The bag isn't THAT wet (just enough chemicals to keep it from going purple AND to make getting good hashbrowns nigh impossible without more effort than it took to shred it in the first place) but yeah. Check your refrigerated lunch meats and cheese displays at your local supermarket.

I personally love them for "breakfast for dinner" or a week night (blasphemous) burrito. They are shit because they take so long to properly crisp up, but you can get them into perfect burrito texture in like 10-15 minutes on the stove.

And yeah. Unshredded chunks are incredibly common. First time I saw like half a potato though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Blasphemous burrito sounds awesome

Could be a band name Halloween Taco Bell item

The possibilities are endless

[–] BroBot9000 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Americans would protest that it’s against their beliefs and insist that the burrito gets replaced by a “Holy guacamole burrito” with mini crosses panini pressed into it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Well as an American that sounds about right for some people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've gotten pretty good at making a hashbrown in about 7 minutes in the morning.

You grate the potato on a box grater, squeeze out whatever water you can, spread it over a plate, microwave it for 2 minutes with a paper towel over it, then pan fry for about 2 min on each side.

Preshredding does take out a part of that work, but it doesn't seem worth it for the amount of potato I eat. I'm not feeding a family, though.

I wonder if you could get a good crisp out of the bagged shreds by similarly microwaving them. This part removes moisture and par-cooking them brings out their starches, which is what you need for a crispy hash brown.