The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

grilling directions, 323–24
Perfect Grilled Steak for Two, 323, 324, 326
Potassium nitrate, 494
Potato(es). See also French Fries; Sweet Potatoes
adding vinegar to cooking water, 814, 814, 908, 908
anatomy of a, 906–7
The Best Corn Chowder, 210, 212
best texture, for salads, 812–14
boiling, best method for, 813
Buttery, Oniony Charred Hash Browns, 478, 478–79
Cake, Basic Crisp (aka Rösti), 135
cakes (rösti), best cooking methods, 134–35
casserole, the ultimate, preparing, 467–68
and Corned Beef Hash, 140
Fingerling, Salad with Creamy Vinaigrette, 787, 787–88
Gratin, Cheesy Hasselback, 467, 469
hash, best cooking methods, 137–38, 139
Hash with Peppers and Onions, 137, 139, 140
high-starch, recommended uses for, 466
how to cut, 141, 141
low-starch/waxy, recommended uses for, 466
mashed, creamy, best methods for, 471
mashed, fluffy, best methods for, 471–72
mashed, potato varieties for, 470
Mashed, Rich and Creamy, 473, 473
mashed, soaking potatoes for, 471
mashed, two styles of, 470–72
Mashed, Ultra-Fluffy, 472, 472
medium-starch, recommended uses for, 466
New, Crispy Semi-Smashed, 477, 477