I have have numerous attempts following all the guidelines and tips. I’ve never have anything strictly better than the fancier brands of frozen ones. I have gotten close a couple of times, but the frustration / time waste factor is enormous.
I don’t make hash browns by themselves. They’re an accompaniment to a big weekend breakfast of eggs, bacon, and pancakes. I ain’t got time for making the real thing.
Have you ever tried making latkes? They’re richer, and stand alone better, so you’re typically not juggling them with eight other things—which, yeah, is the other big PITA with hashbrowns.
Just going to chime in that potatoes are potatoes, and I am fine with frozen potatoes. It’s not worth the hassle, and my bag of potatoes usually sprouts roots before I can even get through a few of them.
They had it at work one time and I realized, Hey, I could probably make that! They called it Frogmore stew, probably to sound French and be more impressive. Anytime I mention it to folks back in Pennsylvania where I grew up they go, you mean like low country boil, which I had never heard of before.
I have finished a bag of potatoes greater than 3lbs exactly once in my life, and I was basically catering an event when I did so. Sprouting potatoes are my bane.