Mashed Potatoes - Red or White potatoes?

[JaneDoe]

What's your opinion on using red potatoes for making mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving?

My Dh prefers red mashed potatoes, but my Mom believes they make lumpy mashed potatoes. I don't even know if lumpy is a problem. Dh's Mom will be having Thanksgiving with us this year and I really don't want to give her something to complain about, so I'm fretting over whether I should use red or white potatoes.

I like both. Does that help? I think the red ones are a little lumpier but then you just have little potato bits in there for texture.

ETA: I agree that the Yukon or Russet will give you the traditional mashed potatoes and would probably go better with gravy.

I like both, but would probably stick w/the regular Yukons for T-Day mashed potatoes. The red skin potatoes seem like more of a steak side dish.

[Vanquisher]

I would use russets if you are going to do a traditional mash for gravy. If you are doing a garlic cheese mash to eat on their own, I would go for the red.

[Momo]

Do what DH likes and make sure he raves about how great they are & how he preferrs them!! BTW does he prefer red, because they are what his mom used?

[JaneDoe]

Thank you for your comments. You've convinced me to go the traditional route.

Pinkpickles - no, Dh's Mom never served red potatoes with gravy that I know of, so I don't think that's the reason he likes them. I'm pretty sure she used the box kind- Yukon Gold or something like that. I must be petty because I when Dh and his brother talk like their Mom is Julia Child since a lot of her cooking is from a box. :>

the box kind- Yukon Gold or something like that.

ICK! Just for clarification (lest anyone think less of me) when I mentioned Yukon Gold I meant the potatoes - not the box stuff. For regular mashers I like Yukon Gold or Russet - especially for a holiday. I did enjoy my skin-on redskin mashed potatoes the other day, but I made it as a side for steak.

[JaneDoe]

the box kind- Yukon Gold or something like that.

ICK! Just for clarification (lest anyone think less of me) when I mentioned Yukon Gold I meant the potatoes - not the box stuff. For regular mashers I like Yukon Gold or Russet - especially for a holiday. I did enjoy my skin-on redskin mashed potatoes the other day, but I made it as a side for steak.

Oops . . . I didn't mean to imply that you used instant potatoes. I understood that you meant the type of potatoe to use. What I was referring to was the brand of instants my MIL uses- I swear it has Yukon in the name.

I was totally kidding - should have put a smiley in there or something.