Fastest, Easiest Mashed Potatoes

Name: Fastest, Easiest Mashed Potatoes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds, Yukon Gold or russet potatoes, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick; 8–10 tablespoons, half-and-half or milk; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch slices; 1 teaspoon, table salt

Side Dishes
American
Potatoes
Vegetarian
Quick
Easter

By Lan Lam ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2023

Forget big pots of water, long simmer times, and gummy mash. Rigorous testing and our best potato science revealed a smarter, faster, more flexible path.

SERVES 4

TIME 25 minutes

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