Boiled potatoes with dill

These boiled potatoes are buttery and delicious! Here’s how to boil potatoes with the best boiled potatoes with dill texture and salty, herby flavor.

Here’s how to boil potatoes with the best creamy texture and salty, herby flavor. The right variety for boiled potatoes If you read one thing in this article, read this. Use russet potatoes only if you’re cooking them for mashed potatoes. Waxy potatoes are best for boiling.

This is any type of potato with thin, shiny skin and a creamy flesh. Because they’re low in starch, they hold their shape when boiling. Waxy potatoes include yellow, red, Yukon gold, new, and fingerling potatoes. The texture when boiled is buttery and the flavor is almost sweet. See also: Boiled Red Potatoes with Herbs.

Russet potatoes are large with dark brown, rough skin: the kind you’d expect in a baked potato. They have a fluffy texture when cooked, but they fall apart when boiled. Use them only if you’re planning to boil potatoes as part of the process of making mashed potatoes. Most chopped potatoes take 12 to 18 minutes to boil, when dropped into the water. The exact timing depends on the size of pieces and type of potato. Test whether the potato is cooked by pricking it with a fork to see if it is tender. How to boil potatoes: master method How to boil your spuds so they’re perfectly tender?