Favourite Variety of Potato

[sydnie7]

Voted "other" because I love them all! Tonight's ham will be accompanied by a huge dish of scalloped potatoes (creating lots of leftovers, because I'll be gone for a few days and that makes it easier on Bob to keep the estate running).

Jacket potatoes. . . yumm!

[ForresterModern]

French fried sweet potatoes (yams). Cut and cooked just as you would regular potato french fries, although best done with cold sweet potatoes (yams), as those are firmer and hold together better.

j

[CDNSushi]

French fried sweet potatoes (yams). Cut and cooked just as you would regular potato french fries, although best done with cold sweet potatoes (yams), as those are firmer and hold together better.

j

is the reason why I included them in the poll (realizing that indeed, they are not TRUE potatoes, but often prepared in similar ways)... Because I know a lot of people like that. (Personally, I strongly dislike yams and sweet potatoes... But I AM weird...)

I'm surprised no one's voted for the Russet yet... I hear that they make the best (fluffiest) French fries....

[Macman]

I never met a potato I didn't like. Any kind: boiled, mashed, baked, twice-baked, barbequed, fried, frittered, roasted, toasted, salad . . .

[Kilted in Maine]

Maine Round White (various varieties)

Best Potato recipe ever....Suicide Potatoes

8 large Maine Round White potatoes, cooked, cooled and cubed (skin on)
1 lb Velveeta cheese (No substituting here)
1/2 cup Bacon Bits (the bagged Hormel works fine)
1-2 cups Mayo

Preheat oven to 350. Cut baked potatoes and Velveeta into 1" cubes. Toss with bacon bits. Mix all ingredients together with mayo to consistency of potato salad. Put into greased 9X13 baing pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes until GBD (golden, brown and delicious).

[Strider]

I voted for sweet potato's. It's hard to beat homemade sweet potato casserole.

[Oddern]

I voted other. The absolute best way to make use of the potato is to make Aquavit, and it must be a Norwegian Aquavit or Akevitt as we say i Norway.

Skål!

[Kilted Jeeper]

I voted other. The absolute best way to make use of the potato is to make Aquavit, and it must be a Norwegian Aquavit or Akevitt as we say i Norway.

Skål!

I have had Norwegian Aguavit and I believe my throat still has the scars from the burn.
I did enjoy it, but never had I had an alcohol that burned as much as Aquavit.

[lethearen]

Where's "All of the Above"? But seriously... it depends on the application!

For mashed potatoes or gnocchi, I like Yukon Golds.
For baked, Russets all the way.
Roasted? Fingerlings are about perfect, but I'm more likely to use Red News.

[unaspenser]

Being an Idahoan it was hard not to choose Russet Burbanks, our top product, but I have to go with the Yukon gold. I'm growing that, purple potatoes, and red-skins in the garden this year.