5 Links to Read Before Cooking Potatoes

Each week, we’ll be sharing a comprehensive list of links to help you master something new in the kitchen. Culinary greatness, here you come.

Today: The intersection of two holidays means potatoes for everyone.

 

This Thursday marks the momentous overlap of Thanksgiving and the first night of Hanukkah, or as some like to call it, Thanksgivukkah. If there were ever a poster child for such an occasion, it would be the potato. The versatile spud can be shredded for latkes, mashed, layered in a gratin or salt-roasted. And since this holiday only comes around once every 70,000 years, you should probably make as many potato dishes as possible to celebrate. These links will help.

• Become an expert on potatoes with these detailed primers. (Food52.)

• Melissa Clark shows us a quick and easy way to make latkes. (The New York Times.)

• If you're going the mashed route, make sure to read these tips and strategies. (Food52.)

• Avoid these common mistakes when cooking potatoes. (Food & Wine.)

• The secret to perfectly crisp potatoes, every time. (Serious Eats.)

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