Okay, here's one that kept me up all night.

[conuly]

I know that some types of potatoes are good for baking, and some types of potatoes are good for boiling, and some are good for frying. Others are "all-purpose" potatoes, presumably good (or bad) at everything.

But... how do you know which is which? I mean, if I handed you a random potato, and you didn't know what variety it was, and maybe you'd just found out that there are more than three types of potatoes in this world... how would you know what to do with it without asking?

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[leora.livejournal.com]

You chop the potato into thirds, boil, bake, and fry one third of it, and then taste test.

Nothing like science. :)

Big potatoes are usually for baking. Red potatoes are ones we often boil, but part of that is I've heard the red potatoes are a bit better for you too, so that's good. Although we also use the golden potatoes for boiling and mashing.

I usually use the potatoes o'brian in a bag with peppers and onions for frying.

I think really, you look it up.

[conuly]

You chop the potato into thirds, boil, bake, and fry one third of it, and then taste test.

These are small.

Big potatoes are usually for baking. Red potatoes are ones we often boil, but part of that is I've heard the red potatoes are a bit better for you too, so that's good. Although we also use the golden potatoes for boiling and mashing.

What about potatoes that are purple through and through?