Potatoes: whipped or mashed?

Seeing as how my family has this argument every year (even on the nomenclature), I thought we could continue it here.
-ramon

There was a little back and forth at my place, too. I prefer mashed -- texture is less predictable, more interesting.

I enjoy both, but generally prefer mashed, especially if some skins are left on.

Neither - I use a ricer. I guess it's the smoothess of whipped, but without the potential gumminess.

Hi,

If I am making mashed potatoes for immediate family, then it is convenient to make it with a masher. If I have a large group with pounds of potatoes, then I throw them into my stand mixer and let the padded do the battle. Is the KitchenAid padded considered whipped or would it be if I used the whip? Whether I do it by hand or paddle, the outcome is about the same.

My German Grandmother never made mashed potatoes I liked. Since she always had dinner ready when we arrived, I never saw her make them. It would not surprise me if they came from her Osterizer, because they had a puree quality I never liked. Those potatoes and mutton were her only culinary shortcomings.

Regards,

always mashed - throw in some garlic butter, some bacon fat, little buttermilk, salt/pepper and mash 'em up. They look homey but they're damn good.

although - i do admit i have yet to use a ricer.

One year ago, I would have said mashed. But after using a food mill for the first time this year, I won't go back.

It depends on the situation.

- If I'm the only one in the kitchen and am cooking just for the BnC and I I'll pull out the masher.

- If I have help and a lot of time I reach for the ricer

- If there are more than 3 lbs being made I head straight for the kitchen aid.

Flip

I usually rice the potatoes, but I'm trying to use the Kitchen Aid mixer more, so I've been doing potatoes in that lately. When I lived in Chile, in the miniapartment with the minikitchen, I had a nice potato masher I used a lot, but I still haven't found what box it's in.

White potatoes -- we prefer mashed. However, if it's for thanksgiving, it's gotta be sweet potatoes and it's usually some kind of fancy-schmancy casserole.

Suzy