On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:37:58 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>l not -l wrote:
>
>>
>> On 27-Dec-2017, wrote:
>>
>> > On 12/26/2017 11:47 AM, Gary wrote:
>> > > Ophelia wrote:
>> > > >
>> > >> "cshenk" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Ophelia wrote:
>> > >>> I am not sure why anyone would buy frozen died potatoes
>> > >>> unless they
>> > >>> are in a tremendous hurry, for work etc?
>> > > >
>> > >> Mostly that. Bleery morning eyes, easy to just pull a
>> > >> handful out and
>> > >> cook.
>> > > >
>> > >> ==
>> > > >
>> > >> Fair enough)
>> > >
>> > > LOL! I can't imagine someone tired and "bleery eyes"
>> > > standing at
>> > > the stove and cooking hashbrowns or anything else so early in
>> > > the
>> > > morning. odd
>> > >
>> > <G> I can't even think about eating until around 10:00, much
>> > less
>> > think about cooking hash browns (fresh or frozen) at 6 or 7 in
>> > the morning.
>> >
>> > It seems to me frozen potatoes (in any form) are purely a
>> > convenience
>> > thing. No need to dice, slice or shred, that prep is already
>> > done.
>> I agree on the convenience; but, not on the timing. Most days I
>> begin preparing breakfast at 7am.
>>
>> I don't eat potatoes often and, most days I'm cooking for one;
>> therefore, I don't keep fresh potatoes on-hand. When I decide I
>> want hash browns, it's great to grab a bag of frozen (or carton
>> of dehydrated) and toss a cup of shreds in a hot cast iron
>> skillet. No picking through a bag of potatoes that may be
>> several weeks old, looking for a potato in good enough shape to
>> eat. No peeling and shredding. Just a serving of crispy hash
>> browns in the same amount of time it takes to think about how to
>> make from scratch.
>>
>> I also keep a few cans of diced and whole potatoes on hand. The
>> canned diced potatoes I use, along with a can of corned beef, on
>> those occasions I make "cheater's hash". In the time it takes to
>> open 2 cans, mix and heat the contents, I can make an acceptable
>> corned beef hash; beats having to get out and go to the diner for
>> a corned beef hash breakfast. Canned whole potatoes work well
>> when preparing green beans and I decide a few potatoes would make
>> them better. Or they can be added to a Musgovian soup or stew to
>> round it out.
>>
>> A bit of quality is sacrificed for convenience in making
>> something I'd otherwise just wish I had for breakfast.
>
>Actually there are a small number of dishes I make where the canned
>seem optimal.

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