I hate going to stores to buy potatoes because i never know what
they're going to turn out like once i've boiled/mashed/roasted, etc.
them. I went to the store to buy some potatoes to make fishcakes. What
i wanted were potatoes described as "creamy" by chefs. Anyway, i got to
the store and found that the only bag of potatoes i could possibly
carry home was a small bag of 'new potatoes' and before you ask it did
not say what the best way to cook them was. When boiled, these potatoes
were quite dry and flaky, sort of watery, rather than creamy. Anyone
have any ideas of which varieties are 'creamy'? And if so- what variety
is 'new potato', or is it a type on it's own?