There's no wrong way to eat a potato, but there is a better one, depending on the dish. Some potatoes break down into fluffy clouds that are great for mashing. Others stay firm and structured, built ...

A bowl of soup with potato, cabbage, and pork - Jacek Chabraszewski/Shutterstock With countless potato varieties to choose from, it can be difficult to know which one ...

If you want to get technical, there are three general categories of potatoes: starchy/floury, all-purpose, and waxy. Every type of potato, whether it’s a tiny baby creamer or a big thick-skinned ...

Using the right potato is the secret to a great potato salad and certain varieties are best for baked potatoes. It’s also crucial to choose the right type for the dish when it comes to sweet potatoes.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced.

This 2013 photo taken at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and supplied by J.R. Simplot Company shows wilted conventional potato plants without resistance to the pathogen that caused ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato ...