Helpful Hints In The Kitchen

Boiling Potatoes

We have discovered some interesting information with regard to boiling potatoes. Most recipes for boiled potatoes call for starting the potatoes in cold water so that they will come up to temperature slowly and cook evenly throughout. We thought we might be able to shorten the cooking time if we added the potatoes to water that was already boiling. This turned out not to be an option. Our taste-testers overwhelming preferred the potatoes started in cold water because they had a much creamier texture overall. What did surprise us, however, was that the cooking time for the potatoes started in cold water was less than for those started in boiling water.