Potatoes are among the most affordable, comforting and versatile ingredients you can buy. These starchy favourites also happen to be incredibly delicious, whether transformed into creamy mash, crispy roast potatoes or perfectly prepared French fries. Here, we reveal our top tips, cheats and must-know ideas that will make peeling, preparing and cooking potatoes a whole lot easier (and much tastier, too).

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover 37 genius ways to transform potatoes into a taste sensation – counting down to our most revolutionary tip of all.