Lidl sells 5Kg bags of massive potatoes specifically for baking.
They are very similar to a Maris Piper (developed at the now gone Plant Breeding Institute in Maris Lane, Trumpington).
They make the best roast potatoes too.
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Yes, we’ve tried those–ofenkartoffel–although they are OK, it’s just not quite it. And I’ve only seen them rarely. We’d have to enlist the entire neighbourhood to devour 5kg.
I knew one place, but it was in Schaffhausen.
There are a couple of restaurants in Neuchâtel which often have a jacket potato on their lunchtime menus.
A couple of the farms here have decent potatoes for making them but they don’t have them all year round.
Maris Piper: 15% to 16% starch
The variety of the ones I have are Jelly (I just checked the bag).
Jelly: 18% to 20% starch
You are in Austria I believe.
I doubt your Lidl imports its potatoes from Switzerland but I may be wrong so it’s possible they may be a different variety.
We get through a bag a week!
18-20%, depending on which source you look at:
Thanks for your suggestions,guys. Was missing it for ages. Prepared my version of Jacket Potatoes. Migrolinos gastation store Potatoes (as that was the only shop open today); Tuna, Green pepper & onions (sauteed in Olive oil), Cheddar & Gruyer, Butter, Sour cream, Salt & Pepper… Washed it down with couple of cans of Super Bock… Girlfriend loved it. Happy Sunday evening folks.
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We had baked potatoes too tonight.
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share the pic (if you took one)… What was the filling?