What's the best potato?

Cruentus · Dec 8, 2025

1. Steak Fries
2. French Fries
3. Hash Browns (for breakfast)
4. Roasted in the chicken pan with other root vegetables (and the chicken drippings)

Parmandur · Dec 8, 2025

FitzTheRuke said:
I think everyone likes crisps. We just won't vote for them as "the best" because one never sits back after eating crisps and thinks, "Now THAT was amazing!"

Hot take: there are no bad potatoes.

Ryujin · Dec 8, 2025

Parmandur said:
Hot take: there are no bad potatoes.

I must disagree with you there. Scalloped Potatoes are bad and just a waste of good carbs.

Parmandur · Dec 8, 2025

Ryujin said:
I must disagree with you there. Scalloped Potatoes are bad and just a waste of good carbs.

Scalloped potatoes are crazy delicious.

Ryujin · Dec 8, 2025

Parmandur said:
Scalloped potatoes are crazy delicious.

gnarlygninja · Dec 8, 2025

Parmandur said:
Hot take: there are no bad potatoes.

One time in grade school I got hit in the head by a potato during Field Day, that was a bad potato.

Parmandur · Dec 8, 2025

Ryujin said:

I can only presume you haven't had scalloped potatoes prepared properly. My goodness, it's cheese mixed with potatoes!

gnarlygninja said:
One time in grade school I got hit in the head by a potato during Field Day, that was a bad potato.

Thwt was a bad experience around a potato, however I am sure that potato would have been great if you subsequently cooked and ate jt.

jian · Dec 8, 2025

Parmandur said:
Hot take: there are no bad potatoes.

It’s certainly hard to think of a bad potato. Boiled potatoes aren’t great. Croquette potatoes can be done badly, as can glue-like mashed potatoes. Pale greasy chips are not the best. But when done well, potatoes are a warm light in a cold unfriendly world.

TheSword · Dec 8, 2025

Maris Piper! You guys are potato dilettantes.
You’re talking about cooking methods not varieties.

jian · Dec 8, 2025

TheSword said:
Maris Piper! You guys are potato dilettantes.
You’re talking about cooking methods not varieties.

It does indeed make a huge difference whether you use a waxy or floury potato - the former for gratin or fries, the latter for roast or chips. Maris Piper is a reasonable all-rounder but I prefer King Edward for roasting or chips.

What's the best potato?

What's the best potato?

Roast

Mashed

French Fries (American version of chips)

Crisps (chips for Americans)

Wedges

Boiled

Jacket (baked)

Bravas

Hasselback

Bombay

Croquettes

Hash Brown

Potato Salad

Potato Skins

Real Chips ('steak fries' in American? maybe? who knows?)

Tots

Dauphinoise/Au Gratin/Scalloped

Other (let us know in your post)

Potato pancakes/Latkes

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