Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2010, Cook's Country TV
Most chefs and many cookbooks will tell you that anything but the gentlest treatment turns mashed potatoes into wallpaper paste, but we wanted to try our hand at whipping these spuds.
High-starch russet potatoes made for superior Whipped Potatoes compared with Yukon Gold or red potatoes because their high starch content causes the cells to separate and puff when cooked. Boiling the potatoes added extra water, resulting i...