Russets, fingerlings, Yukon golds, and more: get the low-down on spuds in all their forms with our potato guides, then go crazy in the kitchen!

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How to Cut French Fries
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It’s Always Fry-Day: Crispy Potato Cups Put Potato Skins to Shame
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A bowl of mashed potatoes.
How to Make Mashed Potatoes in Advance
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Chip-Faced: The (Faulty) Geometry of Pringles
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Starch Madness Is Back And It's No Small Potatoes
Deep-fried potato-skin cups ready for dipping or filling.
How to Make the Ultimate Crispy Potato Bites for Game Day or Any Day
Overhead view of spiced potato gratin
The Cheesy, Comforting Potato Dish Getting Us Through January
Side view of shepherds pie baked potato
Shepherd's Pie Baked Potatoes
Overhead view of Baked Potato Soup
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Overhead view of crispy roast potatoes
Caesar Roast Potatoes
Overhead view of chips
British Chips
Gnocchi in a cheese sauce resting in a blue bowl
28 Potato Recipes for Dinner That You'll Eat Right Up
Plated Corned Beef Hash topped with fried egg and chimichurri, flanked by skillet of corned beef hash and dish of chimichurri
Corned Beef Hash
Duchess potatoes served in a dish.
Pommes Duchesse (Duchess Potatoes)
overhead shot of potato doughnuts
Potato Doughnuts
A cast iron skillet full to the brim with baked potato tartiflette, topped with melted and browned soft-rind cheese.
Tartiflette
A plate of very thin strands of stir-fried potato and red and green pepper; the potato looks softened but not limp, and is a beige color that hints at the sauce it absorbed in the wok.
Suanla Tudousi (Hot-and-Sour Sichuan Stir-Fried Potatoes) Recipe
Serving plate of pan-fried pierogi with ramekins of sour cream and cooked onion on the side.
Potato and Cheese Pierogi
Overhead view of aloo gobi in a serving bowl
Aloo Gobi
finished lyonnaise potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Aloo tikki on a plate with a dipper of tamarind chutney alongside
Aloo Tikki
Closeup of a serving plate of Greek lemon potatoes.
Patates Lemonates (Greek Lemon Potatoes)
Overhead view of beets latkes
Beet Latkes
A golden brown potato pancake sits on a plate. It is round, thick, and is made up of clearly defined potato strands.
Pommes Darphin (French Potato Pancake)
Overhead view of garlic mashed potatoes
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Overhead view of air fryer baked potato
Air-Fryer Baked Potato
A deeply browned rösti sits on a wooden cutting board, with plates of fried eggs and bacon, and glasses of orange juice around it on the table.
Rösti (Swiss Potato Cake)
Side View of Chip Butty
Chip Butty
Overhead view of shoestring fries on wax paper on a platter with a ramekin of ketchup and a glass of beer alongside
Shoestring Fries
A spoonful of stretchy and richy pommes aligot
Pommes Aligot (Cheesy Mashed Potatoes)
Closeup of a serving platter of fondant potatoes with a ramekin of flaky sea salt on the side.
Pommes de Terre Fondantes (Fondant Potatoes)
Closeup of a serving plate of roasted potato wedges with a ramekin of ketchup.
Crispy Baked Potato Wedges
potato croquettes in a bowl
Potato Croquettes
pommes dauphine
Pommes Dauphine
A golden brown pommes anna sits on a serving plate, showing beautiful shingled rounds of thinly sliced potato.
Pommes Anna
A large platter of salchipapa (french fries with sliced hot dogs piled on top) and a few dipping sauces alongside
Salchipapa (Peruvian Hot Dogs and French Fries)
Ajiaco: Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup
Ajiaco (Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup) Recipe
Layered dish of yellow mashed potatoes and tuna salad topped with diced tomatoes and avocados
Causa (Peruvian Cold Mashed Potato Casserole With Tuna or Chicken) Recipe
Fried papas criollas on a blue ceramic plate with ají.
Fried Papas Criollas (Colombian-style Creamy Fried Potatoes) Recipe
overhead view of tater tot hot dish drizzled with ketchup
Tater Tot Casserole (Hotdish) Recipe
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Deep-Fried Potato Skins With Melted Raclette Cheese Recipe
Wooden serving bowl of salt-crusted assorted new potatoes
Colombian-Style Salt-Crusted New Potatoes Recipe
Golden brown crispy smashed potatoes on an oval white plate on a dark textured background.
Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe
Samosas on a serving plate with a ramekin of herb chutney alongside
Aloo Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Potato and Peas)
The best crispy roast potatoes ever in a bowl on a blue background.
12 Gorgeous and Greasy Breakfast Potato Recipes
Gaeng Garee Makheua Yao (Thai Yellow Curry with Eggplant)
Gaeng Garee Makheua Yao (Thai Yellow Curry with Eggplant)
Overhead view of a lobster boil arranged on a square white porcelain platter.
Lobster Boil
A bowl of jjajangmyeon with a thick and hearty black bean sauce on one side and fresh noodles on the other.
Jjajangmyeon (Korean Black Bean Noodles) Recipe
Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry Recipe
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Potato and Pea Curry (Aloo Matar) Recipe
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Pesto Pasta With Potatoes and Green Beans
Cream Potato Lefse
Cream Potato Lefse From 'The New Midwestern Table'
From a Polish Country House Kitchen's Pierogi With Potato, Cheese, Bacon, and Peas Filling
Cucumber and Lettuce Vichyssoise from 'River Cottage Veg'
A bowl of Thai chicken yellow curry in a cream colored ceramic bowl. On the right side of the image is a smaller bowl holding the accompanying cucumber salad. There are a fork and spoon in the bottom right hand corner of the image.
Kaeng Kari Kai (Thai Chicken Yellow Curry) Recipe
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Chipotle Honey-Butter Potato Chips Recipe
Overhead view of British Fish Pie With Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, and Mashed Potatoes, served on an antique porcelain plate.
British Fish Pie With Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, and Mashed Potatoes Recipe