Desiree potato
Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree' · Tuber
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Desiree is the great Dutch all-rounder — a red-skinned, pale-yellow-fleshed maincrop that is firm and lightly waxy enough to hold its shape when boiled, yet creamy enough to mash and roast well, making it one of the most versatile and widely grown potatoes in the world.
Picking a good onedrag
Freshly liftedSprouting and green
Cured and dormantBuy the sackThe keeper — roast, mash, fry, bake, anything
SkinSet firm, dry, matte
FleshFirm right through
EyesDimpled but dormant
SmellFaint, almost nothing
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What you get from one
75%
Edible part
213 g · peel and eyes out
284 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
Below about 4°C starch turns to sugar, so it fries dark and bitter. Warming partly helps.
95–99%
Humidity
Steady
Airflow