Top Potato Varieties

How to pick the perfect potato

While Alberta potato growers produce, on average, more than 49 different varieties of fresh table potatoes each year, the most popular varieties of table potatoes are Russet, Norland and Yukon Gold.

Baby Boomer

Appearance: Oval

Skin: Flaky buff skin

Flesh: Yellow

Best For: Good boiled and baked

Gold Rush

Appearance: Oblong

Skin: Light beige russetted skin

Flesh: White

Best For: Very good for french fries and baked potatoes

Blazer Russet

Appearance: Oblong to long

Skin: Dark brown russetted skin

Flesh: Very white

Best For: Excellent for baking and boiling

HO 2000

Appearance: Round

Skin: Smooth red skin

Flesh: Light yellow

Best For: Good for boiling

Norland

Appearance: Oblong, slightly flattened, medium

Skin:

Smooth red

Flesh: White

Best For: Very good for boiling and french frying

Orchestra

Appearance: Oval to long oval

Skin: Yellow

Flesh: Medium yellow

Best For: Excellent for boiling, baking, and french frying

Perline

Appearance: Short oval

Skin: Yellow

Flesh: Medium yellow

Best For: Good for boiling and baking

Russet Burbank

Appearance: Large, long, cylindrical or slightly flattened

Skin: Lightly to heavily netted russetted brown skin

Flesh: White

Best For: Excellent for baking and french frying, good for boiling

Russet Norkotah

Appearance: Long to slightly oblong, smooth

Skin: Heavy, dark tan, russetted and netted skin

Flesh: White

Best For: Good for baking

Sangre

Appearance: Oval to oblong

Skin: Smooth deep red skin

Flesh: White

Best For: Excellent for boiling and baking