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Cooking Idaho® Potatoes at a Tailgate Party

Can I partially cook a potato, via oven or microwave, then wrap in foil and an hour later complete cooking on a barbecue grill?
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What Can I Do With Left-Over Mashed Potatoes?

I have some extra mashed potatoes from yesterday’s holiday meal, any ideas that I can fix my family?
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Keeping Stuffed Baked Idaho® Potatoes in a Hot Holding Cabinet

We are currently introducing our stuffed baked potato program using your 50 count Idaho® potatoes, and would like to know how long we are able to keep the potatoes in the hot holding cabinet once they have been baked, and if there is anything we can do to use the leftover potatoes should we have any?
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Mashed Potato Preparation Tips, Sure to Ease Your Holiday Cooking

I am doing mashed potatoes for the first time for my family and can’t afford to make any mistakes. I guess I should have paid attention to Mom and Grandma when I hung around the kitchen as now they are coming to my place. Can you give me an outline of easy to follow tips and information?
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Making Mashed Idaho® Potatoes Ahead of Time

How can I fix mashed Idaho® potatoes ahead of time?
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What to do With Leftover Mashed Idaho® Potatoes

Is there anything interesting to do with leftover mashed Idaho® potatoes?
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What to do With Leftover Baked Idaho® Potatoes

Is there anything interesting to do with leftover baked Idaho® potatoes?
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Sugar Content in Idaho® Potatoes

I saw something on the Pocatello, Idaho news about fresh potatoes being excluded from the WIC programs for purchasing fruit or vegetables. The quote that disturbed me was that someone who owned a health store there was quoted as saying that a large potato contains a cup of sugar. Is that possible?
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What Idaho® Potato Variety Should I Use for Fresh Cut French Fries?

Do you have a recommendation as to what variety of Idaho® potato I should use for making fresh cut French fries?
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Potassium and Idaho® Potatoes

I heard that Idaho® potatoes have more potassium than a banana. Can that possibly be true?
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