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Frozen sliced potato chips

May 17, 2013
Q: Is it possible to buy frozen sliced potatoes in larger quantities (like potato chips sold in bags but cut thicker) which I can fry finish at my café?
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Healthy and High Potato Nutrition Choices

May 14, 2013
Q: Healthy items on menus were once the bane of successful sales with customers looking at the heart check mark next to a listing on the menu and avoiding it at all costs. Now I find healthy choices are really boosting my sales and traffic and helping to counter the "no" vote when a group comes in for my indulgent burgers and fries. Any examples you might make for healthy potatoes?
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Ideal temperature for a baked potato

May 10, 2013
Q: I run a barbecue website where I teach my readers to use thermometers to measure doneness. However, I can’t find the ideal temperature for a baked potato. At what temperature is a baked potato done?
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Baking Multiple Potatoes

May 7, 2013
Q: I want to bake 50 medium-sized Idaho potatoes in roaster ovens. The temperature of the roaster goes up to 400 degrees. With 25 baker potatoes jammed into each roaster, how long will they take to bake?
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Length and Circumference of a Potato

May 3, 2013
Q: What is the average length and circumference of a raw potato?
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“Cook Once, Eat Twice Potato Dinners”

Apr 30, 2013
Q: I love the theory of “cook once, eat twice.” Does the Idaho Potato Commission have some slow cooker or casserole dishes that would work for this?
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Fresh vs. Frozen Potato Chips?

Apr 26, 2013
Q: I own a fast food franchise and straight-cut potato chips are our biggest seller. With the price of chips extremely high, I decided to make my own. How do I maximize the volume of chips out of a 10kg bag? Also, is there any natural chemical I can use to store the chips?
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Potato flights?

Apr 23, 2013
Q: With the popularity of wine flights, beer flights and appetizers prepared three ways on one plate, do you have a suggestion that I could add to my menu?
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Does Idaho produce anything other than russets?

Apr 19, 2013
Q: I know Idaho grows a lot of russet potatoes, but I’ve seen the Grown in Idaho seal on reds, yellows, and even fingerling potatoes. Are these potatoes really from Idaho? How many yellow potatoes are grown annually in Idaho?
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Spice up Your Potatoes with Queso Fresco

Apr 16, 2013
Q: I think queso fresco cheese would be a perfect pairing with Idaho potatoes. Do you have some recipes?
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