Okay, I really need help with hashbrowns

[Alan]

Out of the bag from the freezer in stores, I have tried several things to get crispy, brown hashbrowns. I let them thaw and cook in hot oil, before it smokes, I don't try to flip to early, I let them set for a certain amount of minutes, just like some sites on the internet say ..... But darn, they suck!!! Help please! :tiphat: :tiphat:

Oh yea, I still eat them with a over easy egg, but any suggestions would be nice.

Alan

 

[Jogeephus]

Try adding butter after it looks like the oil is used up. Just keep adding pats of butter to the center of the pile. Not margarine. BUTTER

 

[skyhightree1]

Yea when I go to waffle house i always tell them I want HASH BROWNS not HASH WHITES.

 

[dun]

Use bacon grease

 

[3waycross]

Drain off all the water you can. It really helps

 

[1982vett]

Good amount of olive oil, thick pan for even heat distrubution, and hot flame.

Once they are "thawed" out a bit add a little more oil (or butter per Jogee) if needed and stir em around a little (maybe add some onion, little green pepper)... Turn back the flame a bit so you don't scorch em. From here I try to only turn them rather than stir them. You may also be putting to many in the pan so that you are steaming them rather than frying them.

 

[Angus Cowman]

coo on medium heat and leave em alone and like vette says don't put too many in the pan at a time about enough for 2 people in a large skillet

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

Don't buy the frozen ones to start with.

 

[Kingfisher]

Use bacon grease

Right on! . If you can't get it right w bacon grease something is wrong w your taters!

 

[greybeard]

I flip the irons of my waffle maker over and cook them on that. Cooks both sides at once--browns both sides at once--works better on fresh taters than on frozen ones--you just have to turn the heat down on the frozen ones..

 

[3waycross]

Don't buy the frozen ones to start with.

I sell a ton and 1/2 of frozen HBG's a week. They work real good you just gotta cook em right! Most of my customers lay em out on the flat top with a butter flavored oil and cook em till they're crisp. They do turn em a lot!

 

[TN Cattle Man]

Use bacon grease

The only way to cook hashbrowns!!!

 

[slick4591]

I use a product called Simply Potatoes. They are cold but not frozen and come in three flavors. I cook them like GB using the flat side on my Panini grill. I use lots of butter and I'll wreck them a few times before finishing.

When I've used fresh potatoes I soak and rinse them in water several times the evening before and leave them in fresh water overnight. Squeeze as much of the water out that you can before using.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

I bake a couple of potatoes in the mirco wave the night before and shred them and throw them in a cast iron skillet. Works good most ever time. Reckon the plastic bags from the grocery store might be handy at times. Just don't think they are as good.

 

[skyhightree1]

Not hashbrowns but I bought this new cuber and dicer thing and this is my first usage of it..