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This week, I uncovered a perfectly Thanksgiving-timed Hotline question from EMF224: Does preparation method (baking vs. boiling vs. steaming potatoes) noticeably effect consistency?
This is the exact type of question that gets my brain going, especially because I predict 99 percent of Thanksgiving tables will include some version of the humble side this year. My usual method involves boiling chopped potatoes—but I began to think about how incredible it would be if I found out that roasting added some nutty complexity, or steaming provided the ideal fluffy texture. I set out to investigate.
