3. Use Plenty of Water
Another important step for making an easy potato salad is to make sure that you use enough water when you are cooking the potatoes. You will want to place your waxy skinned potatoes into a large pot. Make sure that you cover them with cold water. The cold water should cover the potatoes by at least two inches. This is to make sure that when the water comes to a boil and begins to steam, there is not too much water lost that the potatoes become uncovered. This can result in the potatoes ending up with a burnt taste if you are not careful.
It is also important to make sure that you use plenty of salt when you are boiling the potatoes. This will help to bring out the flavor of the potatoes in your potato salad. Treat the potatoes with salt just like you would if you were cooking pasta.