Originally Posted by
braslvr
I used to do it that way, as did my mom. I just like for most of the potatoes to be nice cubes, and I find they are much easier to cut into cubes when cold. After a few hours of the salad chilling in the fridge, I don't notice any difference taste wise.
Ever accidentally overcook the taters and make mashed potato salad? Some people actually like it that way. I'm a cube guy.
Try cutting before you cook the potatoes. They cook faster that way. (of course if you've been making the salad for decades, you can probably do it in your sleep----and a change like that would throw everything out of sync!)