The Food Lab: How to Roast the Best Potatoes of Your Life | Serious Eats

In this video, Kenji López-Alt teaches you how to roast the best potatoes of your life. These roast potatoes maximize the crisp-to-creamy contrast in each chunk of potato. We've tested and retested every variable, from cut size to potato type to boiling and roasting methods. The result is this recipe, which we firmly and un-humbly believe will deliver the greatest roast potatoes you've ever tasted: incredibly crisp and crunchy on the outside, with centers that are creamy and packed with potato flavor. We dare you to make them and not love them. We double-dare you.

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[rapagenist]

YouTube puts this video in my feed every 2-3 months and I watch it every time

[pinkbutterfly]

Listen..I just made these. The house smells amazing. My husband keeps eating one and saying my goodness these are good...he added I’m glad I married you. I followed every single step and they are AMAZING! Thank you!

[rogerinfl]

So many people complaining about it's too much work... amazing how cooking has become too hard for people. The best meals take time. Great recipe!

[joostborst]

Taking the herbs out and then adding then back in later on is such a simple and smart trick. I always end up with burned garlic.

[retrofritter]

7 years in and this recipe is still saving my ass on Christmas Day

[harveyface]

Wow just made these. Amazing. I doubled up the garlic... Don't double up the garlic

[carsonfran]

I was wary of boiling the potatoes so much before roasting them, but that (along with the baking soda and infused oil) made them the most delicious roasted potatoes I've ever had. Thanks for sharing!

[carolinadurruty]

We cooked this potatoes yesterday and we woke up today and we are still amazed. Please, follow exactly every single step on the recipe...you will not believe how delicious they are !!!! THANK YOU for sharing this roasted 🍠 with

[magali.bazzano]

I've just made these. Best roasted potatoes I've ever had!
The only thing I've changed:
I infuse the oil slowly as not to burn either the garlic or rosemary.
Also, I don't add the rosemary and garlic back as I noticed they don't stick to the potatoes and end up at the bottom of the bowl. I add them to a sauce I make to accompany the potatoes.
Thank you! I'll be making these for the rest of my life!

[mhart]

made these today. Excellent. Not a single leftover morsel. A new family favorite.

[thrillhouse]

These are really the best ever. I've made them multiple times and a couple things I leaned:

After you put the potatoes into the pan, use a spatchula to scrape the bowl and get ALL of the remaining "potato mash" and put it on top of the potatoes in the pan. It really adds to the crust.

These take a while. I always forget that it's another ~40min or so after the first 20min, and that's after the par boil. Leave enough time! 110% worth it

[jeremyfritz]

I made these last night, & while I'm generally new to cooking these turned out incredibly tasty. I can't wait to make them again! The infused oil & boiling the potatoes with baking soda before baking them made a huge difference. Thanks for posting this killer recipe!

[dilljenn]

I never comment on YouTube but this has changed potatoes for me. And as a guy of polish descent with a darn near full German wife potatoes are a big part of our lives :) (baking soda, infusion, & rough em' up) earth shattering

[Girly]

I made these when family came and they said I have to fix them every time they come. I guess you know they were a BIG hit. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. By the way it does take longer, but they are well worth it... loved them.

[sirpodge]

Been doing these for Christmas for the last 3 years, they are so worth the work.

[laurenwalnut]

YES! you're the only person who explains parboiling. LOVE IT!

[matthagge]

One of the few recipes that goes perfectly every step, and actually comes out looking like the video! I used yellow baby potatoes and they didn't come out as crunchy as I'd hoped. I'll bump the cooking time for the babies, and try another batch with Yukon Gold. Certainly making these again!

[Sunflower-zvxq]

Made this last night. Followed the recipe almost exactly, but added a different touch. After the addition of the olive oil, I added french onion soup mix before roasting and then followed through w/ the drained garlic, rosemary and chopped fresh parsley after roasting, as your recipe suggests. You were right, these are the best potatoes I have ever made. Yummy, thank you for this recipe, I'll be making it again for sure!

[laughingachilles]

I need some time alone with this video.

[clarypop]

This was my first time making roasted potatoes and istg I'm not even going to bother searching for another video. I parboiled some potato chunks, fluffed them up until I was convinced I have ruined them, tossed them in the infused oil, and threw them in the oven. They took quite long to brown tho, around 1 hour. My oven sucks so maybe that was why but DUDEEEE THEY TURNED OUT SO CRISPY AND GOLDEN BROWN!!! perfect