Think they cook quicker. I don't do it myself. Just wash them and put them in the oven with the skin on.

I also make mashed potato this way if it's not being used for a pie, like if I'm eating a serving of mashed potato I'll make the mash from baked potatoes. It's really good.

Of Latvia. Find potato of baking, not findings butter, but cladding works instead. Burn building down, but at least not cold any more. Lose potato too. Such is life.

You're making me hungry. Now I feel like baking things and eating them, even though it's 10 pm here.

"potato of baking"... that should go in the Band Names thread!

Oh god, I have so many feelings about potatoes. I feel we all needed a proper outlet for our complex potato feelings.

Edit: I feel compelled to mention that I've gotten food poisoning from potatoes not once, but twice. The first time was from a potato soup at an Applebees in Sulphur Springs, Texas. This was my penance for eating at Applebees. (I had few other options, though) I've never been so ill in my entire life. The second time was just mild food poisoning from fries at Chef Point Cafe here in Watauga.

I'm conflicted about mashed potatoes-- the vast majority of mashed potatoes I encounter are quite disappointing-- often gluey and bland even if there's an adequate amount of butter. I may be in the minority, but I much prefer thicker mashed potatoes with lots of herbs and spices and bits of red potato skin in them. Plus an unholy amount of butter obviously.

I may actually prefer fries above all (ideally fried in goose fat, with gravy on top) but again, it's so difficult to find fries that are GOOD and flavorful + rich enough for my tastes. I don't even care much about crispiness, I just want a good texture + flavor. I really liked truffle oil fries back when those were super trendy and basically everywhere in Dallas.

Actually no, my favorite would be fried potatoes. Cubed (but not too small--not like hash browns) and fried in a cast iron skillet in bacon grease with lots of onion and pepper and cayenne and paprika and cooked for a long time. Ideally eaten over grits (edit: OR with chorizo) with a fried egg + hot sauce on top. That's basically my favorite meal ever.

Good, very good but ONLY if they are NOT mashed. Savory sweet potatoes are far better. I like eating them baked with salsa or hot sauce. Or cubed and roasted after tossing them with olive oil, cajun seasoning, red pepper flakes and a tiny bit of brown sugar.

Should we also be discussing potato chips? Strangely I'm not a huge potato chip fan but I do love jalapeno chips. Especially on sandwiches.

*stomach growls*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1bXQlWLl7U

I did this a while back. It's a mad ting. Really good.

I feel like there has to be some kind of mashed potato sandwich situation to be explored but I've never heard of it. A roast beef sandwich with mash potatoes sounds like it might be bomb as ****.

And roasted red potatoes are insane.

I'd pay for that.

Roasted red potatoes ARE amazing, I usually roast them quartered with rosemary and balsamic (and cajun seasoning obviously since that belongs on everything).

I have in fact had a mashed potato sandwich before. I've fully explored all of these potato situations. It's one of those things that seems like a really fantastic idea if you're extremely hungry/tired/drunk but in reality is terrible. It could maybe possibly work with roast beef but I wouldn't count on it.

To me it sounds like the issues would be with A.) the bread, and B.) making sure everything was hot and didn't cool down the potatoes. Throwing a couple thick slices of bread into a buttered/oiled pan like you're making grilled cheese and then making the sandwich sounds intriguing.