On 12/15/2014 11:40 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:10:12 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:33:35 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't baked any potatoes lately. I should put large russets on my
>>> shopping list.
>>>
>>
>> That's all I buy. Then I have the right spud on hand for baking, mashed, what you will. I refuse to keep an inventory of different potatoes on hand, as something would surely go to waste.
>
> I'm the opposite. I used to buy russets exclusively. Never big ones,
> those things are 1 pound each and I don't need that much.

I can't say I've ever seen a single baking potato that weighed 1 lb. I
generally buy a small bag of russets that appears to contain a good mix
of sizes, to include at least two that would be good to use as bakers.

> Hubby and I
> split a baked one that's 3-4 inches long for dinner. These days, I
> still buy russets, but I buy more sweet potatoes and a bag of those
> little "gold" potatoes from time to time.
>
I buy sweet potatoes at the farm stand. Sometimes they have small white
(I think what you're calling "gold") potatoes; they sell them loose by
weight. I like the small red new potatoes if I'm in the mood for boiled
& buttered spuds.

Jill