2. They ARE so good soft. This is probably Saturday dinner, however, and I shall report back.
4. Oh I don't peel potatoes when I'm mashing them (except for Very Specific purposes, viz, potato doughs for dumplings/gnocchi/etc), but I kind of like to when I'm roasting because if you've got an adequately floury potato and you fluff it up you get more of the delicious crunchy bits. (I also like delicious crunchy skin! But tend to achieve *that* by frying smol potatoes.)
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2. They ARE so good soft. This is probably Saturday dinner, however, and I shall report back.
4. Oh I don't peel potatoes when I'm mashing them (except for Very Specific purposes, viz, potato doughs for dumplings/gnocchi/etc), but I kind of like to when I'm roasting because if you've got an adequately floury potato and you fluff it up you get more of the delicious crunchy bits. (I also like delicious crunchy skin! But tend to achieve *that* by frying smol potatoes.)