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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: KevB on January 30, 2006, 17:47:50

Poll
Question: what in your opinion are the best strain for Baking Pots
Option 1: King edward votes: 9
Option 2: Cara votes: 9
Option 3: Nicolla votes: 0
Option 4: Red votes: 3
Option 5: other votes: 14
Title: baking pots
Post by: KevB on January 30, 2006, 17:47:50
please base your answer on what you've grown!!
if you pick "other" please name them as well!!
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: MikeB on January 30, 2006, 17:50:52
charlotte & kestral
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: tim on January 30, 2006, 18:19:59
Really plebs, us - any old thing tastes great. Treated properly!

Never tried to compare. But Pru did - in her list a day or so ago?

And why buy hand-selected & scrubbed 'baking potatoes' - at a premium - per each - when any size will do. Just do more!!

And I notice that they have bags of 'baking potatoes' which seem identical - various size & shape - to many other bags??

mini-rant!
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: Curryandchips on January 30, 2006, 18:26:38
Tim is correct here, I am also a pleb. Not being a massive potato eater, I go for flavour rather than bulk, although I have found Cara to be more consistent than King Edward. That is probably down to my poor gardening skills probably though.
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: sandersj89 on January 30, 2006, 19:03:40
I will have to say Arran Victory, great spud IMHO.

Jerry
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: Jesse on January 30, 2006, 19:47:40
I don't have the benefit of comparing but I grew Cara last year and they were great baked, will be growing more this year specifically for baking, added bonus that they show blight resistance too which is usually a problem for us.
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: Dadnlad on January 30, 2006, 23:15:10
Saxon early in the summer (or hold back some Sharpes Express cos they become floury  ;))
Cara are good, but the slugs seem to agree on my plot !

Have to agree about Arran Victory though   ;D -  superb spud, my all time tastiest favourite,  and especially good for mash and roasties  ;D
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: John_H on February 04, 2006, 13:48:13
Maris Piper every time
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: vee on February 04, 2006, 17:03:13
Desiree, which I grew last year. It's a  red potato and was wonderful mashed as well.
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: moonbells on February 04, 2006, 21:25:43
Estima, when we have a good year (not 05!) then they're waxy and creamy and fantastic with just butter on.

Not that many spuds were good last season, all came out a bit drier than usual.

moonbells
Title: Re: baking pots
Post by: Merry Tiller on February 04, 2006, 21:27:07
Yukon Gold beats anything
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