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Wash potatoes and boil in jackets, covered, in salted water for 30-45 minutes or until tender when poked with a fork. Put whole potatoes into colander and drain. Smash lightly with a masher or fork. Add butter, cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and stir well. Salt and pepper to taste.
Approximately 10 to 25 minutes at a high boil. The time required to boil potatoes depends on whether and how the potatoes are cut up. Smaller pieces, such as cubes, expose more surface area to the boiling water and so cook more quickly than larger pieces. Whole potatoes will take the longest time to boil until done.t can take only 15 minutes. Slice up all of the potatoes. Make the slice more like cubes. Cube the potatoes into approx. 1 inch cubes. Then they should only need to boil 15 m â¦ inutes.