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On 10/26/2015 12:54 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:08:00 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:16:12 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> "l not -l" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>> On 24-Oct-2015, notbob > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 2015-10-24, ImStillMags > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> > Decent dehydrated has browns are actually quite good if prepared
>>>>>>>>> > properly.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Better'n frozen, that's fer sure. Rehydrated hash browns will get
>>>>>>>>> crispy when fried. Frozen never seem to. I prefer fresh spuds
>>>>>>>>> nuked
>>>>>>>>> fer 3 mins ea, then cooled, shredded, and pan fried. Yum!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> nb
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have had the opposite experience. What type pan do you use?
>>>>>>>> When I
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> them, I fry them in a large cast iron skillet and am able to get
>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>> crispy
>>>>>>>> - not diner crispy, but close.
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>>>>>>> I am confused about 'hash browns'. I have seen them in the
>>>>>>> freezers at
>>>>>>> the shops and they are small brown and flat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=282059931
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On a slow cooker site it shows 'hash browns' in the pot - and it
>>>>>>> looked
>>>>>>> like porridge.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How do you make them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are different kinds. Can be loose or a patty.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I am beginning to understand.
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>>>> I prefer home fries. Before making hash browns I'd make latkes.
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>>> I sometimes make home fries for my husband. He does rather like them)

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>> Hash browns are easy, just dice a few spuds and fry on low heat giving
>> them a flip and a shake every so often (I use half butter, half olive
>> oil), even good with red potatoes and no need to peel them but I poke
>> out their big eyes. Can save time in the morning by cooking them the
>> day before and keep the pan in the fridge, they reheat nicely.
>> Sometimes I pour beaten eggs over... a one skillet treat.

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> I though they were mant to be grated?
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Are you that clueless? You've got a computer, look up different types
of hash browns. Some are grated, some (also called home fries) are
diced. At any rate all are potatoes browned/cooked on the stovetop.
And no, not hash brown "casserole".

Jill