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The Science Behind Why Yellow Potatoes Create Creamier Soups Without Becoming Too Heavy

Yellow potato varieties are a culinary secret weapon, and understanding their makeup will go a long way to using them more effectively in the kitchen.
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We Tried 6 Different Ways to Make Crispy Roasted Potatoes and the Winner Blinded Us with Science (I Fully Get the Hype!)

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The Science-Backed Secret To Crispy Roasted Potatoes Every Time

Roasted potatoes pair well with just about any main course. Serve them alongside grilled steak, fried chicken, or baked salmon, and dinner feels complete. But making those starchy morsels is more ...
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Science says do this small step for crispy, golden, fluffy roast potatoes

Christmas dinner simply isn’t complete without a heaping pile of golden roast potatoes. Yet for all their popularity, roasties are surprisingly easy to get wrong. Instead of crisp shells and fluffy ...
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What’s a Potato? A Nine-Million-Year-Old Tomato.

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests. By Alexa Robles-Gil As a foodstuff, the potato can be baked, boiled, mashed, smashed, ...