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We gave up on fast food hash browns because of the grease. When we want hash browns we usually do Orida crowns in a toaster oven. Today I tried Walmart Great Value hash browns in the toaster oven. They’re the size and shape similar to McDonald’s hash browns. They bake well in the toaster oven. Light crunch on outside and tender and moist on inside. One down side is a lingering aftertaste of onion and garlic which is added for flavor. The onion and garlic taste isn’t pungent but after the potato tast is gone then the onion and garlic lingers. Still a decent option to add to an egg based breakfast.
I boil finely diced potatoes in salt water un til almost done, drain, pre freeze to keep from sticking and freeze portions for hash browns, burritos, even soups.
The Walmart hashbrown patties are all right, but there are better quality options available at other stores. There are a couple of other companies that make similar patties. After trying the other brands, the interior of the Walmart patties seems more like mush than shredded potato. My perception of the brand-name products is that they are tender on the inside but still have a shredded-potato consistency. The Walmart patties by comparison seem to me more like a mashed potato consistency inside. There is nothing wrong with that, but the others just seem more substantial and better quality. They are, of course, somewhat more expensive than the Walmart store-brand patties, so there's that. Cannot remember the names of the other brands right now, but stores like Safeway carry them and BJ's Wholesale has a pack of 20 for a very reasonable price. I do like the McDonald's hashbrowns, though. I have tried to find a copycat recipe to make them myself (planning to try baking them instead of deep frying because of the grease issue the OP mentioned) but have so far not been successful in finding one that tastes the same and has the same texture and consistency as the ones from McDonald's. The quest continues.
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We always get the “Simply Potatoes” which are mostly kept in the egg isle. They are cut thicker than the frozen ones and don’t turn mushy, crisper up nicely with a little butter added when almost done. I’ll have to try them in the air fryer sometime.
The Walmart hashbrown patties are all right, but there are better quality options available at other stores. There are a couple of other companies that make similar patties. After trying the other brands, the interior of the Walmart patties seems more like mush than shredded potato. My perception of the brand-name products is that they are tender on the inside but still have a shredded-potato consistency. The Walmart patties by comparison seem to me more like a mashed potato consistency inside. There is nothing wrong with that, but the others just seem more substantial and better quality. They are, of course, somewhat more expensive than the Walmart store-brand patties, so there's that. Cannot remember the names of the other brands right now, but stores like Safeway carry them and BJ's Wholesale has a pack of 20 for a very reasonable price. I do like the McDonald's hashbrowns, though. I have tried to find a copycat recipe to make them myself (planning to try baking them instead of deep frying because of the grease issue the OP mentioned) but have so far not been successful in finding one that tastes the same and has the same texture and consistency as the ones from McDonald's. The quest continues.
I’ve been looking for name brand versions at the stores I shop and haven’t seen any. Costco is far on the other side of the parish (Louisiana’s form of county) from our home. I’ve checked big grocery stores and local small grocery stores and haven’t seen them other than Walmart Great Value. I don’t eat eggs often but when I do it would be nice to have some potatoes to go with them. At least with frozen crowns or hash browns they are always at the ready for a toaster oven when I want some.
I’ve been looking for name brand versions at the stores I shop and haven’t seen any. Costco is far on the other side of the parish (Louisiana’s form of county) from our home. I’ve checked big grocery stores and local small grocery stores and haven’t seen them other than Walmart Great Value. I don’t eat eggs often but when I do it would be nice to have some potatoes to go with them. At least with frozen crowns or hash browns they are always at the ready for a toaster oven when I want some.
They are, indeed, sometimes hard to find. It seems that the grocery stores in this area (Maryland) are stocking them more often in recent months, but they still don't seem to have them all the time. We have BJ's stores here, which you might not have, and they usually have them in stock more consistently. As you pointed out, at least the Walmart version is generally available.
We always get the “Simply Potatoes” which are mostly kept in the egg isle. They are cut thicker than the frozen ones and don’t turn mushy, crisper up nicely with a little butter added when almost done. I’ll have to try them in the air fryer sometime.
I have had good luck with those as well. Lately I have just been breaking out the old mandoline and making my own from yukon gold potatoes. I do have an attachment for my food processor but that just seems like too much bother.
We gave up on fast food hash browns because of the grease.
I keep trying on my flat-top, but still can't duplicate Waffle House Hash Browns (Scattered and Smothered). Guess I should try a box of what they actually use. Looks like you can even buy it on Amazon now. https://www.amazon.com/Waffles-Hashb.../dp/B0B19LBRLB
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