Coliban Potatoes
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Coliban Potatoes
OUT OF SEASON
Coliban Potatoes
OUT OF SEASON

Coliban Potatoes

Round, white and famously reliable, Coliban potatoes are the Australian potato that has been feeding families for decades. It leans starchy, so the mash comes out fluffy and the roast crisps up after a parboil, and a baked Coliban with butter and sour cream is straightforward comfort food.

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C o o k i n g   M e t h o d s   &   P r e p a r a t i o n

Coliban is at its best roasted. Parboil until the edges begin to soften, then drain and steam dry well. Rough up the surfaces, toss in hot oil and season generously before roasting at high heat until deeply golden outside and soft and fluffy through the centre.

Coliban makes a great light, fluffy mash. Boil gently until tender, drain well and allow the potatoes to steam dry before mashing with butter and warm milk. Keep a light hand for the best texture.

Coliban makes a great traditional baked potato. Bake whole until the skin is crisp and the white flesh inside is soft and fluffy, then split and serve simply or load with your favourite toppings.

Coliban's texture is better suited to roasting, baking and mash than serving boiled, as the flesh can begin to break down in the pot.

Boil skin on in salted water for around 15 minutes for a casual side or a relaxed salad. For a salad where you need crisp, intact pieces, a waxy variety is the better choice.

Coliban performs well in the air fryer. Parboil briefly, steam dry, toss lightly in oil and cook at high heat until golden and crisp outside with a fluffy centre.

Peel for a clean white mash, or leave the skin on for roasting and baking. Allow Coliban to steam dry after boiling or parboiling before mashing or roasting for the best texture. Its medium-starch flesh can begin to break down when boiled, so choose a waxy variety where you need the potato to hold its shape. Check for any green areas and cut them away generously before cooking.

A b o u t   C o l i b a n   P o t a t o e s

Coliban is a classic old-country potato and a familiar name in Australian potato growing. With pale brown skin and white flesh, it's a traditional variety that has earned its place through generations of straightforward country cooking.

We grow Coliban in limited quantities in Ballarat, where varieties like this feel particularly at home. It may not be the showiest potato in our range, but it's a great traditional roaster with plenty of flavour and the fluffy texture that suits classic mash and baked potatoes beautifully.

Coliban is an old-country classic and part of the potato-growing tradition we want to keep represented in the Spud Sisters range. We grow it in limited quantities in Ballarat and particularly value it as a traditional roasting potato with great flavour and fluffy white flesh.

Our Coliban potatoes are grown in Ballarat, Victoria, where we plant this old-country variety in limited quantities each season.

Coliban is a classic Australian potato variety with a long history in traditional potato-growing regions. An old-country favourite valued for its flavour and fluffy white flesh, it remains part of the potato-growing tradition in Ballarat, where we continue to plant it in limited quantities.

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

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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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CARE GUIDE

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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