Mashed Potatoes

Name: Mashed Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 pounds, potatoes, scrubbed; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), melted; 1 cup, half-and-half, warmed; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; , Ground black pepper

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1993

Side Dishes

Potatoes

For a fully, light, flavorful version of this classic, use high-starch potatoes and the right tool--and don't overcook.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a light, flavorful mashed potatoes recipe, we used high-starch potatoes such as russets. The right tool was important in getting the best result: For smooth mashed potatoes, a food mill or potato ricer fitted with the finest disk was th...

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