There are three main potato varieties: starchy, waxy and versatile all-purpose. Understanding these different types of potatoes is your key to success in the kitchen when cooking with them.

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Other early potatoes, including waxy salad varieties, start to appear in May. Duke of York (1942) come into season in September and last through to April, but the main potato season begins in October.