[SusieB]

I've bought Charlotte seed potatoes due to many recommendation on this site and elsewhere.  I'm now wondering if I should have bought them, as they are described as a salad potato.  Do you lot eat a lot of potato salad, or are they good for other things too?  I love mash, should I have bought something more floury?

[arugula]

I would tend to use Charlotte as a skin-on, eat them whole type of potato, but they're similar in qualities to Lady Christl, which I also mash, roast and chip but whose flavour I find vastly preferable.

[JayG]

I found that Charlotte were only "waxy" and therefore held together well when boiling in the early part of harvesting - when bigger they became much more floury and prone to the outsides breaking up before the rest of it was cooked (so often finished up being mashed!)

You don't only have to eat them in potato salads - simply boiled with mint added only a few minutes before they're ready, salt and butter - lovely! 

[mumofstig]

I mash them with no problem

[DD.]

We've grown them on to baking size.

I've always looked upon the term "Salad Potato" as a potato you eat with salad, not necessarily one to make into a potato salad, (which I hate).

[SusieB]

Thank you all, I am reassured .  A potato you eat with salad, not potato salad every day.

[Ian_A]

They are great in a proper potato salad (not those ones that are often tastless that are simply boiled spuds drowned in inferior mayonnaise)

But they can be sauteed very well, and even roasted whole/halved with garlic, olive oil, rosemary for about an hour.

They are at their best when boiled with mint and then served warm or cold (not hot - which doesnt allow the real flavour to shine)

[Mr B]

They make brilliant skin on wedges and roast well whole.

[penance]

They are lovely sauted with olive oil and garlic.

[RichardA]

excellent as jackets and as salad potato and passable as chips and make very good mash but dont overcook
R

[Salmo]

Charlotte is a wonderful potato. The flavour is superb. Enjoy