Varieties
Each potato is special in its own way!
To make the most of your recipes, use the following guide to help you choose the best potato:
Potatoes with white flesh
Red-skinned Potatoes
Potatoes with yellow flesh
Elongated potatos
Other potato varieties
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Boiled |
Baked |
Mashed |
BBQ |
Salad |
Fried |
Chieftain
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Round to oval |
Red and rather smooth |
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Goldrush
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Oval and oblong |
Skin Light brown and flaky |
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Norland
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Oblong |
Red and smooth |
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Shepody
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Oval and oblong |
Skin light buff coloured and smooth |
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Superior
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Round |
Light buff coloured and slightly rough |
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Yukon Gold
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Oval and slightly flat |
Yellowish buff coloured and slightly flaky |
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Ac Belmont
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Round |
White to light buff coloured and smooth |
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Russet Burbank
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Oval and oblong |
Skin Reddish and flaky |
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All Blue
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Slightly misshapen |
Blue with silvery spots |
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All Red
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Slightly misshapen |
Red |
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Ratte
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Oblong and knobby |
Fine and smooth |
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Eramosa
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Oblong |
White and smooth |
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Kennebec
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Oblong |
Buff coloured and smooth |
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Atlantic
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Oval to round |
Light buff coloured and lightly netted |
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Conestoga
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Square and slightly flat |
White and slightly flaky |
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Frontier Russet
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Oval and oblong |
Tan brown, slightly flaky and well veined |
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Hilite Russet
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Long |
Brown and slightly flaky |
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Krantz
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Square to oblong |
Buff coloured, flaky and thick |
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Niska
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Oval to oblong |
Buff coloured |
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Andover
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Ronde |
Buff coloured and slightly rough |
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Aquilon
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Round to oblong |
White and smooth |
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Envol
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Round to oval |
White and smooth |
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Red Cloud
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Round to slightly oval |
Dark red |
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Umatilla Russet
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Oblong |
Dark tan coloured and lightly netted |
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