A
Sound Potato
Structurally convincing. Calm eye distribution. Sits where placed.
NOTICE PSS-01
Important clarification
The Potato Standards Society is not a government body, regulator, certification authority, inspection agency, growers’ council, marketing board, tribunal, ministry, commission, laboratory, or useful institution of any kind.
We have no power over your potato.
Current standard
PSS 2026.4 — Domestic Tuber Classification
B
Ordinary Potato
Irregular but acceptable. May roll unexpectedly. No cause for alarm.
C
Questionable Potato
Unexplained softness, ambitious sprouting, or an unsettling degree of symmetry.
Ω
Potato Displays Intent
Do not encourage it. Do not disclose your plans. Record observations from a sensible distance.
Public assessment desk
Classify a potato
Provide a few objective facts. The Society will provide an unnecessarily definite conclusion.
Society finding
B
Ordinary Potato
Recent field bulletins
Things we have noticed
- 24 Sep A potato left unattended remained where it was.
- 21 Sep Three specimens described as “medium” were not the same size.
- 18 Sep No evidence found that washing improves character.
- 11 Sep A red potato was observed among brown potatoes. Proceedings continue.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Have you seen a potato worth discussing?
The Society welcomes field reports, disputed classifications, unusual tubers, and correspondence from people with too much time.