We TESTED 28 Different Ways to Make CRISPY Hash Browns - Hashbrowns for Beginners 101
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- Do your homemade hash browns SUCK? If so, you need to watch this! We tested SO many different methods for making crispy hash browns on the griddle using fresh potatoes - everything from what type of grater to use for the best size potato shreds, whether or not to rinse the shreds, how many times to rinse the potato shreds, how to dry the potatoes, what type of butter or oil to use, etc.
And we'll show you our 2 favorite methods for making crispy hash browns on the griddle using raw potatoes! --And we also show you some of the most common mistakes that people make in this video for crispy hash browns for beginners!
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I use a salad spinner to dry mine. Works real good and doesn't consume paper towels or dirty up towels.
out of all the testing..thats something I never thought of...thank you...
I use one to and it works great.
Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was wondering about that, thanks for having the answer
Salad spinner is the way to go. Always use one when I do hash browns. Grate directly into the spinner, fill with water to rinse, use the basket as the strainer and of course spin feverishly to dry.
Bro, as a former griddle jockey at a greasy spoon as a young tough, the BEST way to get crispy flavor packed taters is to boil them (Burbank Russets) the day prior, peel them when hot, put them in the cooler (or in the home dude's case, the fridge) & the next morning grate them before hitting the griddle (flat top) with clarified butter. Lay them on and let them caramelize. Flip once, and serve.
Yes, had a chef tell me that. Works great.
This is the best way to do production hash.
For that store bought taste at home. Grate the raw potato, wash to remove starch, pat dry, soak in sugar water over night, rinse again, pat dry again, and fry with butter at about 350F.
What I do, grate the potato, fry it right away with nothing but butter. Keep the grill temperature low so you don't smoke the butter. In fact I spread the potatoes all the way across the griddle using the spatula to cut and turn over sections at a time. I know it's time to flip if the entire thing moves like a unit.
Her chuckle/snicker while he's showing off spatula is priceless.
He said “we all only have so many inches to work with” and that’s when she snickered
I caught that too and made me snicker as well.
😂
I couldn’t tell if it was a chuckle or a sneeze. 😂
Here is our restaurant secret.
*Use russets
*Par boil potatoes until the reach and internal temp of 150 degree
* Cool potatoes by running cold water on them and drain all water off.
* Put in cooler until they are 40 ish degrees
* Grate the potatoes and cook with ample amount of oil of your preference.
* Sprinkle with salt to finish.
Let’s just say my thoughts don’t match community guidelines
@@brianboe3774???? What do you mean????
I haven't found a way to make 'em that are not gooey inside. The gooeyness is what I don't like. Closest I've come is deep fried.
I worked as a breakfast line cook for years and this is exactly the way you do it!👍
I got a job at Sambo’s in SoCal when I was 15. I was the youngest cook in the organization. The guy teaching me was more than patient with my incompetent butt, but one thing I remember was he’d throw the hashbrowns down, and pour a nearly full ladle of oil directly over the top. Seemed like too much, but it appeared to come out great. I lasted about 4 or 5 months. At 64, I think I still have PTSD from that job. Real fry cooks are absolute poetry in motion.
Huge respect, Neil.
haahhah thats awesome...down memory lane for sure
Great video Boss, love me some Taters, and I don't care how they are made. But hash browns are a true favorite. Taters build table muscle, you know, that muscle that hangs out over your belt. Some call it flab, I prefer to call it table muscle.
@@TheFlatTopKing we found your pancake recipe friggin amazing. Neighbor benefits from it!!
Thanks for your hard work putting these videos out.
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Sambos! I remember when it was Little Black Sambos! And the murals all over the walls with the Tiger & the boy!
Layer them twice as think and cover them with a pan or foil. It steams the hashbrowns that dont get direct heat from the grill. Then flip and just cook the other side for a minute. Crispy top and soft middle
Her giggle about the spatula size was awesome! and if they're not crispy I add chipped beef gravy on mine!
Love a good chipped gravy
I ran to the comments when I heard her crack😂
oh, it was spatula size she was giggling at
That chuckle is worth the time spent watching video.
hahhaha
Tasted a lot of hash browns and potatoes being from Idaho. Tastes definitely vary for sure. I still prefer the HBs with more starch and crunchier golden texture. Great video! That was so generous of you to take the time to make it and share it with us.
Dude, i have no idea how u kept a serious face after her giggle about the "inches" joke! lol priceless
I busted up when she snickered. I'd have likely missed it if she hadn't. But I've rewatched it so many times now.
There was a steakhouse restaurant at the Napa, CA airport in the 70’s called Jonesy’s. One of the many specials he had was Jonesy’s Special Potatoes. Perfectly cooked hashbrowns with melted cheese on top. People used to fly/drive from everywhere to enjoy his food and personality. Sadly, he is no longer with us, but his recipe lives on. We even said hello to John Wayne during one Friday lunch…
WOW....yeah thats awesome....memories for sure
I grew up eating those at that place. Ha…
Went to college in Napa County in the late 60s. Jonesy's was a Sunday morning treat!
I’m sure I had them since my dad kept his small aircraft there, but where is the recipe???
@@dasan9178 Hashbrown patty topped with American cheese. Add chopped, caramelized onions, if desired. Pretty simple.
Thanks Neil and Amy, you've went to great lengths to share this video about cooking hashbrowns and it is appreciated. People complicate it so much . Find your choice of what you like and stick with it. You and Amy have a little difference but you work well with each others taste buds, that's fantastic. Stay safe and keep up the great recipes and giving us different ideas. Fred.
You still don't know Jack about how to make hashbrowns. Not going to share the secret with anyone peddling frozen or dehydrated potatoes. Good luck on your mission.
I love shredded hash browns and have only recently, finally perfected my hash browns, so watching 20 minutes of hash brown demonstration and experimentation is a nice end to the day
Good tips, you've covered about all the mistakes I've made with hashbrowns
Thank you for doing all the work on the test batches. This information was very helpful.
Thank you. You guys like your hash browns basically identical to mine. Thanks for showing me all the knowledge I should ever need to finally make perfect hash browns.
The wife's reaction at 8:57 to the remark "You only have X amount of inches to work with, we all have that problem" cracked me up!
Thank you for doing the work for us. That was a great and clear video of how to deal with hash browns. I appreciate it.
I needed this, thank you!
I don’t discriminate against any hash browns. Heck, I’d eat those mistakes for you. Great teaching video
hhahahah so would have we if that wasn’t potato 50 ahhahaha
Awesome! I love hash browns but have always had a challenge cooking them from scratch. Thank you for the tips! Subscribed!
Great video! I'll still mostly use dehydrated for the simplicity and convenience of them staying shelf stable in hot weather. I like your tip of using the spatula to gauge the pile size.👍😊
I think dehydrated are definitely fantastic....easily my number 2
Excellent info, Neal! Thank you!
Thanks bud
Try shredding and rinse in cold water until the water is clear. Blanch potatoes in boiling water for 1 minute, then dry. Once dry salt and add desired spices and fry on griddle in oil.
I love the dehydrated ones. I will have to try the fresh bagged! Thanks for all of the experiments 😋
Great explanation of the entire process thank you so much
Good stuff, Great advice!
I know this was a ton of time and effort for you to do. All I can say is thank you, I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into your videos. I always learn something new. I can’t wait to go cook some hash browns.
You're very welcome!
Very good information and thanks for your help.
This was a very edifying video. You answered several of the questions as to why my hash browns always turn out mushy and not crispy. I learned a lot today. Thanks
Absolutely bud...cheers
Awesome tips Neal! Perfect sense brother. Cheers 🍻
Glad it was helpful!
Great insight Team FTK! I made shredded hash browns yesterday and was always told “the key is to use lots of oil” and I certainly over did it. Super greasy and I closed the lid on my electric Blackstone griddle which causes a ton of moisture so I won’t be doing that again. I know you put a lot of potato 🥔 muscle into this video so appreciate the hard work!
Really appreciate that....cheers
After so many failed attempts at hash browns I broke down and just got hash brown patty’s on the griddle, videos like this still give me hope!
hahahaahha hey those are great too
Thanks for the work, I make good crispy Hashbrowns, but I want to make Great Crispy Hasbrowns and Your information allows me to do this. Awesome!
I also like mine extra crispy. Took me a long time to learn how to cook them and I will be keeping your tips in mind! thankx
There are some diner kitchen POV channels on CZcams. Interesting how they differ. My favorite uses clarified butter instead of oil. Put down hash browns and butter over the top. They only do scrambled eggs and omelettes on the flattop. Every other egg order is done in a skillet.
Something you're missing is the variety of potatoes. The variety makes a *huge* difference. Kennebec and Superior are excellent for being fried. You won't find these in the grocery store, you need to grow your own. It took me many attempts to learn how to make good hash browns but once I figured it out, I can do it everytime.
seems we are the only ones to agree that the variety of potato makes a difference. happy cooking.
@@gregbelknap6135 The variety is important. The best varieties of potatoes are not sold in the grocery stores and you definitely won't find a great frying potato in the grocery store.
I grate the potato, rinse once and spread them on to paper towels fold the towel over and push down to get the liquid out, I will usually do that step twice. I believe i use a little avocado oil in the pan, set the potatoes in and then leave them for about 15 minutes. Then flip and leave it for another 10-15 minutes and they are done. What i like to do is scramble a couple eggs with some peppers and onions then put some cheddar cheese on the hashbrown patty then spread out the egg peppers onions over the hashbrowns. The cheese makes sure the eggs stay in place
Very good information. Thank you.
TY
Scattered, Smothered, Covered, Diced and Chunked is the way! Good video for a beginner like myself!
Absolutely
Great video, I've never had great luck with shredded hashbrowns so maybe I'll try some of your tips and see if I can get better results. I prefer diced hashbrowns, though that's definitely due to my father cooking them ever weekend in massive bulk, he learned from his father who was a cook in World War 2 so always cooked things in massive bulk.
Your experience speaks for itself brother. No need to say my preference, this is your channel, do it your way. Love your stuff.
I appreciate that
The hero we deserved. Thanks for doing this man.
Appreciate ya
I prefer the dehydrated as well. I add about a Tablespoon of dehydrated onions to the carton and shake it up before adding the hot water. Then just a bit of AP seasoning while cooking. Great experiment.
Man thats something i would love...thanks for the idea
Sambos used coconut oil to cook hash browns
We made a long column and then used the spat to make individual servings
If not sold the portians got moved over by the egg side
Best kitchen i ever worked in
Add drops of lemon juice to ice cold water for rinsing. Prevents browning.
Then put shreds into food dehydrator. Dont fully dehydrate but shreds should be firm enough to hold shape but soft enough to manually bend. Freeze. Pull out what you need and instantly start cooking.
My favorite is to grate the potatoes, rinse and strain, dry in cheese cloth, fry covered in a thin layer in a hot skillet with clarified butter.
Thank you for your contribution to food science!
Great video! I like the convenience of frozen shredded hashbrowns. Instead of putting them in the refrigerator to thaw overnight, I put them on a plate right out of the freezer, and give them 1.5 minutes in the microwave to thaw. They come out pretty much room temp - not hot. Throw them on the griddle, season, be patient like you suggested, and the results will be fantastic.
great tip....
I have never put this much effort into a hash brown. Good job.
hahah I didnt want to either...till I realize the pain people feel when they are asking about how to make better...
Dude, great video! I'm always looking for improvement in my hashbrown game. Thanks for sharing the mistakes, too. On a side note, check out potato latkes. They are basically shredded potatoes mixed with eggs and some flour. They are way more forgiving and can be crazy good crispy.
Interesting...will do ...thanks
Here you go. Oil the grill. Spread your potatoes out thin. Season as you wish. But salt for sure.
Then cut the layer to pieces 2x the size you want to serve.
Check for doneness, then simply fold each slab over onto itself. And serve.
If you do it this way, you have the full Maillard crunch top and bottom. I do mine with diced onion. So the onion goes beside the Spuds, Then tossed onto the steamed side so when you fold it in 1/2, the onions will keep steaming inside the hash brown.
After folding either serve or melt your cheese on top as preferred. Cheers!
Been gone for a while, moving getting house set up and settled back in Indy. Glad to be back and ready to griddle
Heck yeah...thanks for coming back...cheers to the new adventure
Great Video! You two are nuts, and we appreciate your potato sacrifice for us :)
hahhahaha she thought it...I just say it first.
I'm getting out my IR gun next time. Your water sprinkle demo was very informative. So many tips, thanks for your obsession.
If you're traveling through Albuquerque, try some Western Style hash browns at Frontier.
Will do...thanks
Thanks guys !! A lot of great info but we barely eat potatoes anymore. Definitely save this video incase.
I'm lazy, so we just do thinly sliced potatoes in butter or oil. I make them thicker or make wedges and cook quickly if I'm in the mood. Sometimes we want hash browns, so I was intrigued by your video... THANKS!! Potatoes are easy to grow (plain cardboard with compost/dirt/straw with eyelets) , the price from a restaurant are obscene these days!
I didn’t watch it except at the end. The absolute best way to make hash browns is to grate organic russet potatoes unpeeled then put them in a cast iron PAN with leaf lard over medium low heat. You smash it down a little to hold it together. You slowly cook until crispy. That is by far my family’s favorite method to make them. Not washing the grated potatoes and cooking in a pan with lard contains the oil and flavor better into the hash browns. Super simple. Best flavor. Master the thickness and slowness of cooking and you got the right stuff. Extra virgin oliver oil, leaf lard, and bacon grease all make a good hash brown.
Wow... you guys really went all out... And I suppose you are just as frustrated with how to make the best hash browns as most of us are, there's so many variations in the way that I have cooked hash browns that when I make them it's a tossup as to whether I'm going to call them perfect or " this is the way I like them " I have tinkered with some of the methods that you are exploring and comparing, and I really do appreciate your efforts to show us your results from what I could see I don't think you are too far off from the way I would like my hash browns to come out... Kind of crispy on the outside and the potatoes have got to be cooked what more could we ask for 🙂great job and I'm going to review this video again just so I can kind of absorb all the information that was available.
Appreciate that...really do
Thanks for this take....Thaw the food out!
Do you rinse your simply potatoes? Thanks for the great content you consistently put out on both channels!!
Not at all...just open and go...
We like the green bag of hashbrowns from the store as well. Just did a big bfast yesterday for mothers day on the halo. Yum! I would do fresh if I didn't have any bagged potatoes.
Absolutely....quick...taste good...and readily available with almost no effort...
Superbious! 🙏🏻
Thank you! Cheers!
I hogged out the holes on my grater. Huge improvement.
What an excellent video. When I heard the giggle, I had to subscribe.
The Mrs. Snickers- Priceless ! Loved it .
hahahaha
Use clarified butter or ghee.
It won't burn and has a very high smoke point.
The milk solids in butter is what burns not the butter fat.
You got to sprout them OVER NIGHT in water in the frig. Then drain them pat them dry, season them. Oil the grill, put them out on the grill with a bowl over them. THIS COOKS BOTH SIDES, while it browning the other
I have not perfected hash browns on my griddle yet as I've had a hard time getting the temperature correct using a blaze stainless griddle. It seems that it is always too hot or too cold. But on a cast iron pan I shred by hand russet potatoes then sprinkle some Creole and let drain. Cook medium high heat on the first side, then medium low heat on the 2nd side to crisp up and avoid burning.
Always learn something on your videos . Just goes to show you Always teach an old dog a new trick Thanks Buddy
Absolutely
Thanks!!!
Anytime
Salad spinners my go-to plus when they dry out a little bit I will put put some potato starch in the ball and shake it up real well
Partially bake the potato in the microwave before grating it. Won't oxidize and browns quick, without drying the inside too much but avoids having to drain also. A cheff showed me this trick.
Nice video. I've always had difficulty with potatoes. Whether shredded, sliced for au gratins, mashed or baked. Hard to get them right. Baked taters now I got down. Americas Test Kitchen taught me to prick them with a fork, soak in salted water for 15 - 20 minutes, bake at 425 until internal temp is 205. Yukon Gold or Russets work well for this technique.
Love, love your assignment!
TY
Merci 🎉 for the Spuds 🥔 !!!!
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Getting the water out of the potatoes is the first thing. A tea towel where you wrap them up and spin it then undo and repeat. Can’t believe how much water is held in them. Hot enough temp and letting your oil get to temp before is so crucial. You want to fry them and with the temp drop you could end up with greasy browns.
Thank you
Thanks
Best hashbrown from scratch IMO. You bake them first, then soak in water overnight. Skin them and grate them. Then throw them on the flattop with clarified butter, make them about an inch thick, and crip up each side. It's crispy on the outside and like mash potatoes on the inside. But as a line cook through college the dehydrated ones you get from the store are the best.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Video..
Temp, time and patience are key to a crispy hash brown.
I live near Cornell and have dealt with their Professors about potatoes. They grow and test potatoes for chips, fries, hash browns and on and on. You'll be amazed on the varsity's of potatoes farmed for these products. They would tell you standard potatoes at the store contain too much sugar to make good hash browns. It's changed so much to our taste today to make them from common potatoes that they taste off. Good tutorial though and will give your suggestions a try.
Shred by hand russets no rinse squeeze moisture out with a ricer add a little flour fry using lard.
Love over easy eggs on top of my hashbrowns with side of sausage,soooo good!
Absolutely
Almost All pre shredded hash browns (frozen or dehydrated) have dextrose added (sugar or corn syrup) this helps the browning. Wind guards for the Blackstone greatly help with getting good stable temperatures. Sugars help browning, Starch helps the crisping
Just shred them put them in the oven at 375 for 30 minutes and then pull them out with a really really hot griddle throw them on there for a couple minutes and they are crispy Beyond crispy
Add just a little bit of oil to the butter and the butter will not brown. Can also make clarified butter and it will not burn either.
Thats not true..hahha Butter will 100 burn and brown with oil....it might slow the process down..but butter burns around 350 regardless of oil or not....Clarified butter does not have fat solids which is what makes butter burn...even with oil
@@TheFlatTopKing Try it. The oil trick works. Clarified butter can hit a smoke point, why not good for frying, but great for flat tops and saute.
I've found my favorite to be the frozen hashbrown patties you can buy from Trader Joe's and other places. They are just like McDonald's hash browns. So easy to make and not greasy.
Absolutely
You need to make a mason trowel spatula by cutting the triangle tip off. Way more surface area, high carbon steel (cuts steaks during stir fry). Be sure to sharpen the bottom only
Can you please do a video on how to prepare and season an Academy Outdoor Gourmet 4-Burner 36'' Griddle ?
They say it has some type of Non Stick surface and I’m not sure what it needs or doesn’t need. Thank you.
When are you doing a review on the camp chef gridiron grill. It will be released here in Australia on the 20th and wish to buy one, but awaiting your review first before ordering new grill.
Soon...I went to Utah to test it out already....good so far...but my test are way different
@TheFlatTopKing so it turns out it will not be available in Australia until late June. I'm hoping you give it a big thumbs up when you review it.
Then I can make my decision.
The type of potato will also make a difference. A potato high in starch(sugars) like a russet will brown and crisp up the best. A waxy potato with lower starch, like Red or Yukon potatoes will not brown up as easily because they have less sugar(starch) in them. It is the sugars in the starch that cause the potatoes to crisp up and brown.
Thanks for all of your hard work!
Now, take a break from hash browns for 3 months!
ahhahh True...very true..
40 years ago a buddy and I attempted a Pizza Challenge at a local eatery: two people consume a 36" party pizza in one hour. We couldn't eat the last two pieces, so we lost. I couldn't look at or stand the smell of pizza for 3 1/2 months!!!
@@SanJacintoArtGuild Hahaahhah. Completely understandable
The perfect hashbrown should be like tiny little french fries. So, try this. Sprinkle the grated potatoes into a deepfrier and cook till golden brown. How does one keep them as separate little pieces? Lightly coat them in flower before cooking.
It's a simple Secret..... grade your hash browns into hot water to rinse, then drain, while they're still wet microwave them covered for at least 2 minutes per potato to steam them and fluff them.
Then drain them if there is any water and cook them in butter add salt.
But you have to microwave them covered the steaming is the trick.
My hashbrowns are great. Par boil the potatoes the night before and refrigerate them. Grate the poratoes and fry in 3mm of oil in the pan, piping hot, covered, until they stick together. Flip and lightly brown the other side. Salt and pepper to taste.
Y’all need to ask the Swiss about Rösti. 😉
Have you tried to finish potatoes in margarine? Cook in a diner in Cape Cod gave me that tip. I use it whenever I want very crispy Hashbrowns. About to watch the video so I will find out.