Best baking potato ?

[mangoes]

Hi all, some advice please with so many potatoes to choose from. Which would be best for producing large potatoes that would be great for baking ?

[mangoes]

[Fork]

Desiree...............great baker!

[RobinOfTheHood]

Picasso have done pretty well this year for me, despite being hit by blight quite early.   :)

[sawfish]

Floury tatties are best for baking in my opinion. Golden Wonder being the obvious one.

[tim]

We bake whatever we have & never complain!

[Old bird]

King Edwards or Maris Pipers!

Old Bird

;D

[saddad]

Welcome to the site Mangoes... Red Duke of York but they aren't as big as some of the others recommended..  :)

[Kea]

I'm going to second Old bird!

[manicscousers]

hiya, mangoes, welcome to the site  ;D
we grew desiree, fab size, lovely bakers

[tim]

RDY?  One doesn't usually regard First Earlies as Bakers?

Maybe you're setting a trend, Dad??

[saddad]

Trust me Tim they make great baked potatoes, if a little early in the season!!  ;D

[tim]

Even PFA!!

[valmarg]

Our favourites would be Marfona and Saxon.

calmarg

[amphibian]

I bake anything and everything and am rarely disappointed. I've had some great baked spuds from first earlies. I swear by Cherie which is a salad potato.

[Dadnlad]

Another vote for Saxon
Agree about red D of Y later in the summer when they go floury
Charlotte are nice if they bulk up enough ::)
Cara ?

[sawfish]

I think how you prepare them is important, I always make sure they're damp and cover them in salt . Then you get a lovely crispy outer.

[hopalong]

Desiree are great for baking.  Red Duke of York are no good for anything else, so you may as well bake them. They are too floury to boil or steam.

[Froglegs]

Picasso is the one for me. :)

[keef]

Cara are my favorites - they can be massive too.

[mangoes]

Thank you all for the advice, gives me a few options to try out.

Cheers,

Mangoes