We get ours from Thomas Schmoll (Son of Otto Schmoll, my wife's local potato dealer). No idea what kind they are, I only know she got all the same ones this time, no hard cooking, partially hard cooking or soft cooking kinds. At least that's what we call them over here: 'festkochend', 'teilweise festkochend' and 'weichkochend'. I guess the soft cooking ones are the ones with the least starch?
My lazy ass went down to the basement and took a pic, just in case you think I'm yanking your chain. ! Looks like these are the 'Festkochend' salad potato kind. Easier to slice once they're cooked, don't crumble as easily.
Seriously, thanks for all those tips. Cooking is chemistry and material science. I guess I should finally read that book by Thomas Vilgis that I own for over ten years. It's called 'The Molecular Kitchen" (Die Molekül-Küche). After I got married, my cooking ventures really took a back seat. No English edition, AFAIK.
Any literature recommendations? I'm always looking for more books to put on the still-have-to-read-this pile. Not kidding either.
Any literature recommendations? I'm always looking for more books to put on the still-have-to-read-this pile. Not kidding either.
I don't have any recommendations off the top of my head, but I know there are some more "molecular cooking" videos out there. I'll link one of the better ones below.
Alex French Guy Cooking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=504iV6_BCRE