Cooks' Question

I never know whether potatoes should be added to cold water or hot water to boil, what do you suggest?

Response

My own opinion on boiling main-crop potatoes is to add them to boiling water, rather than using cold water and bringing it up to the boil. This is based on the idea that, in general, water is the enemy of flavour, so the less time the potatoes spend in it the better.

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