The people I live with are not fans of potatoes unless they are sweet potatoes. As a result I do not make potatoes often, probably once every two weeks or so.Leo Sr will choose rice over potatoes on any day so I try to make potatoes more interesting.
There is nothing worse than lumpy and under seasoned mashed potatoes, I have bad memories from boarding school. Making great mashed potatoes is easy if you pay attention to what you are doing. I prefer to peel my potatoes and cube them into similar sizes. That way they cook evenly. I boil them in cold water, if you use hot water the outer layer will cook faster than the middle which means when you mash them the texture will be inconsistent.