How Long to Cook Potatoes for Potato Salad
The best way to make potatoes for potato salad is to boil them! Depending on what potatoes you use and their size, the amount of time it takes to cook them may vary, but overall they shouldn't cook for longer than 20 minutes.
- Large potatoes cut into cubes: 8 to 15 minutes
- Whole large potatoes: 20 minutes
- Baby or diced potatoes: 8 to 10 minutes
You can tell your potatoes are done when they're fork tender, which will make it easier for the potatoes to be chopped up into bite-sized pieces for your potato salad!