"cybercat" > wrote in message
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>I got roped into doing Thanksgiving dinner.
>
> I don't do mashed potatoes! I never have. I recall trying years ago, and
> they were lumpy.
>
> Got five pounds of big, fresh Idaho potatoes at Aldi, and a pound of
> butter. I guess I need milk, right?
>
> How do you make your best mashed potatoes?
>

I never use milk, I use some of the leftover cooking water. Can't remember
where I heard this technique, but I like the results a lot better. I
sometimes add a little cream cheese or sour cream if I have it.
I also use a ricer. Waxy like Yukon Gold, redskins, or regular old white
potatoes work better than Idahos,which are more suited to baking or frying -
I find they fall apart as they boil.