My grandmother taught me how to make mashed potatoes, and she learned from her mother, who learned from her mother.. you get the point. My family has always cubed the potatoes, not halved them, but when i tried it your way, they mashed MUCH more evenly and I didn't have those un-catchable little chunks you can never mash. Thanks Chef John, but now I'm afraid for my life! My grandma is going to whoop me for not using her recipe! Recipe was perfect, as is. Didn't tweak or alter a thing. Delicious. And nothing was left over, even though I doubled the recipe. Even my grandma had seconds of the potatoes. But she doesn't know it was her recipe, hahahaha.

Great recipe as is, but after a couple times of making it I've omitted the pimentos, added carrots, and added 1 teaspoon onion powder and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Delicious and one of my favorites. Make it every month.

GREAT recipe. The only thing I do different is top with ketchup and bake because the steak sauce would overwhelm my sensitive palate if it was in top too. A staple in my recipe box. I make it once a month.

I did not care for it the first time I made it. The second time I made it I changed so much that its not the same recipe at all.

For girls like me who weren't allowed to cook for quite a few years and had forgotten their basics of cooking, this recipe is a godsend.

Absolutely perfect and a huge hit on christmas eve with the roast beef. So easy to make I always make it to serve with my meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Excellent recipe.

Delicious, and if you have a plain taste loving family who just wanted some good roasted potatoes use the first 4 ingredients and the first 2 steps in the directions and VOILA perfect roasted potatoes. Huge hit with the family, guests and I both ways.

The family, guests and I LOVED IT!Did not change the recipe at all. Perfect as is.