They were surprisingly good.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. They do make fantastic

dirty mashed potatoes.

[elleng]

7. I use reds for everything

(but rarely do mashed.)

[no_hypocrisy]

8. OK. Thanks for the consensus.

I'm going to try the red potatoes and will report back to see if I wasted my time or I'd do it again.

[TygrBright]

10. Depends on what texture you like for your mashers.

Russets will give you lighter, fluffier texture.

Reds will give you smoother, creamier texture.

All a matter of individual preference.

helpfully,
Bright

[tazkcmo]

11. Never had a tater

That wasn't good mashed.

[downhill73]

12. spuds

My wife said yukon gold make the best mashed, reds make the best potato salad , russet make the best french fries, she is the best cook I know, always do what she says.

[gibraltar72]

14. OK subbie.

[The Polack MSgt]

18. Welcome to DU and as a man married for 33 years, when in doubt quote youself -

I know, always do what she says

[Major Nikon]

15. I use half red and half russet

I peel the russet potatoes, but not the reds and I cut them in half before cooking unless they are small and simmer them until the red potatoes slip off a fork by their own weight. I mash them with a hand potato masher along with butter, buttermilk, and salt & pepper to taste.

The reason I like to use reds is because I like lumpy mashed potatoes and the reds provide some nice contrast in texture and taste.

[cyclonefence]

16. no, yes

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I usually use yellow potatoes, but I was given red potatoes and they turned out just fine