# My hashbrowns suck

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hashbrowns-suck/650711>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 18, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hashbrowns-suck/650711 "2013-02-18T16:49:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hashbrowns-suck/650711/21 "2013-02-18T23:15:51Z")

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> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#):
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> I cheat by partially nuking a potato in its skin. The skin comes off nicely while grating, and the hashbrowns turn out wonderfully. I’ve had a few people that won’t eat hashbrowns without ketchup eat mine plain. I like to mix in diced onions before pan frying.

This is the same as using leftover baked potatoes and the only way to do hash browns IMHO.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hashbrowns-suck/650711/22 "2013-02-18T23:26:12Z")

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First problem: you’re doing it with raw potatoes. Start with leftover bakers. all the liquid is out so all you have to do is warm them up and let them get crispy.

Second problem: oil. yuck. Please, for your own sake use butter and use more than “a little.” Of course, too much can make them greasy, but you want a decent amount to get that lovely flavor and a crispy texture.

and yes! Leave them alone!

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**Author:** ![chinchalinchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@chinchalinchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chinchalinchin)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hashbrowns-suck/650711/23 "2013-02-18T23:53:22Z")

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It’s okay, guys. I’m an expert on hashbrowns; I used to work at Denny’s. Every Sunday morning around 7 we would unload about 10 pounds of hashbrowns onto the grill and left them cook there all the live long day. By about noon, they would be solid hunks of brown char. So, basically, what I’m saying is, you need to cook them anywhere from 0 to 5 hours to really get the full experience.

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