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Quotepersonally I love mashed potato if all else fails.  Wink

with mint jelly ;D

my maris peer were doing the same, so i tried the tip on here of chopping them up small and steaming them, they were much much better  ;D

Steamed some Ratte last night and most stayed waxy - only the largest ones started to go a bit floury round the edges.

Same here!

We made (tried to make) some potato salad at the weekend and both times the spuds just fell apart.
As someone said on my scab thread - It's been a strange year for spuds!!

By microwaving, you get the real natural taste of the potatoes as the taste is not leached out by water, and different varieties taste different.

Luckily, all our potatoes this year have been plentiful and good quality, and haven't gone mushy when cooked.  we grow a French variety, Rosabelle, as our early crop, although it also keeps well through the summer.  But best of all by far in our opinion is Pink Fir Apple, as it is just like an early new potato if lifted  in the summer, and it stores beautifully all winter.  You can cook it still just like a new potato and it remains firm, and you can add it to stews and cook it gently for a couple of hours, and it STIL remains firm.  No contest for us, as the flavour is always superb. And we never try to peel them, just brush them thoroughly under water.
Peanuts

Mixed results here too, some varieties seem more affected than others  :-\
I love waxy potatoes :'(

This evening I tried the steaming trick - fantastic.  :) :) Thanks so much to everyone who suggested it.

I haven't got a steamer, so I put a small amount of water in the bottom of the pan, chucked the potatoes on top and they steamed in no time at all. Texture was quite waxy and they held together. 8)

Quote from: pigeonseed on September 01, 2011, 20:46:04
This evening I tried the steaming trick - fantastic.  :) :) Thanks so much to everyone who suggested it.

I haven't got a steamer, so I put a small amount of water in the bottom of the pan, chucked the potatoes on top and they steamed in no time at all. Texture was quite waxy and they held together. 8)

Brilliant!!
Microwaving works too if you don't over do it.  ;)