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Radar · 08-03-2008, 05:53 PM

I don't find anything special about Denny's hashbrowns, but I've cooked at a lot of restaurants in Las Vegas when I was young and trust me, casinos do more breakfast than Denny's.

Restaurants generally use peeled & shredded russet potatoes. They spread the potatoes over the grill (you can probably use a griddle) pour on liquid butter fat (cheaper than buying butter and convenient since it's in liquid form and it comes in a bottle) which drips down through the potatoes. They allow one side of the potatoes to brown and stick together. While that is happening, they put salt & pepper on the potatoes. After one side is sufficiently browned, they flip them with a spatula and allow the other side to brown. Then they scoop them up with the spatula and put them on a plate.

A lot of times in Vegas, they also use a weight on the grill like THIS because it will put pressure on the potatoes and perhaps squeeze a bit of moisture out of them.

08-03-2008, 05:53 PM	#14
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I don't find anything special about Denny's hashbrowns, but I've cooked at a lot of restaurants in Las Vegas when I was young and trust me, casinos do more breakfast than Denny's. Restaurants generally use peeled & shredded russet potatoes. They spread the potatoes over the grill (you can probably use a griddle) pour on liquid butter fat (cheaper than buying butter and convenient since it's in liquid form and it comes in a bottle) which drips down through the potatoes. They allow one side of the potatoes to brown and stick together. While that is happening, they put salt & pepper on the potatoes. After one side is sufficiently browned, they flip them with a spatula and allow the other side to brown. Then they scoop them up with the spatula and put them on a plate. A lot of times in Vegas, they also use a weight on the grill like THIS because it will put pressure on the potatoes and perhaps squeeze a bit of moisture out of them. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin Last edited by Radar; 08-03-2008 at 06:15 PM.