Boiling potato

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Boiling potatoes

Name Variations

• waxy potato
• low-starch potato

About Boiling potato

Potatoes in this category hold their shape after cooking, so they're great for making potato salads and scalloped potatoes. They're not good for mashing, baking, or making fries. Potatoes high in sugar and with a low starch content.

Types of boiling potatoes

Types of boiling potatoes are:

• fingerling potatoes
• new potatoes
• red-skinned potatoes
• round white potatoes
• Yukon Gold potatoes