Russet Potatoes
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Russet Potatoes
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Russet Potatoes
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Russet Potatoes

Russet potatoes have a rough, russeted skin and dry white flesh with a high starch content. That combination gives them their signature texture when cooked: beautifully crisp on the outside and light and fluffy within. It’s what makes Russets such a standout for frying, roasting and baking, particularly when crunch and fluffiness are the goal.

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Russet Potatoes
$7.50

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This is what Russet was born for. Cut to size, soak in cold water to rinse off surface starch, then twice cook, a first lower fry to cook through, a rest, then a hotter second fry to crisp and colour. The high starch gives you that fluffy inside under a genuinely crunchy shell.

Bake at 220°C until the skin is crisp and the centre is completely soft, usually around 60–75 minutes depending on size.


Boil whole in their skins, peel once cool enough to handle, and mash. The dry, floury flesh makes a light, fluffy mash, ideal under a shepherd's pie. Use a ricer and keep it gentle, never a food processor.

Parboil first, then roast at 220°C until crisp and golden. The starchy flesh roughs up beautifully around the edges, creating plenty of surface area for a seriously crisp roast potato.

Russets can be left unpeeled for chips and roasts, with the thick skin adding extra texture and crunch. For baked jackets, the skin is one of the best bits.

For the smoothest mash, boil whole and peel after cooking.

Green tinge can be harder to spot against russet skin, so check carefully and cut away any green areas before cooking.

For dishes where you want the potato to stay firm and hold its shape, reach for a waxy variety such as Dutch Cream instead.


Stash your Russet somewhere cool and dark, a pantry or cupboard away from the light. Sunlight causes greening and warmth brings on sprouting, so keep it out of both. Do not refrigerate, since cold turns the starch to sugar, which is especially bad news here, as it makes chips brown too fast and lose their crunch. Keep it out of sealed plastic, since potatoes need to breathe, and the paper bag they arrive in is fine. Store it away from onions, which speed up spoiling for both. Shelf life runs to up to four weeks in good conditions, one of the better keepers, which suits a pantry staple you reach for on chip night. If a green tinge appears, it can be a little harder to spot against the russet skin, so look closely and cut away anything greenish before cooking. When your order arrives, open the box and move the potatoes to a cool dark spot, the odd transit mark is normal for fresh produce.

A b o u t   R u s s e t   P o t a t o e s

Russet refers to a style of potato known for its distinctive rough brown skin, high starch and dry white flesh. It’s a style that has become famous for frying and baking, with varieties such as Russet Burbank becoming particularly well known for French fries.

At Spud Sisters, the Russet variety we stock can change through the season depending on what’s growing at its best. You may find Russet Burbank or Ranger Russet in the range, chosen for the same qualities we look for in a great Russet: plenty of starch, a fluffy cooked texture and excellent crisping.

Russet varieties are behind some of the world's most famous French fries, including those served under a certain pair of golden arches.

  • Russet is naturally gluten free and vegan friendly, it is what you fry it in rather than the potato itself that changes the picture.
  • It offers vitamin C for immune function, potassium to help support healthy blood pressure, and vitamin B6 to support energy metabolism.
  • The thick skin is also a source of dietary fibre, so it’s well worth leaving on.
  • When cooked and cooled, it develops resistant starch that feeds beneficial gut bacteria.

Our Russets are generally available from December through to August, giving them one of the longer seasonal windows in our range.

H e a r   f r o m   o u r   c u s t o m e r s

My favorite potato! These blue moons are brilliant for roasting so crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. All they need is 35 mins sliced and they are perfect.

Christina K
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Blue Moon Potatoes
Blue Moon Potatoes

These potatoes were brilliant for wedges. I par boiled them and cooked them in the oven with just a drizzle of olive oil. I left the skin on them and they were rated very highly by my kids!

Gabrielle H.
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Maris Piper Potatoes
Maris Piper Potatoes

Haven’t used these potatoes before but pretty impressed. Made a very decent deep fried chips (nearly as good as a Yukon gold) , baked up well in my leek and potato bake. Absolutely worth trying if you get in fast.

Yolanda H.
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Blue Moon Potatoes
Blue Moon Potatoes

These are the best potatoes I have ever cooked with. I made Purple Gnocchi. Do easy!!!!! So tasty!!!!! So pretty on the plate!!!!! Thankyou Spud Sistets

Liesl W.
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Purple Sapphire Potatoes
Purple Sapphire Potatoes

I purchased some Maris Piper Potatoes from Spud Sisters after trying for a little while to find somewhere that sells them and has available stock. Spud Sisters were very efficient and I not only received my order promptly but it was also in beautiful well protected packaging which showed me this company really cares about its products and customers. I highly recommend this company if you are after fresh potatoes with very respectful and honest customer service.

Amy T.
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T r u s t e d   b y   A u s t r a l i a ' s   B e s t   C h e f s

 

Our potatoes are used in restaurant kitchens across Australia, from leading fine dining restaurants to some of the country's most respected chefs. They choose Spud Sisters for specialist varieties, consistent quality and potatoes selected for the way they cook.

The same potatoes we supply to professional kitchens are the ones we send to your door. You're cooking with exactly the same quality trusted by the chefs we work with every week.

W h e r e   t o   b u y   t o n i g h t ?

Majority of our varieties occasionally appears at good green grocers and farmers markets, but stock is often inconsistent and is rarely, if ever, at supermarkets.

If you need it for a particular recipe or just to wow your friends with a showstopping dinner party dish, ordering ahead is the only way to guarantee it.

Check if Spud Sisters is at a market near you, or order online now for delivery to your door.

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H o w   t o   s t o r e   y o u r   p o t a t o e s

Cool, dark and dry

A pantry or cupboard away from sunlight is ideal. Light exposure can cause greening and too much warmth accelerates sprouting.

Don’t refrigerate

Cold converts potato starch to sugar, affecting both flavour and texture when cooked. Starchy varieties are specifically sensitive to cold storage - so to keep the crisp and crunch you're looking for - keep them out of the fridge.

No sealed plastic bags

Potatoes need to breathe. The paper bag they arrive in is perfect or a breathable container.

Keep away from onions

Storing onions and potatoes together makes both deteriorate faster.

Shelf life

Fresh potatoes at the start of the season can keep for up to around 4 weeks in ideal conditions.

If it has a green tinge

Greening comes from light exposure and happens to any variety. Cut the green away generously and cook the rest; if it runs throughout, discard it.

When your order arrives

Open the box straight away and move the potatoes somewhere cool and dark. Minor transit marks are normal for fresh produce and don't affect flavour or quality.

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D o n ' t   g e t   c a u g h t   s h o r t

 

Planning ahead? Order online and have it at your door in a week. Buying a couple of kilos now means you won't get caught short when you want to make a standout potato dish worth talking about. Our potatoes store well and depending on seasonality can keep for up to 4 weeks, so there's a good reason to have a kilo or two ready before the occasion demands it.

 
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