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Mashed Baked Potatoes with Chives

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Mashed Baked Potatoes With Chives
Photo by Alex Lau

Baking potatoes (rather than boiling them) is completely hands-off, frees up a burner (clutch on Thanksgiving when stovetop space is at a premium), and also reduces the water content of the cooked spuds, resulting in the easiest and most flavorful mash of all time.

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