The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

ULTRA-FLUFFY

MASHED POTATOES

SERVES 6 TO 8

4 pounds russet (baking) potatoes
2 cups whole milk
12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch
pats, at room temperature
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. 
   

    Peel    the potatoes    and cut into    rough   1-  to  2-inch  chunks.