rocket potatoes uses.

[compo49]

I have read rocket potatoes are only suitable for chips is this right! or can you use them as salad potatoes?  if so how long do do you boil them for ? Mine are quite big in size is this normal for rocket considering they are supposed to be first Earlie's.(first time i have grown them)

[compo49]

[Kepouros]

I don`t know where you read it, but it`s nonsense.   They`re best used steamed (pressure cooking is better still), and once cooled are an excellent salad potato.  They are no earthly use for chips - the only First Early I would use for chips is Sharpes Express, which has a particularly high dry matter content and a very good flavour.

[ceres]

You can boil or steam them and I've been baking the bigger ones in the microwave.  I don't do chips so can't help there.  They don't take very long to boil but it depends on how big the chunks are.  Keep testing them with a fork.  If you wanted smaller potatoes, you could have dug them up earlier.

[Emagggie]

I found that boiling them was a bit of disaster, the skins came away and they were very watery tasting, so I tried microwaving them with no liquid at all as per another thread. Brilliant! The flavour was much improved too.

[cornykev]

I steam mine for thirty minutes and they are cut quite small, some of the bigger ones I have chipped and they are quite nice.      :P    ;D ;D ;D

[tonybloke]

boil when small,  and also love them as chips!