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How To Prepare French Fries

May 8, 2014
Q: What is the best way to prepare french fries?
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We Have Been Experiencing Hard Potatoes In Our Pre-diced Potatoes, Which We Purchase For Our Store.

Apr 23, 2014
Q: I’m hoping you can help me out with your potato knowledge. We are a fresh soup producer and buy our potatoes (Burbank and Norkotah varieties) peeled, ¾” diced and rinsed in an anti-browning agent.  At times we experience “hard” potato complaints from our customers.  Through internal testing we see a small percentage of potatoes that have a waxy texture on the outside but are cooked through on the inside. Is it one variety over the other, could the sodium metabisulphite solution cause this or is it age of the crop?
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Grades Of Idaho® Potatoes

Sep 10, 2013
Q: Are there two grades of Idaho® potatoes, or two varieties?
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The perfect baked potato to pair with a steak

Jul 19, 2013
Q: What is the perfect baked potato to pair with a steak?
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Dr. Potato - French Fried Potatoes

Sep 19, 2011
Q: I am not doing anything different, why are my fries turning out dark and undercooked?
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