The Best Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes can be served as a main dish with stew or as a side with steak. The most crucial thing in making mashed potatoes is using the right potatoes.

You can use flour in between because it is multipurpose or starchy because its starch produces a light, fluffy and smooth mash that quickly absorbs milk and butter. Waxy potatoes are difficult to break up, so they won’t get perfectly soft, and the mash turns out quite stodgy.

Wash the potatoes to remove any dirt from the skin. Use the potato peeler to remove the skin. You can make mash with the skin on if you want. Cut the potatoes into smaller pieces (you can boil them whole, but cutting them reduces the amount they take to cook).

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