It is best suited for fresh market and processing into frozen french fries. Plants are large and upright with pigmented nodes and internodes on large, thick stems that have waved, pigmented wings and medium, clasping stipules. Leaves are large, open, and slightly pubescent. Flower buds are slightly pigmented. Tubers are oblong and blocky, with medium to heavy russet skin, shallow eyes, and short, slightly curved eyebrows.
Dormancy is quite long.
Yield and total solids of NorKing Russet are similar to those of Russet Burbank, with total solids higher than Norgold Russet. NorKing Russet is used for the production of french fries by several processors. NorKing Russet is resistant to Verticillium wilt and common scab but susceptible to most viruses and other diseases, including early and late blight. NorKing Russet expresses bacterial ring rot in both the vine and tuber. Problems with hollow heart have been reported in some growing areas.